Varnished Miniature from Mstera
by Koromislov, B.I
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Fulshear, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Book. Good. Hardcover. Black cloth with pictorial paper on the front cover. Edge-worn and the gilt title on the spine is fading. An inscription on the blank page facing the half-title page has a blank piece of paper pasted over it, the moisture from which affecting the next page in the corresponding area at the top of the page. 167 pages, the first 40 of which are in Russian. A few pages of English text, including a description of the book and the art. Illustrated with 40 color plates with Russian and English titles. There's also a list of the illustrations in English as well as Russian at the back of the book. The art represents a form of Russian folk miniature painting on papier-mache, with Mstera being one of the traditional centers of this art in Russia..
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- Bookseller
- Whiting Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06361
- Title
- Varnished Miniature from Mstera
- Author
- Koromislov, B.I
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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Whiting Books
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About the Seller
Whiting Books
Biblio member since 2004
Fulshear, Texas
About Whiting Books
We are an Internet-based company that sells used, out-of-print, and some rare volumes for readers, researchers, and collectors. We carry general stock in both fiction and nonfiction, leaning toward regional histories, biography, genealogy, sports, and the arts.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....