De Jonge - The Life and Times of Grigorii Rasputin - 1st US (1982)

Alex De Jonge

Published by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1982

About this Item

Alex de Jonge, The Life and Times of Grigorii Rasputin. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York), 1982. First American edition (first printing). 8vo. xiv, 482 pp., illustrated with photos; bibliography and index. Unclipped dust jacket shows printed price $17.95 on the front flap.

A concise, well-documented modern biography of Grigori Rasputin by Alex de Jonge that balances narrative and archival detail: de Jonge draws on published and archival sources to chart Rasputin's life, his influence on the Romanov court, and the political and social currents of late Imperial Russia. The volume includes numerous photographic plates, a bibliography and an index - material suited to both general readers and scholars seeking a readable secondary account of Rasputin?s career and context.

Condition note - Book: Very Good. Clean, square binding; cloth over boards with light rubbing to corners and mild shelf wear to lower edges; spine cloth faintly toned. Text block clean and firm; interior clean with gentle age toning to endleaves typical for books of this period. Dust jacket: Very Good, lightly soiled and a touch faded at the spine panel, with mild edgewear and two short closed tears (head and tail of spine) and light surface rubbing; rear panel with minor handling marks and a faint abrasion. The book is not signed by the author; it bears provenance from the previous owners (see below).

Edition / Printing determination: First American edition, first printing (1982). This is supported by the publisher imprint and Library of Congress catalog data (CIP) present in the volume and the presence of the original jacket price. No later-printing indicators (numberline) are evident; the publisher and LC data confirm a 1982 first U.S. edition.

Alex de Jonge (b. 1934) is an author and historian who has written on Russian history and historical biography. He has taught and lectured on modern Russian topics and is the author of several works on Russian rulers and historical figures.

Provenance: From the library of Herbert L. Kimmich (1935-2025) of Morristown, New Jersey - mechanical engineer (Stevens Institute alumnus; Foster Wheeler executive) and active church member - and his wife Hildegard L. Kimmich (1937-2010), German-born educator and longtime chorister, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church. The volume bears the Kimmich family ownership marks/inscription and comes from that household library.

Seller Inventory # NF.DEJ.1982.1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: De Jonge - The Life and Times of Grigorii Rasputin - 1st US (1982)
• Publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • Non-Fiction
  • History