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    By H. M. Grove
    London   Adam and Charles Black
    9" by 6.5" viii, 142, [2]pp
    A very scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to Moscow, adorned with many colour and monochrome plates.
    By H. M. Grove

    1912 Moscow

    London   Adam and Charles Black
    9" by 6.5" viii, 142, [2]pp
    A very scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to Moscow, adorned with many colour and monochrome plates.
    £220.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 970Y69
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    Description

    Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    The first edition of this charming early 20th-century guide to Moscow.  

    In the original cloth binding. 

    Illustrated by Dutch-French painter, F. De Haenen, with thirty-two plates, sixteen of which are in full colour. Collated, complete. 

    Offering guides to the city's history, galleries, churches, societal norms, customs and the average daily life of a Moscow resident at the time. 

    Written by H. M. Grove.

    With two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.

    Condition

    In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with fading to the spine and minimal shelf wear. Also with minor fading and a couple marks to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with age toning to the endpapers and frequent scattered spots throughout.

    Very Good

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