Author

KURBATOV, V.

Title

Peterburg. Khudozhestvenno-istoricheskiy ocherk i obzor khudozhestvennogo bogatstva stolitsy.
[Petersburg. Artistic and Historical Sketch and Overview of the Artistic Heritage of the Capital].

Published, Date

Golike & Vilborg for Obshchina Sv. Evgenii, Skt.Peterburg,1913.

Description

Small 8vo (15 x 11.5 cm). [2], viii, 659 pp., [5], 32 pp., many illustrations throughout. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering and decorations to covers and spine, coloured edges; a bit worn at extremities, gilt lettering lightly rubbed.

Note

First edition of this uncommon detailed architectural guide of the Russian capital in the eve of WW1. Kurbatov was an academic and art historian close to the 'World of Art' group [Mir Iskusstva], friend of Benois [Benua].

References

Stock Number

85380