1992, ISBN: 2ede8049f58bd3ead2fb5e300e7359f7

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Edinburgh: Mainstream / Imperial War Museum, 2009. Using the Imperial War Museum's vast archive of personal diaries, this remarkable anthology examines the stories of ordinary men and… Plus…

Edinburgh: Mainstream / Imperial War Museum, 2009. Using the Imperial War Museum's vast archive of personal diaries, this remarkable anthology examines the stories of ordinary men and women who fought, and in some cases died, on the front line and home front during the Second World War. The Words of War features diverse first-hand accounts from individuals who took part in the key campaigns of the war. From the young officer facing defeat and capture at Dunkirk; the pilot officer losing friends and comrades during the Battle of Britain; the Land Girl dealing with a new life in the countryside; the Royal Naval seaman fighting the weather in the Russian convoys; the infantryman about to hit the beaches on D-Day; the bomb aimer aboard an Avro Lancaster as it heads towards another German target; to the war in the Far East against the Japanese, this unique publication vividly documents the harsh realities of day-to-day life during the conflict. With each diary entry placed in context within a historical narrative that weaves together the complete story for the reader, The Words of War provides a poignant and emotional insight into the human cost of war, whilst shedding new light on this unforgettable period in history. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Mainstream / Imperial War Museum, 2009, 3, Virago, London, 1987. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 3 working class VIII-year-old girls write a story, about the house that will live in one day, about the loving motherhood and pattern of life they expect to inherit. The author analyses this document using her remarkable perceptions of children's writing and their expectations of the world, as well as literature, linguistics, theories of education and history, to come to her highly original and controversial conclusions on how children confront the way things are and imagine the way things might be. the book includes appendices of reproductions of the pages of Tidy House Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 272 pages. The book is a very good secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, and darkening of the page edges, and bookseller sticker on the rear panel.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Women & Feminism; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0860683265. ISBN/EAN: 9780860683261. Inventory No: 0256943. . 9780860683261, Virago, 1987, 3, NY. 1974. Hawthorn Books., 1974. Very Good Hardcover in a Good DJ. Clean unmarked book. DJ torn along the edges.book club edition. 189p. Highlighted by dramatic, fully documented case histories, this amazing autobiography traces the life and spectacular psychic achievements of the renowned Dutch clairvoyant, M. B. Dykshoorn, in Europe, Australia, and the United States. Born in a small Dutch provincial town, Dkyshoorn was not immediately aware that his psychological "difference" from other people arose from his strong psychic abilities. In fact, his uncanny ability to know things before they happened constantly got him into trouble with his parents before they realized the nature of his unusual talents. In 1949, by psychic means alone and in the presence of a notary public, he found a cache of money that had been buried during World War II. In the town of Breda, Holland, he located~again in the presence of authoritative eyewitnesses~a metal box that had been buried under a cellar floor for more than three hundred years. Later, he gave police in Ruhrort, Germany, data that led to the solution of two criminal cases within twenty~four hours ~all via long~distance telephone. Near Ypres, Belgium, he located and unearthed the remains of seven soldiers killed in World War I, more than forty years earlier. In Antwerp he supplied authorities with information that led to the recovery of the body of a missing girl from a city canal. Recently, he was called in to employ his psychic talents in helping to solve a multiple murder that had occurred in a North Carolina town. With no prior knowledge of the case to guide him, Dykshoorn reenacted each killing, indicated the precise spot where each body was found, then with uncanny accuracy traced the movements of the murderers