Emperor Paul I.
Stock Code 93955
Skt. Peterburg, Suvorin, 1901
Original price
£3,950.00
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Original price
£3,950.00
Original price
£3,950.00
£3,950.00
£3,950.00
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£3,950.00
Current price
£3,950.00
An exceptionally fresh example in the preferred binding with a large crown, of this masterpiece of Russian printing. The work presents a comprehensive biography of the controversial Emperor of Russia Paul I (1754-1801) by historian Nikolay Shilder (1842-1902), based on his research of documents, notes and letters of contemporaries.
Quarto (293 x 210 mm); with 21 plates including 7 double-page, 13 facsimilies, all with original tissues-gaurds; publisher's red half calf, gilt lettering to upper cover, spine gilt ruled, with gilt lettering and large gilt crown; light marginal spotting; half-title, title, [4], 606 pp.
Bibliokhronika, vol 1, 125.
Quarto (293 x 210 mm); with 21 plates including 7 double-page, 13 facsimilies, all with original tissues-gaurds; publisher's red half calf, gilt lettering to upper cover, spine gilt ruled, with gilt lettering and large gilt crown; light marginal spotting; half-title, title, [4], 606 pp.
Bibliokhronika, vol 1, 125.
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