Les mosqueés de Samarcande. Fascicule I. Gour-Emir
St. Petersbourg: Expédition pour la Confection des Papiers d État, 1905. Illustrations by Aleksei Viktorovich Shchusev (1873-1949), Petr Petrovich Pokryshkin (1870-1922) and A. Minenko. Broadsheet, approx. 76 x 56 cm / 30 x 22 inches. [9] pp. with 3 ills. in text (2 color) + 18 plates (12 color & 3 folding) of this spectacular 15th-century mosque, All printed on very heavy coated stock. Contents loose as issued in paper covers printed in black and red. Covers separated at fold and damaged, as apparent in the first scan. A few tender or splitting folds of the folding plates. No other significant internal damaged located. Considering its age, country of origin, the likelihood at all of its survival, and its extremely awkward format, it may be considered in near-good condition. Priced accordingly. **Free domestic shipping with direct order. Item #65222
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