Sketches in Russia 1814 with plates
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Beskrivning
RUSSIA (SVIN´IN, PAVEL PETROVICH). Sketches in Russia. London, R. Ackermann, 1814.
8vo (220x140 mm). Engraved frontispiece, 14 engraved plates (complete). Untrimmed in contemporary boards, title on spine (lacking upper board).
With the bookplate of Gösta Nobel on first free endpaper.
Abbey Travel 225. First edition.
The plates are:
1. Frontispiece. Emperor Alexander.
2. Empress of Russia.
3. The Monument to Peter the Great in St. Petersburgh.
4. The Mansion of Mr. Paschcott at Moscow.
5. A Cozak killing a Tiger in Siberia in 1810.
6. New Cazan Church in St. Petersburg.
7. The Field of Mars in St. Petrsburg.
8. Circassian.
9. A General View of the Kremlin.
10. View of the Ancient Palace of the Kremlin.
11. The New Exchange in St. Petersburgh.
12. The Amusement on the Ice.
13. Summer Travelling in Russia.
14. Winter Travelling in Russia.
15. The Public Garden in St. Petersburgh.
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.
Konditionsrapport
Lacking upper board, worn and damaged spine. Endpaper browned and soiled.
Auktionsnummer:
517689
Datum:
2018-02-27