Picturesque, dramatic and caricatural history of Holy Russia, according to chroniclers and historians. Nestor, Nikan, Sylvestre, Karamsin, Ségur, etc.
Commented and illustrated with 500 magnificent woodcuts by Gustave Doré, under the general direction of Sotain. Paris,
J. Bry Ainé, 1854; in-4 (30X20 cm), contemporary half calf (spine faded). False title, title and 207 folios (slight foxing).
First and only edition, complete with its famous red stains on folios 89 and 97. Violent satirical pamphlet directed against Russia's activities in the East.
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