About this title: For ten years General Dmitri Volkogonov studied military records, party archives, trial documents, and other long-suppressed evidence from the era of the purges- one of the most painful and turbulent periods in Russian history. This is the definitive account of the man, the time, and the tragedy. The author had an incredible access to secret KGB files in his role as historian for the Soviet Army, and he pieces together the story of the man who for thirty years controlled the minds and bodies of the hundreds and millions of people of the Soviet Union. This book, the first of a trilogy written ...
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0802111653 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr
Date Published: 1991-09
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: Good. (box tx r) clean exlib volume with the expected markings/attachments, light edge/point wear, light scuffing, no underlining or highlighting within. read more
Edition: American ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. CLEAN AND BRIGHT INSIDE AND OUT. MINOR USE WEAR. SCRATCHES. SMUDGES. TO DJ. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 642 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld
Date Published: c1991
Description: Good+ in Very Good-dust jacket. Several b/w photos, indexed, pages bright, a nice solid copy, though it is ex-library with usual distinctions, in a bright dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover.; 642 pages. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: Very Good in Very Good- jacket. 0802111653 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall The former owner wrote his name and information plus all the information of where he bought the book in ink on the front paste down. The dust jacket has light edge wear and is lightly rubbed. There is some spots on the FFE. read more
Edition: Stated 1st US edition, 1st printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, NY
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: VG+ in VG-edgewear, minor tear jacket. Illustrated. 8vo-9 1/2 in. tall. 642pp. DJ. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: Very Good. {VG++/VG++} Hardback with Dust Jacket. FIRST EDITION. Light shelfwear. Text clean and unmarked. Black and white pictures, chronology, notes, and index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld
Date Published: first printing America, 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 8vo, boards, 642pp, illus. edgewear, scratches, crease front flap, dust jacket. "GP" stamped footedges. clean, tight, text. history. read more
Description: NEW hb in NEW dj. Biog of Stalin in all his gore, the first naked and uncensored view for all to see. With photos. New condition, no marks or flaws, clean, straight. 1991, Grove hardbound, 1st ed, 642 pp read more
Edition: First Forum Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Prima Publishing, Forum, Rocklin, Ca.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780761507185ISBN:0761507183
Description: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Translated by Harry Shukman. xxvii, 642pp, 24pp b/w photos, chronology, index. There are two small spots on the fore-edge. Paperback with lightly worn lower edge of the front cover. Written by a former career officer in the Soviet Red Army, this is the 'definitive account of the man, the time, and the tragedy'. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Grove Weidenfeld, 1991. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. DJ flap creased. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, New York
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0802111653. Xxiv, 642 pages, 12 plates, cloth, DJ, very good. First American edition. Edited and translated from the Russian by Harold Shukman. From the dust jacket: "It is the first major study of Stalin to come out of Soviet Russia in the era of glasnost; it is the first truly candid appraisal from a Soviet author; it is researched from myriad archives and interviews never previously available, leading to a stunning number of revelations, and it is written ... read more
Edition: 1st Ed. (U.S. ) 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, New York, NY
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: 54 B/W Photos. VG+/Almost New. W/Dust Jacket 642pgs(Index) Owner name embossment on front endpaper, Half Title Page, small ink date stamp, numbers (2) inside rear endpaper, o.w. clean, Bright & tight. Price unclipped. DJ in clear plastic protective wrapper. DJ & rest of book in Very Fine Almost New condition. ISBN 0802111653. read more
Edition: 1st Ed. (U.S. ) 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, New York, NY
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: 54 B/W Photos. VG+/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 642pgs(Index) Ink owner name, address sticker (inked out) on front endpaper, o.w. clean, bright & tight. Price unclipped. DJ not chipped, Torn, etc. Rest of book in Fine condition. ISBN 0802111653. read more
Edition: First American Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: New in New dust jacket. 0802111653. New 1991 stated first American edition, first printing partial cloth hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Protective mylar cover.; 9.5 x 1.9 x 6.5 Inches; 642 pages. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: New in New dust jacket. 0802111653. New stated first American edition partial cloth hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Protective mylar cover.; 9.5 x 1.9 x 6.5 Inches; 642 pages. read more
Edition: 1st Ed. (U.S. ) 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, New York, NY
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780802111654ISBN:0802111653
Description: 54 B/W Photos. NEW/NEW! ! DJ with Mylar 642pgs(Index) It's NEW! ! NO ink names, DJ tears etc. This is a NEW book. Price unclipped. ISBN 0802111653. read more
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