Trip to Southern Russia and Crimea through Hungary, Wallachia and Moldova. Executed in 1837.
Paris, Ernest Bourdin, 1840; large in-8, midnight blue grief, on plates framed with two gilt fillets, cold plate decoration and gilt arms in the centre, spine ribbed, gilt edges, Original Edition. Interesting first hand relationship. It is decorated with an equestrian portrait-frontispiece of Tsar Nicholas I and 23 woodcut figures out of text, printed on applied Chinese paper by Raffet and a music board. A freckles-free copy, which is rare in this edition.
Rare shipment from Prince Demidoff, here to Mrs. Sheppen, dated 1840.
Superb copy with the imperial arms of Russia, here enriched with a shipment from Demidoff.
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