Moscow 850
Moscow: Moscow Textbooks, 1996. Edition was limited to 10,000. Hardcover. Two-volume set, in slip cases. Minor DJ and slipcase wear. Minor wear to the volume II slipcase. Very light wear on corners and edges. Size: 8 1/2 x 12. Includes dust jackets. Inscribed in Russian, on the fep by Moscow Mayor Luzhkov to Ex-Im Bank Chairman James Harmon "with best wishes of success in joint business". He was the 18th chairman and president of the Export–Import Bank of the United States. Text is in English, with some Russian. Profusely illustrated (with many in color). Beautiful, two volume scholarly history of Moscow. Volume 1; 368 pages, 420 illustrations. Volume 2; 272 pages, 446 illustrations. Pages are in excellent condition except for page 21/22 which is torn but complete. Illustrated endpapers in both volumes. Gold cloth with embossed titles and design. Yellow DJs with illustrations and silver titles. This edition touches upon the formation of historical Moscow, combination of Eastern and Western traditions in the city's artistic image, succession of symbolics of Jerusalem, Rome, Constantinople, Kiev and Vladimir. The basic principles of town-building art are shown in the planning, composition, building in, landscape, toponymics, connected with the key historical events of Moscow kingdom, imperial Russia, the USSR and the Russian Federation. This edition is for the general public. This edition is dedicated to the 850th anniversary of Moscow [with financial support of Moscow Government.]. More