BOZHERYANOV I.
Nevsky Prospect. A historical account of two centuries of life in…

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BOZHERYANOV I. Nevsky Prospect. A historical account of two centuries of life in St. Petersburg, 1703-1903. Jubilee edition. Ed. A. Vilborg, St. Petersburg, 1901-1903. In two volumes, publisher's bindings (traces of rubbing, soiling, tears to spine), folio. Vol I: 186 pp. with LXVI and 22 plates of illustrations. Vol II: pp. 191-470, [10], 9-11, [13], 13-14, [1], 24 plates ill. БОЖЕРЯНОВ И. Невский проспект. Культурно-исторический очерк жизни С.-Петербурга за два века, 1703-1903. Юбилейное издание. Изд. А.И. Вильборга, Санкт-Петербург, 1901-1903 гг. В двух томах, издательские переплеты (потертости, загрязнения, надрывы по корешку), 35 х 27 см. Том I: [4], Х, 186, [20], 8, LXVI с., 22 л. илл. Том II: [4], 191-470, [10], 9-11, [13], 13-14, [1], II с., 24 л. илл.

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