Klubbat för:

4000 SEK

Utropspris

5 000-6 000 SEK

Beskrivning

RUSSIA. (4). SHOBERL, FREDERIC (ed.). The world in miniature. Russia. I-IV. London (Printed for R. Ackerman) no date (1822-23).

12:o. 72 handcoloured engraved plates (all, some offsetting from text to plates and from plates to text, minor foxing).
Contemporary red morocco, somewhat worn, gilt borders, gilt inner borders, gilt edges of covers, faded richly gilt spines in five compartments, one with small damage at head, all edges gilt. Minor foxing. Signature on first endpaper of E. M. B. Dudley 1885. Bookplate of Gösta Nobel. 4 volumes.

See Abbey, Travel 6.

Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Ludvig (Gösta) Nobel (1886-1955), youngest son of Ludvig and Edla Nobel, was in Baku between 1914-17 and later took over as Managing Director over Branobel or "The Nobel Brothers Company". The oil company was founded in Baku by his father and the two brothers Alfred and Robert. He and his family had to flee Russia 1918 during the Russian revolution.

Auktionsnummer:

6147

Datum:

2017-06-20