Rasputin: The Last Word Tapa dura - 2000

Allen & Unwin 2000. 2000. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 524pp index, b/w illus. very good+. / Good+ d/w creased on top edge with smal tears at top of spine. Grigory Efimovich Rasputin, Russian peasant, monk and mystic, exercised extraordinary and malign power over the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia and their haemophiliac son. His drunkenness, sexual excesses and nepotism - not to mention rumours that he was a German agent - led to his murder by a group of noblemen in December 1916. Mad monk or mystic, sham or shaman, few figures from contemporary history have captured the imagination like Rasputin. The enormous influence that this half-literate priest exerted over Tsarina Alexandra is one of history's great enigmas; one which the author of this text sets out to unravel. Edvard Radzinsky gained access to a range of hitherto undiscovered material, in particular the proceedings of a Russian government investigation in 1917 which includes a wealth of interviews with people who had dealings with… Leer más

St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1865081930 . B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 524 pages .

Sydney: Allen & Unwin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. 1865081930 . 1.2kg weight. 524p, index, illustrated. Slight yellowing to page edge. Uncut jacket.; 8vo .

St Leonards, Allen & Unwin first edition - h/c in d.j. This sensational and revelatory biography is the first to draw upon contemporary sources and interviews only recently rediscovered and unavailable to previous historians. His drunkeness, sexual excesses and nepotism - not to mention that he was a German agent - led to his murder by a group of Russian noblemen in December 1916. 243 x 164mm., pp. xvi, 524, maps, b/w plates, sources, biblio., index. Contents - no inscriptions, d.j. very small closed tear top front flap fold. FINE/VG+ ISBN: 1865081930

Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited, St Leonards, New South Wales, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. includes cast of principal characters, maps, family tree, bibliography, index, and 30 black-and-white photographs, and facsimiles of documents. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with gold and white coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. The author's sensational and revelatory biographies the 1st to draw upon contemporary sources and interviews only recently discovered and unavailable to previous historians.– Front fold over blurb. A little rubbing of the book corners and softening of the back strip edges. Age toning of the text block edges and there is a faint yellow edge to the pages. Minor creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII, 526 pages,… Leer más

Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited, St Leonards, New South Wales, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.15 kg; XVIII, 526 pages, last two pages blank, includes cast of principal characters, maps, family tree, bibliography, index, and 30 black-and-white photographs, and facsimiles of documents. The dust jacket has 1/4 inch tear at the top of the spine section, the book itself has no damage, and is clean and free of annotations. The author's sensational and revelatory biographies the 1st to draw upon contemporary sources and interviews only recently discovered and unavailable to previous historians.– Front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Russia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 1865081930. ISBN/EAN: 9781865081939. Inventory No: 0281122. . 9781865081939

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2007. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. This revelatory biography is the first to draw upon contemporary sources and interviews only recently discovered and unavailable to previous historians. Quoting hitherto unseen telegrams, the author uncovers for the first time the full extent of the mystic Rasputin's influence over the Russian Royal Family. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Russian History; Russia; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1865081930. ISBN/EAN: 9781865081939. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock… Leer más

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.