on the fatal day. The information he supplied aided police in rounding up the culprits and bringing them to trial. Dykshoorn is a well~known lecturer and consulting clairvoyant. His work is supported by documentation~much of it in the form of affidavits prepared by clients and members of his lecture audiences. Philosophically, the book rejects theories of ESP that encompass mysticism or occultism, and pleads for a more level~headed approach to parapsychology and the investigation of psychic phenomena. ~Mr. Felton is a close friend of M. B. Dykshoorn. He began his career as a public relations officer and is presently a freelance writer who has published many business and travel articles in newspapers and magazines in England, Australia, and Canada. He spent two years in Europe verifying the vast weight of documentation~eyewitness reports, affidavits, official statements, and newspaper accounts ~ that supports Mr. Dvkshoorn's amazing accomplishments.AB274, Hawthorn Books, 1974, 2.75, UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn andprice-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj and both head+foot of spine/ backstrip of both boards anddw/dj,minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Rear panel of dw/dj has some scoring/indents - some lightly affecting the boards beneath.Top edges lightly aged with some minimal spotting,fore-edges similar but still bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxviiipp+3-526pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Books1-6 comprising 10,10, 8,10,14 and 6 chapters respectively,anepilogue,16pp contemporary b/w biog/autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp164/65 and pp324/25 respectively, appendices(4),source notes,a bibliography,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 4pp blanks at the rear. "Don't forget me," she wrote to a friend in 1917.History has not forgotten the youngest daughter of Nicholas II,Czar of all the Russias.Neither has it done herjustice.An enduring legend has grown around her,embellishedby novels,motion pictures,television programmes,a ballet,popular songs and even comic books.Truth has been obscured by romantic fictions,and her life's thread has been woven into the tapestry of myth.Hers was the Cinderella story in reverse,a fairy tale gone wrong. Her name has become synonymous with enigma - Anastasia.She lived most of her adult life under the concealment of a false name,Anna Anderson,which was an attempt to avoid the harsh glare of unwanted publicity. Nonetheless,her life was dramatically portrayed - from Broadway to the West End- by Ingrid Bergman,Julie Harris,Amy Irving and other renowned actresses.Throughout it all,she refused to co-operate with the numerous journalists who sought to uncoverthe truth about the mystery of Anastasia. In 1972,James Blair Lovell met Anna Anderson and she agreed to enter into an unprecedented collaboration with the young American writer.No restrictions upon his sources or methods of research were imposed,and he was allowed complete freedom to arrive at whatever conclusions the evidence indicated.Lovell embarked on a quest that would span two decades in order to determine if this remarkable woman was in fact the last surviving member of the Russian imperial family,the Grand Duchess Anastasia.His meticulous research included amazingly candid conversations with Anna Anderson herself, and acquisition ofa Romanov archive thought to be the largest still in private ownership.It includes documents; letters; paintings; scores of unpublished photographs,many taken by members of the Russian imperial family; and more than one hundred hours of audio tapes that are the only existing record of Anna Anderson/Anastasia telling her life's story in her own words.Lovell's long-awaited book establishes the facts behind the manufactured myth of Anastasia. Above all,his revelatoryaccount of the lost princess tells the haunting story of a girl - scarred for life by the brutality of her Bolshevik captors - who grew into adulthood, obsessed with trying to maintain her anonymity while seeking affirmation of her true identity. Now,with the Soviet system in ruins,the fictions surrounding the last days of the Czarist empire are torn away. James Blair Lovell's exhaustively researched book has the scope of an epic novel and the timeliness of today's headlines. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE orderingthrough the order page!, LONDON.ROBSON BOOKS LTD.,1992., 3<

