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NIKIFOROV DMITRI (1834-1907) Staraia Moskva: Opisanie zhizni v Moskve so vremen tsarei do dvadtsatogo veka: [v 2 ch.] [Old Moscow: Description of Life in Moscow from the Times of Tsars to the Twentieth Century: [in 2 parts]. Moscow: Universitetskaia tip, [Part 1]. 1902. – [4], 248, IV p.: ill., 3 l. ill.; Part 2. 1903. – [4], 204 p.: ill.; 26 cm. With 44 illustrations and portraits of former figures. In half-leather binding of the period. Publisher's illustrated covers preserved. In good condition. Rubbing to the binding, cracks along the spine, loss of the top part of the spine. This richly illustrated edition of the work by historian and longtime Moscow resident Dmitry Ivanovich Nikiforov (1834–1907) is dedicated to the study of historical monuments and the way of life in old Moscow. In his work, the author relied not only on archival documents but also on oral traditions of the urban gentry.
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NIKIFOROV DMITRI (1834-1907) Staraia Moskva: Opisanie zhizni v Moskve so vremen tsarei do dvadtsatogo veka: [v 2 ch.] [Old Moscow: Description of Life in Moscow from the Times of Tsars to the Twentieth Century: [in 2 parts]. Moscow: Universitetskaia tip, [Part 1]. 1902. – [4], 248, IV p.: ill., 3 l. ill.; Part 2. 1903. – [4], 204 p.: ill.; 26 cm. With 44 illustrations and portraits of former figures. In half-leather binding of the period. Publisher's illustrated covers preserved. In good condition. Rubbing to the binding, cracks along the spine, loss of the top part of the spine. This richly illustrated edition of the work by historian and longtime Moscow resident Dmitry Ivanovich Nikiforov (1834–1907) is dedicated to the study of historical monuments and the way of life in old Moscow. In his work, the author relied not only on archival documents but also on oral traditions of the urban gentry.
