Zodchiye Sankt-Peterburg XIX-nachalo XX veka (St. Petersburg Architects from XIX to Beginning of the XX Century)
Sankt-Peterburg: Penizdam, 1998. Hardcover. Black leatherette boards with gold decoration and Cyrillic lettering; decorative end papers; 1070 pp. with bw illustrations throughout. VG, clean and tight; museum ex-lib. book plate inside front cover. Item #140366
Text in Russian. Published on the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg. Quite a tome, full of architectural drawings and bw photos of all sorts of buildings in St. Petersburg, accompanied by extensive text. Includes biographies, a brief glossary of architectural terms, list of illustrations and suggested literature. A wonderful reference and look into Piter's architectural wonders and history.
Price: $70.00