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This dark satire follows the egotistical Hermann Hermann, a murderer who thinks himself an artist Self-satisfied, delighting in the many fascinating quirks of his own personality, Hermann is perhaps not...

In the darkest days of the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, when all talk of the Romanovs was punishable at the very least by banishment to Serbia, a group...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew literary reputations have been as fiercely contested—and ultimately as triumphant—as that of Vladimir Nabokov, and Nabokov: The Critical Heritage assembles the...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Behind every great writer lies a life...

The book titled Enchanted Wanderer by the author N.S. Leskov. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Nicholas II, the last tsar of all the Russians, remains a haunting and enigmatic figure, surrounded by myth and speculation. As a young man he dreamed of travel, of seeing...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew chess openings carry the drama and daring of the King's Gambit — a bold sacrifice of a pawn on the very second move that has...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of literary biography, VN: The Life and Art of Vladimir Nabokov chronicles the extraordinary existence of one...

Nabokov's biography of this other Russian literary giant, now part of this new Penguin Modern Classics series Nikolai Gogol was one of the great geniuses of nineteenth century Russian literature,...

A Russian heir to Charles Dickens, Leskov is one of the great, underrated voices of nineteenth-century Russia An outsider from the literary establishment of his day, Nikolai Leskov is one...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks: Condition: VG. Jacket: VG. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. One of the most electrifying performers of the twentieth century, Vaslav Nijinsky...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: Minor tear to edge of DJ.Few writers of the twentieth century have provoked such fierce...

The book titled V. N.: Life and Art of Vladimir Nabokov by the author Andrew Field. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis sweeping historical saga, The Tolstoys: Twenty-Four Generations Of Russian History 1353-1983, chronicles the remarkable lineage of one of Russia's...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A cornerstone of nineteenth-century Russian literature, Selected Tales gathers...

A Russian heir to Charles Dickens, Leskov is one of the great, underrated voices of nineteenth-century Russia An outsider from the literary establishment of his day, Nikolai Leskov is one...

Author: Marvin LyonsBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ has signs of yellowing and slight bumps, tanning...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageVaslav Nijinsky — the name alone conjures visions of impossible leaps, otherworldly grace, and a genius so blazing...

Author: Andrew FieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Crown Publishers, New York, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild staining on book block.This compelling biography, Vn: The Life And Art Of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover. A landmark biography of one of the most celebrated and enigmatic figures...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the twilight of an empire, Russia Under the Last Tsar presents a sweeping and incisive portrait of...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - yellowed/tanned card cover with wear and marks. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning throughout. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Intact paperback binding....

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: VG. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Firm and intact. In the turbulent half-century between 1801 and 1855, Russia underwent a profound...

When did Russia lose its chance of freedom? 1990: As a new openness sweeps Russia, a talented young physicist, Boris Nemtsov, begins his career in politics. Charismatic, confident, liberal and...