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Russia Costume of the Russian Empire. Printed for W. Miller, New Bond Street, 1803 [but vide...
Costume of the Russian Empire. Printed for W. Miller, New Bond Street, 1803 [but vide infra]. 4to, full straight-grain morocco, boards with gilt foliate borders enclosing blind foliate borders, spine gilt in compartments, lettered directly in two, rest with elaborate gilt panel, gilt-lined board edges, gilt roll-tooled turn-ins, a.e.g.; 73 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates by J. Dadley. Later issue, preface watermarked 1815, main text 1811, and plates 18[?2]9. Printed in French and English.
An ethnographic study drawing on Johann Gottlieb Georgi, strikingly illustrated after his work. The work aimed to show the incredible variation in climates, peoples and customs across the whole of the Russian Empire. To do this it drew on the 'most authentic sources' such as Prof. Muller's Description de toutes les Nations de l'Empire de Russie, Pallas' Travels through the Southern Parts of Russia, and others. A beautifully illustrated and informative work.
together with a scrapbook of tourist scenes etc with the opening 10 leaves showing hand-drawn and coloured illustrations of Napolitano hand-lettered in Italian possibly after originals from a series of similar engraved and coloured images interleafed.
Sold for £450
Estimated at £500 - £700
Binding a little scuffed and rubbed, some, variable, marginal spotting of plates, not generally affecting images, occasional marking and foxing to text but a very good copy of an important book.
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