Semenov, Vladimir Borisovich - Malakhit [Volumes 1 & 2]

Sverdlovsk [Russia], Sredne-Ural'skoe knizhnoe, 1987. orig. boards. 29x25cm, 239 + 159 pp. TWO VOLUMES. Slipcase. Weighs 2.4 kilos.. Color photo illustrations.. Minor wear. Light binding corner bumps. VG. ¶ Russian text. Includes a 2-page English summary + a 5-page English listing of illustrations. Study of Russian Malachite ornamental stone and its use in objets d'art and jewellery. Volume 1 subtitled "Poetika kamnia" [' Poetry in Stone']. Volume 2 subtitled "Khronika, dokumenty, komentarii".