Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Beadwork and Bugle in Russia

Leningrad: Leningrad Khudoznik RSFSR, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 254 (2)pp. Original pictorial dustjacket over red cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine, housed in plain cardboard slipcase. Decorative endpapers. Double page color frontispiece. "in Russia bugle and bead wares have been used with equal success for the decoration of urban interiors and palace rooms as well as in everyday life of country landlords and in decoration of folk costumes and objects of religious cult" (author). Profusely illustrated with a variety of enchanting color reproductions of various bead and bugle work in portraits, tapestries, partition walls, costumes, jewelry, handbags, and covers for utensils. Includes descriptive listing of some 150 items at rear in Russian. Text in Russian, English summary. Slipcase, DJ, binding and interior in overall near fine condition. near fine. Item #38126

Price: $150.00

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