The Costume of the Inhabitants of Russia
London: J. Edington, Lowes Thames Street, 1810, circa. Hardbound. Rebound in burgundy leather with elaborate embossing, gilt tooling and devices on front cover, gilt title on spine. Color frontis, title-page and an additional 25 hand-colored plates. One plate has an acquisition number at the edge, nowhere near the image or title. VG, except as noted. Occasional light foxing not bad. Item #132314
An extremely rare title. No auction records since 1973, no copies found in sales records. Exquisite in their simplicity and presentation, each plate is titled in English. There are 26 coloured plates by P. A. Hubert, Porter given credit on each plate as R.K. Porter.
Price: $2,000.00