Costume of the Russian Empire,

£950 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books · No longer available

a wonderful costume book of the Russian Empire and an important record of Catherine the Great's reign. Folio (37.4 x 28); hand-coloured engraved title-page, title-pages in English and French, dedication leaf to Princess Elizabeth, illustrated with 72 colour plates with text in English and French, marbled endpapers, some foxing to free endpapers otherwise very fresh, text block slightly detached from lower board; contemporary brown calf over brown boards, title in gilt to spine, spine and edges worn. Abbey 246

• Binding: Hardcover

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