Faces of Russia
by Grigoriev, Boris, 1886-1939
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, 1924. Hardcover. Good. 30 illustrations, 29 of which are glued along top and at tip of lower corners (8 full-page color, 16 full-page black & white, and 5 much smaller black & white). The 30th illustration ("Waking Children") is full page in reddish brown and printed directly on a leaf. There are also a few small decorations in reddish brown, 100, [7]p. Original 1/4 vellum. 36cm. Moderate cover soil and wear. Backstrip snagged at top. Contents generally sound and clean although one illustration has split along lower corner where glued. The tissue guards are browned, a few are missing and a few others are wrinkled or partially gone. Copy No. 20 of an edition limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Grigoriev. Text portions by Louis Reau, Claire Sheridan, Andre Levinson, Claude Farrere and Andre Antoine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86714
- Title
- Faces of Russia
- Author
- Grigoriev, Boris, 1886-1939
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
Terms of Sale
McBlain Books
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About the Seller
McBlain Books
Biblio member since 2009
Hamden, Connecticut
About McBlain Books
Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...