first edition Paperback
1993 · San Francisco, Calif
by Guliayev, Vladimir
San Francisco, Calif: Chronicle Books, 1993. First US edition. Paperback. VG. Red/black glossy illus. wraps with yellow/red lettering. French flaps. 287 pp. with 256 color illus. Text in English. The first US edition of the original, published by Aurora in Leningrad in 1989. With a 14-page introductory essay. Discusses the lacquer ware, with examples, from each of the centers of this art style: Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstoira, and Kholui. Followed by the catalogue list of each item and with a concluding essay. An excellent book with clear color photos of these beautiful works of Russian folk art.
(Inventory #: 132748)