ALEXANDER, William.
The costume of the Russian Empire.
Illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings. With descriptions in English and French.
Description
4to (36 x 26 cm), [78] pp. including French and English title pages, dedications, prefaces and tables of contents, with 73 hand-coloured aquatint plates (watermarked J. Whatman 1823) engraved by J. Dadley after Georgi, each with accompanying text in English and French. Red crushed morrocco, covers with borders in gilt and blind, spine richly gilt in six compartments, with broad gilt dividers morrocco lettering-piece to second, all edges gilt.
Bibliography
Abbey Travel 244; Colas 703; Lipperheide 1342.
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