An Ambassador's Memoirs. 3 vol. set by Maurice Paleologue ISBN 13: 9780374961855

Octagon Books. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0374961859 . Three volume set. Hard covers published by Octagon Books in 1972. Reprint of the 1923 edition. No dust jackets. Dark blue covers with gilt lettering and designs. Corners are bumped some. Covers have slight scuffing. Books are in very good minus condition. Large 8vo, 1016 pages, 4.7 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1016 pages .

New York: Octagon Books, 1972. Hardcover. Good+ (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, spine IDs & usual markings, etc. light, moisture like staining & speckling to upper textblock; appears to be no internal damage. cloth has scuffs & scratches; light rubbing to edges). blue cloth w/ gilt emblem & spine printing. 1,016 pgs total w/ bw frontispieces. no dustjackets. text in English. From a college library. Only volume one has removal stamp on due-date card. A few Instances of random, pencil scribbles, otherwise, volumes appear clean. "As the principal representative of Russia's greatest ally in Europe, M. Paléologue had easy access to all the major political figures associated with the court of Nicholas II, including Nicholas himself, the Empress Alexandra, Grand Duke Nicholas, the Montenegrin sisters, Anna Vyroubova, Foreign Minister Sazonov, and, of course, Rasputin. Better yet, Maurice Paléologue was a profoundly ‘clubbable' man (probably in more ways than one - he had a reputation for… Read More