Author: Karateev, Mikhail
Title: Zheleznyi Khromets. Istoricheskii Roman Epokhi Zavoevanii Timura (Konets 14 - Nachalo 15 VV. )
Description: Paris: Tanais, 1967. Hardcover. First edition, 1 of 1100 copies; 5 1/2 x 7 1/2; pp. 241; rebound in blue boards with the original glossy front wrap bound-in; small spot from removed bookshop label to first blank page; previous owner's name to extreme upper margin of title page; small handwritten name to front wrap; minor wear; very good to near fine condition. Mikhail Dmitrievich Karateev was a Russian historian and author. He served in the White Movement and, forced to flee after the Revolution, he immigrated to Turkey, then Bulgaria, Belgium, and eventually Uruguay. He was a master of historical fiction and wrote numerous books, including the current one on Tamerlane (1336 – 1405), aka Iron Hromets, who was one of the greatest Turko-Mongol rulers of his time - born in present day Uzbekistan, conquerer of West, South and Central Asia, and founder the Timurid dynasty. Ill.: 0. 2.

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