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The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes
by Alexander Orlov
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jarrolds, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 9x5x1. First English Edition. Previous owners bookplate and signature to ffep. Signature to rear paste down. Heavy rubbing to corners of front board. Heavy rubbing and chipping to D/J with some loss to corners and head and tail of spine. Heavy rubbing to head and tail of spine. Tears to edges of D/J. D/J mostly complete.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fireside Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 719154
- Title
- The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes
- Author
- Alexander Orlov
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jarrolds
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 9x5x1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Russia;
Terms of Sale
Fireside Bookshop
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About the Seller
Fireside Bookshop
Biblio member since 2003
Stroud, Gloucestershire
About Fireside Bookshop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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