Rossiyskiy Istoriko-bytovoy Slovar'
Hardcover
1999 · Moskva
by Belovinskiy, L.V.
Moskva: Rossiyskiy Arkhiv, 1999. Hardcover. VG+, clean and tight but with museum ex-lib. plate inside front cover and sticker on lower spine. A few pencil marks on preliminary pages.. Glossy yellow boards with brown Cyrillic lettering on spine. 527 pp. with occasional bw illus. Text in Russian. Russian Historical and household dictionary includes about four thousand words and concepts of Russian life from the XVIII to early XX centuries. In general, the dictionary includes numerous forgotten or half-forgotten, antiquated terms, many with completely or partially changed meanings from what is familiar to modern man. Designed by a wide range of experts for readers interested in the country's history. (Inventory #: 146918)