{"product_id":"pre-wwii-1939-soviet-geology-book-quaternary-geology-gerasimov-markov-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Pre-WWII 1939 Soviet Geology Book: Quaternary Geology – Gerasimov \u0026 Markov | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"38\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"38\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRare 1939 Pre-WWII Soviet Textbook: \"Quaternary Geology\" by I. P. Gerasimov \u0026amp; K. K. Markov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"39\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"39\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProduct Overview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"40\"\u003eFor academic research institutions, geologists, paleogeographers, and collectors of pre-war Soviet scientific publications, this \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"129\"\u003e1939 original Soviet hardcover\u003c\/b\u003e is a cornerstone volume. Published in Moscow by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"208\"\u003eUchpedgiz\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"219\"\u003eГосударственное учебно-педагогическое издательство Наркомпроса РСФСР\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"290\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"290\"\u003eQuaternary Geology: Paleogeography of the Quaternary Period\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"351\"\u003eЧетвертичная геология: Палеогеография четвертичного периода\u003c\/i\u003e) was co-authored by two of the Soviet Union's most distinguished geographers: Professor \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"499\"\u003eInnokenty Petrovich Gerasimov\u003c\/b\u003e and Professor \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"40\" data-index-in-node=\"543\"\u003eKonstantin Konstantinovich Markov\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"41\"\u003eFeaturing original brown textured cloth binding decorated with a debossed polar projection map of the northern hemisphere, this pre-WWII landmark text represents the birth of modern Soviet quaternary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"42\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"42\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFoundational Quaternary Paleogeography of the USSR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"43\"\u003eBased on lectures delivered at Leningrad State University (LSU) and the Leningrad Mining Institute, this textbook established the systematic mapping of Ice Age deposits, glacial shifts, and paleoclimatic zones across Eurasia. Key highlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"44\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGlacial \u0026amp; Interglacial Dynamics:\u003c\/b\u003e Comprehensive analyses of continental ice sheets, moraine formations, loess deposits, and interglacial flora complexes (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"153\"\u003eBrasenia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"163\"\u003eTrapa natans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"44,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"177\"\u003eAldrovanda\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRegional Soviet Stratigraphy:\u003c\/b\u003e Exhaustive regional sections covering the European USSR plains, the Baltic Shield, the Caucasus, the Ural Mountains, Kazakh lowlands, Central Asian highlands, Southern Siberian ranges (Altai, Sayan), and the Far East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"44,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRich Cartography \u0026amp; Illustrations:\u003c\/b\u003e Packed with geological maps, cross-sectional landform schematics, and regional stratigraphy charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"45\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"45\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"46\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Четвертичная геология (Палеогеография четвертичного периода)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/b\u003e Prof. Innokenty Petrovich Gerasimov (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eИ. П. Герасимов\u003c\/i\u003e) \u0026amp; Prof. Konstantin Konstantinovich Markov (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"46,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"106\"\u003eК. К. Марков\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Uchpedgiz (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"46,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\"\u003eУчпедгиз\u003c\/i\u003e, Moscow)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939 (Pre-WWII USSR; signed for press April 14, 1939)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's brown textured cloth boards, debossed cover details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrint Run \/ Circulation:\u003c\/b\u003e 20,000 copies (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"46,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"40\"\u003eТираж 20000\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"46,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"46,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Pre-WWII Soviet Science \/ Earth Sciences \/ Quaternary Geology \u0026amp; Paleogeography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"47\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"47\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Provenance Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"48\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"48,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"48,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEx-Library Provenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Former institutional holding from the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"48,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"61\"\u003eJanashia State Museum of Georgia\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"48,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"95\"\u003eჯანაშიას სახელობის საქართველოს სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი\u003c\/i\u003e). Features authentic vintage purple ink stamps on the title page and lower endpaper, along with small handwritten call numbers on the preliminary leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"48,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"48,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eExterior Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e The brown cloth boards are rigid, flat, and remarkably well-preserved for a 1930s publication. Cover debossing remains crisp. Corners and spine tips show light, age-appropriate shelf wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"48,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"48,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInterior Integrity:\u003c\/b\u003e Solid, tight text block with sturdy hinges. Includes the original publisher's errata leaf pasted to the back flyleaf. 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