Gusí-Khrustalny
Gusí-Khrustalny | Rare and modern books | Kazakova, Liudmila
Gusí-Khrustalny
Gusí-Khrustalny | Rare and modern books | Kazakova, Liudmila
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1973
- Place of printing
- Moscow
- Author
- Kazakova, Liudmila
- Publishers
- Izd-vo "Sov. khudozhnik"
- Keyword
- European Decorative Arts (Pre 1900)
- Binding description
- H
- Dust jacket
- False
- State of preservation
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Inscribed
- False
- First edition
- False
Description
This is an almost very good hardcover copy with light wear.The white illustrated boards have some toning. Also tan spots on the page-edges. Generally clean inside. Text in Russian, with English summary at the end. Plate list in English as well. Illustrated in color and black & white with 153 plates. This book is a history of the famous Russian glass company Gus Crystal which is known as one of the oldest centers of glass industry in Russia and stands on the Gus River. Gus-Khrustalny was founded in 1756 with the construction of a crystal plant, Gus Crystal. About half the plates show the glass of the late 18th and 19th centuries, the other half the glass of the 20th century. 12" X 9" wide, 214 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.
