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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean tight illustrated hardcover in jacket. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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As New in As New jacket. pp. 460. Book as new and unread with some very slight age-wear. Includes 1, 430 illustrations, 705 plates in full-colour. Probably 'the first large, comprehensive survey aimed at providing a panoramic view of folk arts and crafts in the USSR. It describes and illustrates objects from every region, from the European borders to the Pacific Ocean to the east, and from Arctic to the southern deserts, mostly dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. Covers the work of many different ethnic groups, each possessing different historical backgrounds, and living in vastly different geographical and climatic regions. ' From the jacket. A very large and heavy book, this will require extra postage.
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NF in VG-no chips, tears or marks but with fading to spine and a bit of back cover. jacket. Russian red cloth/boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Red dj with color illus. and white lettering. 459 pp. with 1, 430 illus., including 705 plates in full color. A comprehensive survey of folk arts and crafts in the USSR with items from every region during the 19th (? ) and 20th centuries. Divided into geographic sections of Russia; the Caucasus; Ukraine/Byelorussia/Moldavia; the Baltics; and Central Asia and Kazakhstan-all with further subdivisions. Amazing, intricate items of embroidery, lace, rugs, clothing, jewelry, toys, wood carvings, gold and silver, household items and much more. Beautiful images and with excellent descriptions, maps, a general introduction, and general information about each region at the beginning of each chapter. A must-have book for anyone who loves, or is interested in, the beauty and history of Russian/Soviet/Central Asian/Baltic/etc. decorative arts.
