PAULY, DESCRIPTION ETHNOGRAPHIQUE DES PEUPLES DE LA RUSSIE, 1862

5 parts in one volume, folio (525 x 379mm.), half-title, chromolithographed map, lithographed plate of skulls, 62 chromolithographed costume plates, one letterpress table, contemporary green morocco gilt, a few repairs or marginal tears, spotting, rebacked retaining original spine, lightly rubbed

Colas 2292; Sabin 59233

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A MAGNIFICENT ETHNOGRAPHIC SOURCE FOR THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. The work is befitting its dedication to Tsar Alexander II on the one thousandth anniversary of the foundation of the dynasty at Novgorod by the three Rus princes, Rurik, Sineus and Truvor. The work is arranged on ethnographic lines with plates showing the costume of all the nationalities which made up the Russian Empire from Congress Poland to Alaska, and from the Arctic to Central Asia where the independent Khanates were still in the process of being assimilated. It is arranged in five divisions: I. Peuples indo-europeens (23 plates); II. Peuples du Caucase (6 plates); III. Peuples ouralo-altaiques (27 plates); IV. Peuples de la Siberie Orientale (4 plates); V. Peuples del'Amerique Russe (2 plates).