Collectors's Guide to Nesting Dolls.
Histories, Identification, Values.

By Michele Lyons Lefkovitz. AL (Florence): Books Americana, 1989. Softcover, 176 pages.

Out-of-print reference guide to matryoshka nesting dolls up to 1989. Covers the Russian production centers of Semenov, Zagorsk, Kalinin, Kirov, Polkhov-Maidan as well as Brest, Moldavia, Tiraspol, Yoscar Ola, Ukraine, etc. Additional sections on Japan, India, Argentina and China. Includes detailed descriptions and a color photo section. Note: the values in the book are given in 1989 prices. Practically all values are much higher today. Black and white photos throughout.

Please note: this book is out-of-print, and if we have a copy offered here for sale, it will be in "standard used condition". By definition, this means "a book which has been read and shows minor use" There are no tears, names, writing, highlighting or other imperfections. Please inquire.


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