Gus-Khristalniy (Gus-Crystal)
Moskva: Izd. Sovetskiy Khudozhnik, 1973. Hardcover. Glossy white boards with black illustration and red Cyrillic lettering; 215 pp. with mostly bw photographs throughout. VG, clean, tight interior and unbroken spine but with some soiling to covers. Item #140620
Text in Russian. An excellent guide to the history and several of the artists and pieces of glass to come from the Gus-Khrustalny factory in Gusevskaya. This factory was the center of glass making in Russia from 1756 until its recent closure. Features the works of 10 main glass artists, a catalogue of 153 items and a list of illustrations (in both Russian and English.) There is a brief English summary as well. One of the very few books on Russian glass.
Price: $35.00