USSR Geographical Atlas for Secondary School Teachers
Moscow, U.S.S.R. MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs USSR), 1959. F. viii + 191 pages; useful index. Very well-printed lithographed color maps and charts. With geographic maps, maps and charts of the solar system, physical features, climate, world and country-by-country maps; more than half of the atlas concerns the then-U.S.S.R; text entirely in Cyrillic. Laid-in is an article from the NY Times Jan. 28, 1973: 'Chinese Names for Towns in Siberia are Eliminated.' The volume approx. 10 3/4" x 15" size; bound in red cloth, gilt cover and spine titles (dulled); some edge, tips wear and rubbing to the boards; contents clean, maps' coloring bright and in very good condition. Item #25043
Price: $250.00