1992, ISBN: 2ede8049f58bd3ead2fb5e300e7359f7

Leningrad: State Hermitage Museum, 1990. xviii, 206 pages, colour illustrations, map, genealogical table; 29 cm. Presented by the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center. Near fin… Plus…

Leningrad: State Hermitage Museum, 1990. xviii, 206 pages, colour illustrations, map, genealogical table; 29 cm. Presented by the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "Catherine the Great started her collection in 1764 to decorate the Winter Palace. The treasures are now housed in The Hermitage museum in Leningrad. This book presents a selection of these treasures, including jewelery, such as a gold, diamond and sapphire snuff box, diamond watches, chalices, table services, armour, tapestries, dresses and portraits of her and her courtiers." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Catherine the Great and her age, by Dr. G. N. Komelova; The architecture of St. Petersburg in the time of Catherine the Great, by Dr. G. N. Komelova; Fine art, by Augusta Pobedinskaya; Applied arts, by Tamara Kudriavtseva; Russian culture and science, by Irina Uchanova; Commemorative medals, by Yevgeniya Schukina; Literary publications in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great, by Olga Zimina.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., State Hermitage Museum, 1990, 3, UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn andprice-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj and both head+foot of spine/ backstrip of both boards anddw/dj,minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Rear panel of dw/dj has some scoring/indents - some lightly affecting the boards beneath.Top edges lightly aged with some minimal spotting,fore-edges similar but still bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxviiipp+3-526pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Books1-6 comprising 10,10, 8,10,14 and 6 chapters respectively,anepilogue,16pp contemporary b/w biog/autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp164/65 and pp324/25 respectively, appendices(4),source notes,a bibliography,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 4pp blanks at the rear. "Don't forget me," she wrote to a friend in 1917.History has not forgotten the youngest daughter of Nicholas II,Czar of all the Russias.Neither has it done herjustice.An enduring legend has grown around her,embellishedby novels,motion pictures,television programmes,a ballet,popular songs and even comic books.Truth has been obscured by romantic fictions,and her life's thread has been woven into the tapestry of myth.Hers was the Cinderella story in reverse,a fairy tale gone wrong. Her name has become synonymous with enigma - Anastasia.She lived most of her adult life under the concealment of a false name,Anna Anderson,which was an attempt to avoid the harsh glare of unwanted publicity. Nonetheless,her life was dramatically portrayed - from Broadway to the West End- by Ingrid Bergman,Julie Harris,Amy Irving and other renowned actresses.Throughout it all,she refused to co-operate with the numerous journalists who sought to uncoverthe truth about the mystery of Anastasia. In 1972,James Blair Lovell met Anna Anderson and she agreed to enter into an unprecedented collaboration with the young American writer.No restrictions upon his sources or methods of research were imposed,and he was allowed complete freedom to arrive at whatever conclusions the evidence indicated.Lovell embarked on a quest that would span two decades in order to determine if this remarkable woman was in fact the last surviving member of the Russian imperial family,the Grand Duchess Anastasia.His meticulous research included amazingly candid conversations with Anna Anderson herself, and acquisition ofa Romanov archive thought to be the largest still in private ownership.It includes documents; letters; paintings; scores of unpublished photographs,many taken by members of the Russian imperial family; and more than one hundred hours of audio tapes that are the only existing record of Anna Anderson/Anastasia telling her life's story in her own words.Lovell's long-awaited book establishes the facts behind the manufactured myth of Anastasia. Above all,his revelatoryaccount of the lost princess tells the haunting story of a girl - scarred for life by the brutality of her Bolshevik captors - who grew into adulthood, obsessed with trying to maintain her anonymity while seeking affirmation of her true identity. Now,with the Soviet system in ruins,the fictions surrounding the last days of the Czarist empire are torn away. James Blair Lovell's exhaustively researched book has the scope of an epic novel and the timeliness of today's headlines. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE orderingthrough the order page!, LONDON.ROBSON BOOKS LTD.,1992., 3<

1992, ISBN: 2ede8049f58bd3ead2fb5e300e7359f7

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Routledge, 1984. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Rout… Plus…

