Fiction, Historical from Cup and Chaucer Books

Bit of foxing to closed page edges, else fine, clean & tight. One volume in the series, 'History of the Fatherland in novels, legends, and documents', highlighting the 17th century in Muscovy. Contains the novel, Yuriy Miloslavskiy ili russkiye v 1612 godu; the legend, V pamyat' gryaduschim rodam, and a lecture, Kto i kak izuchal istoriyu smutnogo vremeni. Historical introduction,… Read more about this item

Covers lt edgeworn, page edges tanned. Contents clean in tight binding. Fictional account of the life and work of Abu Ali ibn Sina, better known as Avicenna, renowned scholar, physician, and philosopher of the Muslim Golden Age. All German text, translated from French by Stefan Linster. for 923

Covers edgeworn, soiled, corners bumped, spine split at rear panel. Bit of pencil scribbling on ffep.Bit of moisture marking upper right corner. Hinges cracked, first 28 page section loose, laid in. No pages missing. Clean text. Historical novel of Peter the Great intended for young readers, illustrated with drawings, b&w plates. Contains all 3 volumes in one. Afterword by L… Read more about this item

DJ edgeworn, chipped. Page edges tanned. Contents clean in tight binding. Three novels of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich Romanov (1629-1676): Kasimovskaya Nevesta (V S Solovyev); Gorazdo Tikhiy Gosudar' (K G Shil'dkret); Na Iznome (A E Zarin). Introductory essay, Notes, Chronology. All Russian text. 723 rs-5

Covers v lt soiled, spine ends & corners bumped. Hinges shaken, text block intact, pages age toned. Contents clean. Historical novel based on the life of Denis Davydov, hero of the War of 1812 against Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Two-color woodcut frontispiece portrait, several text illustrations. Index of author's notes and sources. All Russian text. rs-5 623

Spine ends and corners lt worn, library pocket remnant on discolored endpp, minimal library markings, small owner name stamp. Contents clean in firm binding. Contains several sepia plates. A novel of the Napoleonic war. All Russian text. rs-5 623

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Covers lt scuffed, spine extremities bumped, front hinge shaken, page age toned, owner name on ffep. Contents clean in firm binding. Undated. Illustrated in b&w. F 0123

Covers lt soiled, spine extremities worn, one corner crimped, pages age toned.. Contents clean in firm binding. Undated, presumed early 20th century. F 0123

Covers lt soiled, spine extremities and corners worn. Contents clean in firm binding. Black endpapers, page edges tinted green. Contains b&w frontispiece with tissue overlay and 12 illustrations. 32 pp book catalog bound in at rear. F 0123

Covers lt soiled, spine extremities and corners worn, hinges shaken. Contents clean in firm binding. This appears to be an early reprint - the "eight full-page illustrations by J Schonberg" are not present, though the text block is intact. F 0123

Covers lt scuffed, front hinge badly shaken, ffep torn out and missing, Preface detached, laid in, else text block intact. Pages age tanned but clean. Undated, likely late 1800 or early 1900. F 0123

Lt shelfwear to boards, sl canted, corners and spine extremities bumped and worn, rear hinge cracked, pages age tanned. Contents clean in firm binding. No date, presumed late 1800 or early 1900. Contains b&w maps, 4 pp of publisher's book ads. F 0123

Corners sl bumped and worn, spine darkened, bit of wear to extremities. Contents very clean in tight binding. Gilt cover lettering, Color illustration on front and spine. Frontispiece tissue overlay. Twelve b&w plates.F1222

Fiction by the author of Mountain of Crumbs. rs-7 722

Page edges v sl tanned, else fine, clean & tight.fc 521

Pages age tanned, contents clean in tight binding.Translation from French original, (published as The Wandering Jew in English.) All Russian text. Vol 4 only of 4 vol set. Reprint of Academia 1933 edition. 521 rs-1

Pages age tanned, contents clean in tight binding.Translated from French, published in English as The Wandering Jew. All Russian text. Reprint of Academia 1934 edition. Vol 2 only of 4 vol set. 521 rs-1

Covers lt soiled, front cover rubbed, pages tanned. Gift inscription facing title page. Contents clean in firm binding. Two historical novels about Alexander the Great. All Russian text.rs-5 421

DJ lt soiled, edgeworn, sm closed tear. Book clean in firm binding. Winner of New Putnam Award. fc 321