Author: Lyons, Marvin & Andrew Wheatcroft (editor)
Title: Russia in Original Photographs 1860-1920
Description: Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1977. First Edition, Hardcover (Faux Leather). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780710086532 red end-papers; titles, contents & introduction to front; The collection includes photographs illustrating the immense variety of peoples and types that the empire contained, showing St. Petersburg as a city designed to display an Emperor in the most resplendent fashion, and revealing Moscow as a city with an unshakable hold on the minds of the Russian people. There are photographs of nobles, of peasants, and the Russian landscape; pictures of the Imperial Army and its campaigns. The story is brought to a close with photographs taken during the Revolution and the civil war which marked the end of Imperial Russia. The book faithfully reflects some of the many facets of the unique society of Imperial Russia under its last Tsars, and as such constitutes a volume of immense historical interest. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xii + 212. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket has some browning & light wear to top edge. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt & black titles spine, blind-stamped titles front. black covers; illustrated by 199 b/w. photo's.. Includes list of picture sources to rear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Russian History; Imperial Russia; Photography; Russia; 1860-1920; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0710086539. ISBN/EAN: 9780710086532. Inventory No: 4754.

Keywords: BZDB227 History/Russian History/Russian Royal Family/Tsar Nicholas II/Romanovs//Photography/Russian Imperial Court/Russia/Travel & Places/Russian Revolution History; Russian History; Imperial Russia; Photography; Russia; 1860-1920; Travel & Places. Unbr


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