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Vintage 1969 Soviet Travel Album: "Caucasian Mineral Waters" by T. Bakman

For photobook collectors, Caucasian travel enthusiasts, and historians of Soviet resort culture, this 1969 original Soviet oblong hardcover album is a classic visual record. Published in Moscow by Planeta (Издательство «Планета») and printed at the Kossuth Printing House in Budapest, Caucasian Mineral Waters (Кавказские минеральные воды / Aguas minerales del Cáucaso) showcases the natural beauty and spa architecture of the North Caucasus through the lens of photographer T. Bakman.

Designed by B. Kuznetsov, this oblong volume features captions in Russian, English, French, German, and Spanish.

Spa Sanatoriums, Alpine Rivers & North Caucasus Landscapes

This photobook captures the iconic mineral spring resorts of the late 1960s:

• Mineral Spa Towns: Color views of classical and modernist pump-rooms, colonnades, and park walkways across Essentuki (Ессентуки), Zheleznovodsk (Железноводск), and Kislovodsk.

• Alpine Caucasus Landscapes: Photography of the Teberda (Теберда) region, rushing mountain torrents, forested river gorges, and Lermontov's Rock (Лермонтовская скала).

• Soviet Resort Culture: Captures holidaymakers, vintage vehicles (Volga GAZ-21), sanatorium gardens, and open-air pavilion life.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Кавказские минеральные воды / Aguas minerales del Cáucaso (Caucasian Mineral Waters)

• Photographer: T. Bakman (Т. Бакман)

• Book Designer: B. Kuznetsov (Б. Кузнецов)

• Publisher: "Planeta" Publishing House (Москва / Будапешт)

• Publication Date: 1969 (Moscow, USSR)

• Languages: Multilingual (Russian, English, French, German, Spanish)

• Binding: Original publisher's oblong / landscape hardcover

• Print Run / Circulation: 25,000 copies (Тираж 25000)

• Paper Stock: 120g high-grade offset paper

• Classification: Soviet Photobooks / Caucasian Tourism & Travel / Spa Sanatorium Architecture

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Original oblong hardcover boards are clean, flat, and structurally firm with minimal shelf rubbing at extremities.

• Binding Integrity: Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Page & Plate Quality: Interior art paper leaves and color photographic prints are clean and unmarked, exhibiting uniform light cream age-toning typical of late-1960s Hungarian-printed Soviet publications. Free from marginal notation, underlining, library stamps, or owner signatures.

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