THE QUEST OF THE ROMANOFF TREASURE [Signed] de Hammer, Armand, 1898-1990 [author]; Duranty, Walter [foreowrd] - 1936

This is a softbound photocopy of the 1936 book and is in good condition; some wear to covers, good binding, no marks inside. US media mail only for shipping. For foreign shipping use Biblio Export Center.

N.Y.: William Farquhar Payson, 1932. Hardcover book, 5 3/4" x 8 1/4", no dust wrapper -front panel and part of left inside fold pasted to inside cover causing glue offset line to preliminary title page, bottom of frontis illustration and title page - cover itself has some light, small spots and light bumping to corners - light signs of use - good+ to very good; text, apart from glue residue, is very good - light signs of age and wear; X, 241 pgs with black-and-white illustrations; INSCRIBED: "To Lucita with fondest regards and best wished from Armand Hammer" with the name Lucita Williams inside cover and her note, 12 May 1973, New York. Lucita Willliams was the wife of Albert Rhys Williams, minister, journalist, author and narrator of the Russian Revolution together with M. Philips Price and John Reed. From the library of her son, Rhys Williams. f 1lb 8 oz

New York: Payson, 1932. 241pp. Tan cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, gilt crest on front board. Binding tight, spine straight, corners solid. Pages show even age toning but no marks, highlighting or stains. Dust jacket shows wear along upper front panel, with missing chips across top edge, at all four corners, and two missing chips along spine gutter. Missing chips along upper back panel as well. Creasing and missing chip along lower back panel edge. Spine has closed tear about halfway down, but jacket presents nicely in mylar. Original price on front jacket flap. Book is signed by Armand Hammer on FFEP in black ink. Inscribed to Col. Joseph M. Hartfield and dated August 8, 1935. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo.