1958, The State Armoury Museum of the Moscow Kremlin, Museum Contents, VG

Description: This appears to be a book on the contents of the State Armoury Museum in Moscow, as of 1958. Red cloth boards with embossed decoration and gilt spine titling; unpaginated. Others on the net have claimed 381 bw illustrations. Includes a separate publication entitled "Annotation" at the back which includes the captions for each of the numbered illustrations in Russian, French, German, and English. Quarto, providing nice large photos of each item. The book begins with a 13-page Introduction section only in Russian. This is followed by groupings of items into these categories: Combat and parade arms of Russian and foreign gunsmiths, historical state regalia, Russian gold and silver articles, Russian and foreign-made horse decorations, old cloth and garments, and embassy gifts and foreign-made jewelry. Each section has a 1 or 2-page description in the four languages followed by the illustrations. The front board has some white stains, light corner and edge wear, spine lettering clear. Solidly bound, no markings anywhere. B70

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