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2865BBoston
November 15, 2015 11:00 AMCalender
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The Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by a Series of Seventy-Three Engravings.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2865BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 15, 2015 11:00AM

Description:

The Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by a Series of Seventy-Three Engravings. London: for W. Miller, 1803.
Large quarto, text printed in English and French throughout, illustrated with seventy-three full page hand-colored aquatints, bound in full contemporary straight-grained morocco, tooled in gilt; somewhat dry, rubbed, 14 x 10 1/4 in.
Estimate $400-600

Contents evenly toned, with occasional offsetting, spotting, and slight marginal discolorations.


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