Soviet Medical Encyclopedia Set (3 Vols, 1968–70s)

Description: A rare 3-volume set of Ежегодник Большой Медицинской Энциклопедии (Yearbook of the Great Medical Encyclopedia), published in Moscow by Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya during the late 1960s. Edited by V. V. Parin, a leading Soviet physician and physiologist, these volumes were printed in the USSR and intended for professional medical and academic reference. Each book is bound in brown cloth with gilt titles and includes the original slipcases (protective boxes). The interior pages remain clean and bright with strong bindings; however, the outer dust sleeves/slipcases show expected age wear, including edge wear, fading, and spotting. These volumes are both medical reference works and Cold War–era historical artifacts, representing the USSR’s approach to medicine, science, and public health. Collectors of Soviet history, medical literature, or Cold War ephemera will appreciate their authenticity and preservation. ⸻ 📚 Details: • Title: Ежегодник Большой Медицинской Энциклопедии (Yearbook of the Great Medical Encyclopedia) • Publisher: Советская Энциклопедия (Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya) • Editor: В. В. Парин (V. V. Parin) • Printed in: Moscow, USSR • Language: Russian • Year: 1968 (Volume I), plus two subsequent volumes likely 1969–1970 • Material: Cloth-bound hardcovers with original cardboard slipcases • Condition: Very good books; fair slipcases (visible age wear, minor staining, and corner wear) ⸻ 🕰️ Historical significance: These were published in a period of strong Soviet scientific expansion and were distributed exclusively within the USSR. The mention “Printed in Soviet Union” confirms export versions, which were not widely available in the West. They offer insight into mid-20th-century Soviet medical philosophy, genetics, and epidemiology — fascinating for academic libraries, historians, or vintage collectors.