Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1974.. 1974.. Very good. - Small quarto [8-3/4 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide], black cloth titled in red & gilt. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed with a small, light stain to the front cover. 189 & [2] pages plus colophon. Numerous illustrations in color and black & white. The book is slightly cocked. Very good. <p>"Wooden Folk Sculpture of the Russian North". The text is in Russian.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24242
Title: NARODNAIA DEREVIANNA SKULPTURA RUSSKOGO SEVERA
Author: Chekalov, A. K
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1974.
Date Published: 1974.
Keywords: ART; DECORATIVE ARTS; FOLK SCULPTURE; CARVINGS; STATUETTES; RELIGIOUS SCULPTURE; ARCHITECTURAL DECORATIONS; ANIMALS; HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS; NARODNAIA DEREVIANNA SKULPTURA RUSSKOGO SEVERA; A. K. CHEKALOV; WOODEN FOLK SCULPTURE OF THE RUSSIAN NORTH; ILLUSTRATIO

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Colophon: The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...