Routledge, 1984. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Routledge, 1984, 2.5, Lantzville BC: Oolichan Books., 1998. (CAD) First Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page, page 11 (the preface) is marked with pen notations, otherwise pages are clean, Very Good. Wraps with flaps, 318pp. No illus. The author is one of Canada's leading poets. This book is a record of his travles through every region of Russia to bring us an understanding of this world undergoing so much change. (1.6 JM FO 15/2. Signed by Author. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Oolichan Books., 1998, 3, Allen & Unwin. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects., Allen & Unwin, 3, UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn andprice-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj and both head+foot of spine/ backstrip of both boards anddw/dj,minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Rear panel of dw/dj has some scoring/indents - some lightly affecting the boards beneath.Top edges lightly aged with some minimal spotting,fore-edges similar but still bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxviiipp+3-526pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Books1-6 comprising 10,10, 8,10,14 and 6 chapters respectively,anepilogue,16pp contemporary b/w biog/autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp164/65 and pp324/25 respectively, appendices(4),source notes,a bibliography,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 4pp blanks at the rear. "Don't forget me," she wrote to a friend in 1917.History has not forgotten the youngest daughter of Nicholas II,Czar of all the Russias.Neither has it done herjustice.An enduring legend has grown around her,embellishedby novels,motion pictures,television programmes,a ballet,popular songs and even comic books.Truth has been obscured by romantic fictions,and her life's thread has been woven into the tapestry of myth.Hers was the Cinderella story in reverse,a fairy tale gone wrong. Her name has become synonymous with enigma - Anastasia.She lived most of her adult life under the concealment of a false name,Anna Anderson,which was an attempt to avoid the harsh glare of unwanted publicity. Nonetheless,her life was dramatically portrayed - from Broadway to the West End- by Ingrid Bergman,Julie Harris,Amy Irving and other renowned actresses.Throughout it all,she refused to co-operate with the numerous journalists who sought to uncoverthe truth about the mystery of Anastasia. In 1972,James Blair Lovell met Anna Anderson and she agreed to enter into an unprecedented collaboration with the young American writer.No restrictions upon his sources or methods of research were imposed,and he was allowed complete freedom to arrive at whatever conclusions the evidence indicated.Lovell embarked on a quest that would span two decades in order to determine if this remarkable woman was in fact the last surviving member of the Russian imperial family,the Grand Duchess Anastasia.His meticulous research included amazingly candid conversations with Anna Anderson herself, and acquisition ofa Romanov archive thought to be the largest still in private ownership.It includes documents; letters; paintings; scores of unpublished photographs,many taken by members of the Russian imperial family; and more than one hundred hours of audio tapes that are the only existing record of Anna Anderson/Anastasia telling her life's story in her own words.Lovell's long-awaited book establishes the facts behind the manufactured myth of Anastasia. Above all,his revelatoryaccount of the lost princess tells the haunting story of a girl - scarred for life by the brutality of her Bolshevik captors - who grew into adulthood, obsessed with trying to maintain her anonymity while seeking affirmation of her true identity. Now,with the Soviet system in ruins,the fictions surrounding the last days of the Czarist empire are torn away. James Blair Lovell's exhaustively researched book has the scope of an epic novel and the timeliness of today's headlines. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE orderingthrough the order page!, LONDON.ROBSON BOOKS LTD.,1992., 3<

1992, ISBN: 2ede8049f58bd3ead2fb5e300e7359f7

Seeley & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 640 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations, with blac… Plus…

Seeley & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 640 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations, with black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild dark staining to panels., Seeley & Co, 2.5, UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn andprice-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj and both head+foot of spine/ backstrip of both boards anddw/dj,minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Rear panel of dw/dj has some scoring/indents - some lightly affecting the boards beneath.Top edges lightly aged with some minimal spotting,fore-edges similar but still bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxviiipp+3-526pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Books1-6 comprising 10,10, 8,10,14 and 6 chapters respectively,anepilogue,16pp contemporary b/w biog/autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp164/65 and pp324/25 respectively, appendices(4),source notes,a bibliography,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 4pp blanks at the rear. "Don't forget me," she wrote to a friend in 1917.History has not forgotten the youngest daughter of Nicholas II,Czar of all the Russias.Neither has it done herjustice.An enduring legend has grown around her,embellishedby novels,motion pictures,television programmes,a ballet,popular songs and even comic books.Truth has been obscured by romantic fictions,and her life's thread has been woven into the tapestry of myth.Hers was the Cinderella story in reverse,a fairy tale gone wrong. Her name has become synonymous with enigma - Anastasia.She lived most of her adult life under the concealment of a false name,Anna Anderson,which was an attempt to avoid the harsh glare of unwanted publicity. Nonetheless,her life was dramatically portrayed - from Broadway to the West End- by Ingrid Bergman,Julie Harris,Amy Irving and other renowned actresses.Throughout it all,she refused to co-operate with the numerous journalists who sought to uncoverthe truth about the mystery of Anastasia. In 1972,James Blair Lovell met Anna Anderson and she agreed to enter into an unprecedented collaboration with the young American writer.No restrictions upon his sources or methods of research were imposed,and he was allowed complete freedom to arrive at whatever conclusions the evidence indicated.Lovell embarked on a quest that would span two decades in order to determine if this remarkable woman was in fact the last surviving member of the Russian imperial family,the Grand Duchess Anastasia.His meticulous research included amazingly candid conversations with Anna Anderson herself, and acquisition ofa Romanov archive thought to be the largest still in private ownership.It includes documents; letters; paintings; scores of unpublished photographs,many taken by members of the Russian imperial family; and more than one hundred hours of audio tapes that are the only existing record of Anna Anderson/Anastasia telling her life's story in her own words.Lovell's long-awaited book establishes the facts behind the manufactured myth of Anastasia. Above all,his revelatoryaccount of the lost princess tells the haunting story of a girl - scarred for life by the brutality of her Bolshevik captors - who grew into adulthood, obsessed with trying to maintain her anonymity while seeking affirmation of her true identity. Now,with the Soviet system in ruins,the fictions surrounding the last days of the Czarist empire are torn away. James Blair Lovell's exhaustively researched book has the scope of an epic novel and the timeliness of today's headlines. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE orderingthrough the order page!, LONDON.ROBSON BOOKS LTD.,1992., 3<

