Rare and Unusual Books

Published: Moscow,
Date: 1950.
Description: Tipped-in colour frontis, 104pp, many b&w photos (incl fold-out), plans, elevations, drawings etc. Gilt lettered cloth, with gilt image. 23x17 Minor damp marking along lower edges of some pages (not too bad). Generally a good copy.
Notes: Detailed architectural account of this celebrated Red Square building. The mausoleum has housed Lenin's embalmed body since 1924. It was designed by Aleksey Shchusev, who worked at different times in both constructivist and Stalinist styles. Although built in monumental granite blocks, it is relatively small in scale. Schchusev is said to have completed his design in three days. His original structure was in wood, later upgraded to the granite version. [Russian text]
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Price: £95.00