Front wrapper: (ornamental border, design by M. Dobuzhinsky, printed in green): В. Я. АДАРЮКОВЪ | ОЧЕРКЪ | ПО ИСТОРІИ | ЛИТОГРАФІИ | ВЪ | РОССIИ | ИЗДАНІЕ | «АПОЛЛОНА» ||
Title-page: Lithographed in black, with an allegorical border of two medieval knights in armour standing on either side of a central draped panel bearing the author’s name and title: В. Я. АДАРЮКОВЪ | — | Очеркъ | по исторіи | ЛИТОГРАФІИ | ВЪ РОССIИ; below, crossed weapons and a helmet; the date 1819 at the lower margin of the image.
Description: Hardcover, 258 × 205 mm, owner’s quarter black cloth over faux-marbled boards, original wrappers by M. Dobuzhinsky preserved. Pagination: ffl., [1–4] (front wrapper, lithographed title-page), pp. 5–75, [76] (blank), [2] (advertisements), [2] (colophon/blank), back wrapper, ffl. Plus numerous black-and-white plates extraneous to the collation.
Contributors:
Адарюков, Владимир Яковлевич (Russian, 1863–1932)
Лео, Александр Николаевич (Russian, 1868–1943)
Добужинский, Мстислав [Dobuzhinsky, Mstislav] (Russian-Lithuanian, 1875–1957)
Additional Information
| Collection | Library , Russia: history, art, literature |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Reference book |
| Period | 20 AD , Early 20th century |
| Country | Russia , Russian Empire |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Language | Pre-Reform Russian Orthography , Russian |
| Media/Technique | Wove paper |
| Subject | Art , Art history , Artist , Book illustration , History , Lithography , Printmaking , Russian art , Russian books |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1911 |
| Binding | Cardboard , Hardcover , Original , Quarter cloth , Wrappers |
| Size | 8vo |
| Location | Bookshelf 19.6. |
| Acquisition year | 2018 |