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M. Breton

La Russie

Nepveu

1813

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Description

First-edition set volumes 1, 3, 5 and 6 of Breton's La Russie.

  • Sold as a set of 4.
  • M. Breton (French).
  • La Russie, ou, Moeurs, Usages, et Costumes des Habitans de Toutes les Provinces de cet Empire.
  • Paris: Nepveu, 1813. 
  • Duodecimo.
  • Engraved frontispiece.
  • Quarter bound in brown leather and marbled paper boards, gilt lettering and decoration on spine and marbled textblock. 

Condition Report

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Moderate shelfwear.

Tearing to paper boards present on all volumes.

Chipping and rubbing to leather.

Bumping to corners and head and tail of spine.

Tanning to pastedowns and endpapers.

Some foxing to textblocks.

Contains green silk ribbon bookmark, detached but loose within.

Signature of previous owner on title page.

Vol. I has small piece of head of spine missing.

Vol. III has slight separation to rear board from gutter.

Vol. V has slight separation to front board from gutter.

Feature(s)

First Edition

Language

French

Subject

History, Fashion

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