Rechberg, Charles de and George Bernhard Depping.

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Description

Les peuples de la Russie, ou description des moeurs, usages et costumes des diverses nations de l'Empire de Russie, accompagnée de figures coloriées. Tome premier. Paris: D. Colas, 1812

volume 1 only (of 2), quarto (408 x 350mm.), 19 (of 48) hand-coloured aquatint plates, in contemporary paper portfolio with blue silk ties, lacking all text except title-page and dedication, lacking 29 plates, 3 plates cut down, one plate torn (just touching image), extremities slightly rubbed, ties worn and frayed

Literature

Colas 2491; Lipperheide 1348