Item #1055 The Russian Empire. A Portrait in Photographs. Chloe Obolensky.
The Russian Empire. A Portrait in Photographs

The Russian Empire. A Portrait in Photographs

New York: Random House, 1979.

Item #1055
ISBN: 0394410297



Hardcover, dust jacket
345 pp. Illustrated
Chloe Obolensky, a famous designer and film artist, is the author of the book “Russian Empire. Portrait in Photographs ”with an afterword by M. Heywood.

477 photographs, reflecting the life of Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They depict people of all walks of life, different ages, different nationalities, different professions, palaces, churches, landscapes. St. Petersburg, Moscow, Disappeared world. The life of the manor, Village, Monks and pilgrims, Rivers and cities, Siberia, Turkestan, the Caucasus and Crimea, Western borders.

High quality paper and craftsmanship went into creating this book. Gilt cover insignia, spine lettering.

Library copy.

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