Avtomobili "Moskvich" (Automobiles "Moskvitch") by Anonymous - 1958

S. l. : Section de L'URSS a l'exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles 1958, 1958. First Edition. Very good. First edition; oblong 8 1/2 x 11 1/2; pp. [8] + text to covers' verso; green wraps, printed in black, white, red, and yellow; a few very minor rubbed spots to edges and tips of spine; small crease to corner of first leaf; numerous lithographed illustrations; text in French, German, andEnglish; very good or better condition.A beautiful presentation catalog of classics of the Russian auto industry (first produced in 1946), it was created for the Soviet Pavillion at the Brussels World's Fair in 1958. The two models exhibited were Moskvitch 407 - a sedan - and Moskvitch 423 - a station wagon and they were physically present at the fair. The catalog described the cars and gave specifications and general data. The Russian exposition would be awarded with a Grand Prix. On a side note, they would also be remembered for accusing the US of stealing a facsimile of Sputnik, which had mysteriously vanished during the fair.