Yaroslavl' v Starykh Otkrytkakh i Fotografiyakh
Hardcover
1998 · Moskva
by Volonchunasu, Viktoru Vladimirovichu
Moskva: Iskusstvo, 1998. Hardcover. As new but with museum ex-lib. book plate inside front cover.. Green cloth/oblong boards. Color image pasted down on front cover; gilt, old-style Russian lettering on cover and spine. 406 pp. filled with bw, sepia, and color-tinted images of old postcards and photographs. Gold place-holder ribbon. A separate, folded color map of Yaroslavl is laid in. Will require a bit more postage than usual. Mext in Russian (new Russian) with excellent summaries and the complete list, annotated, of the 250 illustrations, in English, French, and German. Beautiful vintage photos and postcards, mostly from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Featured are views of gates, streets, sqaures, churches, monasteries, boulevards, gardens, embankments, bridges, and more. With some images of people outside the theatre, by the quay, at a fair, along the street, etc. A lovely view into the Russian/early Soviet past. The essay delves into the history as well. (Inventory #: 146829)