NEW ANTIQUE VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE 13 PALEKH PLATES-ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE BOOK “КАМЕННЫЙ ЦВЕТОК" BY БАЖОВ IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE. APPROX. SIZE OF EACH PLATE-ILLUSTRATION - 11" x 8.25" x 0.13"  or  27.9 x  21 x  0.4 cm.  THEY ARE NOT ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE BOOK. EACH PLATE HAS A SMALL NUMBER ON THE BACK (ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER), WHICH IS CORRESPONDING TO THE STORY NUMBER IN THE BOOK. THIS SET CONSISTS OF 16 PIECES: THE COVER FOLDER WITH A PALEKH PICTURE ON TOP AND THE NAME OF THE BOOK - HARDCOVER. THE CORNERS SHOW SHELF WEAR. APPROX. SIZE:  12" x 9" x 2.25"  or   30.5 x  22.9 x 5.7 cm. FROM THAT FOLDER YOU PULL OVER A RED BOX WITH A BOOK AND 13 PALEKH PLATES-ILLUSTRATIONS. 1972 LENINGRAD. PRINTED IN FINLAND. 3 CORNERS OF THE RED BOX ARE RIPPED. THE BOOK HAS 47 PAGES. SOFTCOVER. AT THE END OF THE BOOK - THE AFTERWORD  AND THE NAMES  OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH. THE BOOK INSIDE IS NEW, THE RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER ON THE COVER HAS SMALL RIP AND A SPINE ON FRONT DOESN'T LOOK NEW. THE PLATE-ILLUSTRATIONS, THE BOOK DESIGN WAS MADE BY G.K. BUREYEV AND A.V. KOVALEV. THEY USED GOLD AND  ALUMINIUM ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK.

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