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St Petersburg: Portrait of an Imperial City
by Boris & John Stuart Ometev
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0304340227
- ISBN 13
- 9780304340224
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cassell, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. brown end-papers; b/w. frontis. photo.; titles; contents; b/w. map of the city & 6-page introduction. From the soup kitchens of the poor to the drawing rooms of the Tsar, over 300 photographs from archives in the Soviet Union recreate life as it was lived in one of Europe s most beautiful cities. This magnificent collection of previously unpublished photographs captures the architectural spendour and the detail of daily life in the nation s former cultural and political centre. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 240 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. brown cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's. & map. Includes index & list for further reading. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Travel & Places; Architecture; Russian History; Photography; Russia; late 19th century to 1914; History. ISBN: 0304340227. ISBN/EAN: 9780304340224. Inventory No: 4751. . 9780304340224 This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Bookbarrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4751
- Title
- St Petersburg: Portrait of an Imperial City
- Author
- Boris & John Stuart Ometev
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0304340227
- ISBN 13
- 9780304340224
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Travel & Places/History/Photography/Russian History/St. Petersburg/Architecture/Russia Travel & Places; Architecture; Russian History; Photography; Russia; late 19th century to 1914; History. Unbranded ISBN: 0304340227 EAN: 9780304340224
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