This book titled "Russian Matryoshka" was written by Larissa Solovieva in the mid-1990's. This book is very well known by many collectors of Russian Matryoshka nesting dolls. The book is beautifully illustrated in vibrant colors and has 64 pages featuring history and beautiful images. The book is hard covered and is 8.5 by 11 inches in size. This books spells out the history of Russian Matryoshka Dolls, how they are manufactured, shows various kinds of paintings, and the famous places where they are made such as Sergyiev Posad, Semenov, Polkhovsky, Maiden, and a few others. This books is one of the best known books on Russian Matryoshka nesting dolls. Any collector of nesting dolls must have this book!