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**ITEM DESCRIPTION**
Up for sale is an exceptionally rare, original Imperial Russian administrative publication:
"Положение и программа выставки Приамурского края 1913 года в г. Хабаровске"
(Regulations and Programme of the Amur Region Exhibition of 1913 in the City of Khabarovsk).**HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE**
Printed in 1912 by the official Printing House of the Chancellery of the Amur Governor-General
under Nikolai Gondatti. This preparatory program was published to outline rules, exhibit categories,
and attract domestic and international commerce ahead of the historic 1913 Far Eastern Exhibition,
which celebrated the 300th Anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty.**PROVENANCE & SPECIAL MARKINGS**
Features a highly unique, authentic purple ink commercial receipt stamp on the front cover:
"A. SCHWEYER - Rec'd 2 MAPT 1912 / Ans'd."
This stamp serves as fascinating historical proof of the Russian government’s proactive
international outreach to foreign businesses a year prior to the exhibition opening.**CONDITION REPORT**- Cover/Spine: Intact softcover paper binding with expected age-toning and minor fraying/chipping along the bottom edges.
- Pages: Complete interior text. Naturally aged wood-pulp paper with light edge wear.
- Please inspect the high-resolution photos provided to evaluate the exact condition details.
