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First edition; 9 x 13; pp. [4], 5-138, [6]; white cloth over boards; pictorial DJ and card stock slipcase; very minor wear, near fine. Jacket with a few small nicks to edges, very good or better; slipcase shows some wear along edges. Illustrated with full-page color plates (including fold-out) from photographs. The Grand Kremlin Palace was build over the span of 12 years (1837-49) on Borovitsky Hill in Moscow - to serve as the tsarâs city residence. Spectacularly opulent, it was designed by the esteemed architect Konstantin Thon as a tribute to the greatness of the Russian autocracy. During the Soviet Era the palace was used as a meeting place for the sessions of the Supreme Council of USSR. The book describes the history and architecture of the Kremlin Palace and it also allows a glimpse into some of the most spectacular of its collections. 2.…