Red Star Over Russia a Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin by King David (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Privately owned book, light edge wear, unmarked text, Unbroken spine, Ships from Berlin Bookshop bxn02.

29.0 x 25.0cms c360pp duotone & colour illusts very good+ paperback with French flaps. This book has 500 posters photographs and graphics to document the Bolshevik Revolution Civil War famine Stalin's Great Terror Nazi invasion and Stalin's death.

Condition: Good. Original black boards, dust jacket, illustrated with (full page) illustrations in colour and b/w throughout, 4to.

Condition: new. Pages: 352 Language: English. Red Star Over Russia is a breathtaking visual history, using posters, photographs, paintings, magazine covers, advertisements, and ephemera to illustrate the dramatic birth and eventual decline of the Soviet Union. The book plunges the reader into the shattering events that brought hope, chaos, heroism, and horror to the citizens of the world's first workers' state. The Russian Revolution produced some of the most important advances in art, photography, and graphic design in the 20th century. More than 550 of these widely influential materials are reproduced here, accompanied by David King's accessible text. King rescues from obscurity many lost heroes and villains through the work of the most brilliant Soviet artists, many of them anonymous or long forgotten. 9781854379351.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Through an amazing array of posters, photographs, paintings, magazines, book jackets, advertisements, pamphlets and other rare ephemera, "Red Star Over Russia" tells the story of the Soviet Union, from the Russian Revolution to the death of Stalin. During this period Soviet citizens endured revolutionary upheavals, civil war, Nazi invasion, famine and appalling oppression. For countless millions, revolutionary dreams were transformed into unspeakable tragedy. Yet it was also a time of intense creativity, in which the hopes, aspirations and revolutionary fervour of a people were captured in an extraordinary outpouring of visual material. Universally acclaimed on its publication in 2009, David King's masterful book is the fruit of over 40 years of research. In it, he rescues many of the unsung heroes of the epic struggles that shaped the Soviet Union from obscurity and commemorates the talent of some of the most brilliant artists, photographers and designers of the twentieth century. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 2011 reprint. Paperback. 29x25cm. 350 pages. . Flat spine. Clean and tight book. Front end paper has an INSCRIPTION. No other inscriptions. Flat pages. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref XTC-Forrest.

Reprint 4to. black cloth hardback in unclipped dust jacket. 339pp., profusely illustrated in colour and b/w. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. (Shelf 26) ISBN: 9781854376862 PLEASE NOTE: VERY HEAVY BOOK (2.2 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Near Fine. Condition Notes: Previous owners' name & date to the first blank. ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2kg. overseas shipping will be with ParcelForce, additional postage will be requested. ### . Physically 11½" x 9¾" (2 kg); 345pp; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Black & white photographs; Colour photographs; ISBN: 9781854379351 || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #186262 ||.

First edition, third printing. Large format. Fine paperback.

Soft Cover. Condition: As New. 4to softcover New. 291 x 248 mm. Through an amazing array of posters, photographs, paintings, magazines, book jackets, advertisements, pamphlets and other rare ephemera, "Red Star Over Russia" tells the story of the Soviet Union, from the Russian Revolution to the death of Stalin. During this period Soviet citizens endured revolutionary upheavals, civil war, Nazi invasion, famine and appalling oppression. For countless millions, revolutionary dreams were transformed into unspeakable tragedy. Yet it was also a time of intense creativity, in which the hopes, aspirations and revolutionary fervour of a people were captured in an extraordinary outpouring of visual material. Universally acclaimed on its publication in 2009, David King's masterful book is the fruit of over 40 years of research. In it, he rescues many of the unsung heroes of the epic struggles that shaped the Soviet Union from obscurity and commemorates the talent of some of the most brilliant artists, photographers and designers of the twentieth century. would require extra shipping for international orders.

London, Tate, 2009. 345 pp. Ills (partly col.). Hardcover with sl.damaged dustjacket, [160855].