«Новые товары». Ежемесячный информационный бюллетень Общесоюзного объединения по внедрению и производству новых товаров. Лот из трех номеров: № 1, № 2 и № 6 за 1985 год.
Москва : Издательство «Экономика», 1985. По 32 с. в каждом номере.
Мягкие издательские иллюстрированные обложки. Очень большой (энциклопедический) формат.
Состояние хорошее: обложки с легкими возрастными потемнениями, потертостями краев и корешков; на обложках присутствуют владельческие пометки ручкой; книжные блоки крепкие, страницы чистые, иллюстративный материал полностью сохранен.
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"Novye tovary" [New Goods]. Monthly Information Bulletin. Lot of three issues: No. 1, No. 2, and No. 6 for 1985.
Moscow : "Ekonomika" Publishing House, 1985. 32 pp. in each issue.
Original publisher's illustrated softcovers. Very large (folio) format.
Condition good: wrappers show light age-toning, minor edge and spine wear; covers bear previous owner's pen marks; text blocks are firm, pages are clean, and all illustrations are intact and bright.
A curated lot of three 1985 issues (Nos. 1, 2, and 6) of the popular Soviet monthly illustrated bulletin "Novye tovary" (New Goods). Published under the auspices of the USSR Ministry of Trade, this large-format magazine served as the premier visual showcase for the latest consumer goods produced by Soviet light industry and Eastern Bloc (COMECON) countries. The pages are heavily illustrated with color photography and provide detailed technical specifications and retail prices for iconic 1980s products. Highlights from these specific issues include reviews of late-Soviet electronics (such as the "Tauras Ts-257D" and "Chaika Ts-280D" color televisions, and "Okean-221," "Vega-109 Stereo," and "Alpinist-320" radios), GDR-manufactured high-fidelity audio equipment (RFT, REMA), Czechoslovakian footwear by Exico, perfumes ("Tete-a-tete"), modern fashion, and Leningrad porcelain. As a comprehensive catalog of 1980s material culture, the bulletin is a highly valuable primary source for researchers of Soviet industrial design, sociology of everyday life, and collectors of vintage technology and retro aesthetics.