Budu Svanidze (39 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 6" x 8". 235 pages of excellent text, with some great photos. Nephew Budu left Russia in 1945 for matrimonial rather than political reasons. The book offers some interesting insights into Stalin's life - it is not an anti-Stalin, anti-soviet biography. It is simply Stalin's nephew describing what Stalin was like - his strengths, his weaknesses, sense of humor, etc. A very clean copy with no alien markings of any kind. Each book is carefully packed for shipment to ensure safe and secure delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Edge and corner wear; no dj; scuffed and scratched; corners are bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; fraying at the head of the spine; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue boards with red lettering on the spine and front board. 251 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "It would be difficult to exaggerate the high importance or the passionate interest of the material contained in this book. This is an age of insatiable curiosity concerning personalities - and an age in which all the resources of modern communications and the modern press in all its manifestations have been put at the service of that curiosity. Great news-gathering organizations spend great sums and make great efforts to inform us of the color of the underwear of the reigning film favorites and the preferred breakfast food of eminent statesmen. The famous no longer have a private life. There is always a reporter in the wainscoting." ---- from the Preface.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. 235 pages. Ex-university library book, wear to the covers and spine; the pages are yellowed; a reading copy overall. No jacket. Translated with a preface by Waverley Root; introduction by Gregory Bessedovsky. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 206823. …

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, age tone and a few repairs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Spine is straight, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Book shows mild shelf wear with wear at corners. DJ shows moderate to heavy wear with one large open tear and one large closed tear on back cover. ; 8x6x1; 238 pages; Spine is straight, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Book shows mild shelf wear with wear at corners. DJ shows moderate to heavy wear with one large open tear and one large closed tear on back cover. …

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. My Uncle Joseph Stalin. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. , First Edition, as pictured Very good condition hard cover nice dust jacket gently read clean pages, vintage bookplate.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Interior is clean, binding is good. Chipping and some small closed tears to the unclipped dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 192pp, frontispiece, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, red cloth, small label mark at bottom of spine, Good / no dustwrapper.

Russian History 1st. ed. v.g.-fine. d.j. frayed. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. William Heinemann, 1952. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 190pp, illust. Pages a little yellowed / spotted, worn, d/j stained and torn with loss. A fair copy. /0.4uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…

21x15. 1/2 tela editorial 260 pgs. Subrayados a lápiz. Texto en francés. (L8545).

Condition: New.

Tapa blanda. Condition: Bueno. edicion 1968, 206 paginas, tapa dura sin sobrecubierta, en buen estado.

First English edition 190pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) excellent, d/w rubbed (minor tears at extremities).

20x13. 256 pgs. Intonso. Texto en francés. 621960.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: COME NUOVO. Milano, Longanesi cm.12,5x19, pp.246, legatura ed. sopracop.fig. Collana Il Cammeo,65. (Le ragioni del suo trionfo e della sua sconfitta spiegate da lui stesso). Trad.di A.Sciaky.

Rilegato Con Sovraccoperta. Buone Condizioni. Lieve Ingiallimento Dato Dal Tempo. Margini Della Sovraccoperta Lievemente Usurati E Riparazione Lungo Il Dorso Della Stessa. Fogli In Buono Stato Per La Lettura Scorrevole.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. My Uncle Joe by Budu Svanidze is a memoir offering a rare and personal glimpse into the life of Joseph Stalin through the eyes of a family member. Blending family recollections with observations of Soviet political life, the author portrays the private side of one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial leaders. The book provides fascinating insights into Stalin's character, relationships, and daily habits while also shedding light on the inner workings of the Soviet elite. An intriguing historical account for readers interested in Russian history, political biography, and firsthand perspectives on the Stalin era.…

Hardback. Condition: VG+. VG- DW. 1st Edition. A clean tight copy with minor cover wear. Endpaper are slightly browned. Top edge slightly dusty. Inscription by owner at front of book. Sherriffs (DW) (illustrator).

Condition: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, strappi macchie Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.

In-16° pp. 246, legatura edit. con sovracoperta illustrata.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R160113770: 1953. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 254 pages. Ouvrage partiellment débroché. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française.