Georgi, Johann Gottlieb.

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Description

Description de toutes les nations de l'Empire de Russie, où l'on expose leurs moeurs, religions, usages, habitations, habillemens et autres particularités remarquables. Premiere collection, qui contient les nations d'origine finnoise. Traduite de l'allemand. St Petersburg: Charles Guillaume Müller, 1776

volume 1 only (of 4), 4to (258 x 192mm.), engraved head- and tailpiece, 25 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary red morocco, spine gilt in compartments, tan morocco lettering-piece, gilt edges, without general title-page and list of plates

Provenance

Ernest August, Prince of Hannover, red library stamp on verso of title-page

Literature

Colas 1224