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THE FIREBIRD AND OTHER RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES
Written by Jacqueline Onassis. Illustrated by Boris Zvorykin.
Stock no. 1830721
Published by Allen Lane. 1st UK 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Four classic Russian Fairy Tales edited and with an introduction by Jacqueline Onassis. Large format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Purple endpapers. Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. 78 pages. ISBN: 0713911727. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened to horizontal edges on verso with masking tape, edges are rubbed and worn, large mark left by a label to front panel.

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SOVIET COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR VOLUME TWO: TWIN-ENGINED FIGHTERS, ATTACK AIRCRAFT AND BOMBERS
Written by Yefim Gordon; Dmitri Khazanov.
Stock no. 1830077
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second of a two-volume set detailing all Second World War combat aircraft - both prototype and operational. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 1857800842. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly creased across top edge of rear panel. A very nice copy.

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SOVIET COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR VOLUME ONE: SINGLE-ENGINED FIGHTERS
Written by Yefim Gordon; Dmitri Khazanov.
Stock no. 1830076
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first of a two-volume set detailing all Second World War combat aircraft - both prototype and operational. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 184 pages. ISBN: 1857800834. A lovely copy!

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ILYUSHIN IL-2 AND IL-10 SHTURMOVIK (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Yefim Gordon; Sergey Komissarov.
Stock no. 1329585
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Perhaps the most famous aircraft in the history of Russian aviation. During World War 2, this rugged ground attack aircraft was arguable the Soviets' mmost effective weapon. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 1861266251. A super copy, looks unread.

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TOLSTOY: A RUSSIAN LIFE
Written by Rosamund Bartlett.
Stock no. 1829394
Published by Profile Books. Circa 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In November 1910 Lev Tolstoy died at a remote Russian railway station. He was 82 and had led a remarkable and long life during one of the most turbulent periods of Russian history. Purple cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 544 pages. ISBN: 9781846681387. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
Written by Fainna Solasko.
Stock no. 1327752
Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House. Almost very good condition.

Soviet Children's Library For Tiny Tots. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. Translated by Solasko. Covers are slightly edge rubbed and creased. Light finger creases to page margins. Name in ink to top edge of front cover.

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PATCHIE THE SPANIEL
Written by Vitaly Bianki; Irina Zheleznova. Illustrated by A. Yakobson.
Stock no. 1327751
Published by Foreign Languages Publishing House. Almost very good condition.

Soviet Children's Library For Tiny Tots. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. Translated by Zheleznova. Covers are slightly edge rubbed, foxed and creased. Light finger creases to page margins. Name in ink to top edge of front cover.

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MOSCOW'S ROAD TO NUREMBERG: THE SOVIET BACKGROUND TO THE TRIAL
Written by George Ginsburgs.
Stock no. 1827826
Published by Martinus Nijhoff. Circa 1996. Nearly fine condition.

The Soviet regime's contribution to the pre-history of the Nuremberg trial i.e. the repertory of official acts and pronouncements as well as scholarly treatment of issues which ultimately shaped the legal complexion of the Nuremberg test. Blue boards. ISBN: 9789041101822. Still in original shrinkwrap which is just starting to split at joins and lower corners are rubbed.

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RUSSIAN ARCTIC SEAS NAVIGATIONAL CONDITIONS AND ACCIDENTS
Written by Nataliya Marchenko.
Stock no. 1327286
Published by Springer-Verlag. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

Important sources of information about safe shipping in the harsh sailing conditions in the Arctic are the detailed experiences of the ice pilots who have worked in those seas... Blue boards. 274 pages. Colour maps. B/w photos. This is a physical print on demand book, printed by Books On Demand. Text in English and Russian. ISBN: 9783642221248. Heavy bumping to spine and corners. Ink stamp to front free-endpaper else contents fine.

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THE SIEGE OF STALINGRAD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827254
Published by Communist Party Of Great Britain. Circa 1943. Almost very good condition.

This is the Epic Story of the Siege of Stalingrad Told in Photographs, Words and Maps from August 23rd, 1942, to February 3rd, 1943. Small square format. White pictorial paperwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos throughout. 51 numbered pages. Covers grubby, small pieces of paper stuck to rear cover. Contents clean.

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DUTCH PAINTING IN SOVIET MUSEUMS
Written by Yury Kuznetsov; Irene Linnik.
Stock no. 1827169
Published by Aurora Art Publishers. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Five centuries of Dutch painting. Introduction by Yury Kuznetsov provides a satisfying backdrop to the superb plates, accompanied by commentaries that offer brief biographies of the artists, the history of each work and much other information that will be of interest to scholars and art lovers. Compiled and annotated by Irene Linnik. Large, heavy format. Peach silk moire boards, gilt title and decoration to spine, embossed decoration to boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE HERMITAGE & PUSHKIN MUSEUMS
Written by Pierpont Morgan Library.
Stock no. 1827132
Published by The Pierpont Morgan Library. Circa 1998. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. This copy would make a wonderful gift. Believed to be hardback in dustwrapper and contained in publisher's slipcase. Still in original shrinkwrap which is a little scuffed.

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