{"product_id":"vintage-1969-soviet-book-caucasian-mineral-waters-t-bakman-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1969 Soviet Book: Caucasian Mineral Waters – T. Bakman | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003e Vintage 1969 Soviet Travel Album: \"Caucasian Mineral Waters\" by T. Bakman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor photobook collectors, Caucasian travel enthusiasts, and historians of Soviet resort culture, this \u003cb\u003e1969 original Soviet oblong hardcover album\u003c\/b\u003e is a classic visual record. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003ePlaneta\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство «Планета»\u003c\/i\u003e) and printed at the \u003cb\u003eKossuth Printing House in Budapest\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaucasian Mineral Waters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eКавказские минеральные воды \/ Aguas minerales del Cáucaso\u003c\/i\u003e) showcases the natural beauty and spa architecture of the North Caucasus through the lens of photographer \u003cb\u003eT. Bakman\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by B. Kuznetsov, this oblong volume features captions in \u003cb\u003eRussian, English, French, German, and Spanish\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpa Sanatoriums, Alpine Rivers \u0026amp; North Caucasus Landscapes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis photobook captures the iconic mineral spring resorts of the late 1960s:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMineral Spa Towns:\u003c\/b\u003e Color views of classical and modernist pump-rooms, colonnades, and park walkways across \u003cb\u003eEssentuki (\u003ci\u003eЕссентуки\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eZheleznovodsk (\u003ci\u003eЖелезноводск\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eKislovodsk\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlpine Caucasus Landscapes:\u003c\/b\u003e Photography of the \u003cb\u003eTeberda (\u003ci\u003eТеберда\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e region, rushing mountain torrents, forested river gorges, and Lermontov's Rock (\u003ci\u003eЛермонтовская скала\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoviet Resort Culture:\u003c\/b\u003e Captures holidaymakers, vintage vehicles (Volga GAZ-21), sanatorium gardens, and open-air pavilion life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Кавказские минеральные воды \/ \u003ci\u003eAguas minerales del Cáucaso\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCaucasian Mineral Waters\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhotographer:\u003c\/b\u003e T. Bakman (\u003ci\u003eТ. Бакман\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Designer:\u003c\/b\u003e B. Kuznetsov (\u003ci\u003eБ. Кузнецов\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Planeta\" Publishing House (\u003ci\u003eМосква \/ Будапешт\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e Multilingual (Russian, English, French, German, Spanish)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's oblong \/ landscape hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 25,000 copies (\u003ci\u003eТираж 25000\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Stock:\u003c\/b\u003e 120g high-grade offset paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Photobooks \/ Caucasian Tourism \u0026amp; Travel \/ Spa Sanatorium Architecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Preservation Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Original oblong hardcover boards are clean, flat, and structurally firm with minimal shelf rubbing at extremities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Exceptionally firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage \u0026amp; Plate Quality:\u003c\/b\u003e 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. 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