A book about the history and collections of The Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg during World War II; hardcover, 22.5 x 18 cm, in-8vo, grey cloth lettered black and red to front and spine, in pictorial dust jacket. Two similar copies of the 1st edition: LIB-3035.2022(1) and LIB-3035.2022(2).
Title-page: (vertical black) С. ВАРШАВСКИЙ, Б. РЕСТ | (horizontal in red): ПОДВИГ | ЭРМИТАЖА ||
Opposite to t.p. (red on black): ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ | ЭРМИТАЖ | В ГОДЫ | ВЕЛИКОЙ | ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ | ВОЙНЫ ||
Pagination: [1-4] 5-190 [6], total 196 pages, multiple in-text b/w illustrations.
Print run: 30,000 copies.
Sergei Petrovich Varshavsky [Сергей Петрович Варшавский] (Jewish-Russian, 1906 – 1980).
B. Rest [Б. Рест; Юлий Исаакович Шапиро] (Jewish-Russian, fl. 1940 – 1980).
Additional Information
| Collection | Library , Russia: history, art, literature |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | Mid-20th Century |
| Country | Russia , USSR |
| Media/Technique | Paper |
| Language | Russian |
| Subject | 20th century , Art , Art history , Collections , History , Museums , Russia , The Hermitage Museum , World War II |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1965 |
| Size | 8vo |
| Binding | Cloth , Dust jacket , Hardcover |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
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