1992, ISBN: 2ede8049f58bd3ead2fb5e300e7359f7

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn andprice-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with mauve,gilt… Plus…

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn andprice-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing to top edges of dw/dj and both head+foot of spine/ backstrip of both boards anddw/dj,minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Rear panel of dw/dj has some scoring/indents - some lightly affecting the boards beneath.Top edges lightly aged with some minimal spotting,fore-edges similar but still bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxviiipp+3-526pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Books1-6 comprising 10,10, 8,10,14 and 6 chapters respectively,anepilogue,16pp contemporary b/w biog/autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp164/65 and pp324/25 respectively, appendices(4),source notes,a bibliography,acknowledgements and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 4pp blanks at the rear. "Don't forget me," she wrote to a friend in 1917.History has not forgotten the youngest daughter of Nicholas II,Czar of all the Russias.Neither has it done herjustice.An enduring legend has grown around her,embellishedby novels,motion pictures,television programmes,a ballet,popular songs and even comic books.Truth has been obscured by romantic fictions,and her life's thread has been woven into the tapestry of myth.Hers was the Cinderella story in reverse,a fairy tale gone wrong. Her name has become synonymous with enigma - Anastasia.She lived most of her adult life under the concealment of a false name,Anna Anderson,which was an attempt to avoid the harsh glare of unwanted publicity. Nonetheless,her life was dramatically portrayed - from Broadway to the West End- by Ingrid Bergman,Julie Harris,Amy Irving and other renowned actresses.Throughout it all,she refused to co-operate with the numerous journalists who sought to uncoverthe truth about the mystery of Anastasia. In 1972,James Blair Lovell met Anna Anderson and she agreed to enter into an unprecedented collaboration with the young American writer.No restrictions upon his sources or methods of research were imposed,and he was allowed complete freedom to arrive at whatever conclusions the evidence indicated.Lovell embarked on a quest that would span two decades in order to determine if this remarkable woman was in fact the last surviving member of the Russian imperial family,the Grand Duchess Anastasia.His meticulous research included amazingly candid conversations with Anna Anderson herself, and acquisition ofa Romanov archive thought to be the largest still in private ownership.It includes documents; letters; paintings; scores of unpublished photographs,many taken by members of the Russian imperial family; and more than one hundred hours of audio tapes that are the only existing record of Anna Anderson/Anastasia telling her life's story in her own words.Lovell's long-awaited book establishes the facts behind the manufactured myth of Anastasia. Above all,his revelatoryaccount of the lost princess tells the haunting story of a girl - scarred for life by the brutality of her Bolshevik captors - who grew into adulthood, obsessed with trying to maintain her anonymity while seeking affirmation of her true identity. Now,with the Soviet system in ruins,the fictions surrounding the last days of the Czarist empire are torn away. James Blair Lovell's exhaustively researched book has the scope of an epic novel and the timeliness of today's headlines. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE orderingthrough the order page!, LONDON.ROBSON BOOKS LTD.,1992., 3<