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ORTELIUS (Abraham).
Russia.
[Anvers, 1598]. 80 x 106 mm.
Reference : LBW-1431
Carte miniature issue de l'édition française de l'Epitome du Théâtre du Monde, publiée par Philippe Galle à Anvers en 1598. Texte français au verso. Bel exemplaire.
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TRAVELLING SKETCHES IN RUSSIA AND SWEDEN during the years 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 - in two volumes -
1809 LONDON RICHARD PHILLIPS 1809 reliées en un volume gd.IN4 1/2 cuir de russie à coins -dos orné -complet des 41 planches gravées à l'aquateinte et la plus part coloriées à la main ,11 pl. en 2 tons (fond sépia)-27 coloriées -3 dépliantes dont 2 coloriées - 14 vues de ville et 27 de costumes civils et militaires -303+296p.- edition originale. The author (1777-1842) went to Russia in 1804 at the Czar's invitation to depict Russian historical events. An affair with a Russian princess forced him to leave the country, but he later returned and married the lady. Stadler's colored aquatints after Porter's sketches of Russian, Finnish and Swedish costume and scenery are among the liveliest illustrations of the early nineteenth century. Abbey 13; Lipperheide Kaa 25; Colas 2407; Tooley 195.
une pl. leg. détachée - decharge d'encre sur quelques pages de texte - qques sérpentes abscentes -néanmoins texte frais -rare et rechérché With 28 hand-coloured aquatint costume plates, 12 sepia-tinted aquatint plates of views and one etching of Gustav Vasa. Some offsettting from plates as often. Contemporary half calf, Bookplate. First edition. Porter was an English diplomat and he became the historical painter to the czar of Russia in 1804. The beautiful plates are from drawings by the author made during his travels in Russia, Finland and Sweden, engraved by Stadler. A few pages at beginning and end with minor marginal stain o/w a great copy. Abbey Travel 13. Bring 381. Cat. Russica P1036. Colas 2407. Lipperheide 11346. Tooley 383.First Edition. A handsomely illustrated travel book, containing twelve hand-tinted sepia aquatint views and twenty-eight hand-coloured aquatint costume plates, all after original drawings by the author. Porter, a noted British artist, was appointed historical painter to the Czar of Russia in 1804, and was engaged on some vast decorative works for the Admiralty Hall at St. Petersburg. During his residence there he fell in love with a Russian princess, whom he returned to marry in 1811, after a tour through Finland and Sweden. His narrative includes observations and impressions of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Upsala, Stockholm, Russian and Scandinavian art collections and museums, the Russian army, law and prison systems, religion, education, cossacks, commerce, and mining. Remise de 20% pour toutes commandes égales ou supérieures à 100 €
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Jacques Chiquet Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique.
Reference : 22875
(1719)
ESTATS DU GRAND DUC DE MOSCOVIE ou de L'EMPEREUR de la RUSSIE BLANCHE.suivant les dernieres relations White Russia.Carte gravée d'époque coloris époque avec feuillet de texte imprimé joint ,extrait du Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique.
1719 Paris,Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et historique., c.1719.Published by La Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et historique. c.1719., 1719 Copper engraving. Original colour with later additions. Size: 22 x 16.5 cm. (8? x 6? inches). Fine condition, good margins. Map of European Russia, with a list of Dukes of Muscovy at lower left and a title cartouche at top right. In the early eighteenth century, French cartography overtook the Dutch in terms of accuracy and design. Chiquet's delightful Nouveau et Curieux Atlas was typical product of the time. Moreland and Bannister, p.132.
Cartographe :Jacques ChiquetNé en 1673 à Paris et Mort dans cette même Ville en 1721, Est un Graveur Editeur et Marchand d'Estampes Français, il Publiera en 1719 Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Géographique et Historique, Destiné à un Public Riche Dont Cette Carte est Tirée. Remise de 20% pour toutes commandes égales ou supérieures à 100 €
Dancing in Petersburg . A memoir of Imperial Russia ,exile and the ballet
1961 Doubleday & company, New York 1961, Translated by Arnold Haskell .IN8 jacquette illustrée effrangée,interieur bon From the romantic world of Russian aristocracy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , the ballet was pure enchantment . First US Edition.
Remise de 20% pour toutes commandes égales ou supérieures à 100 €
The Road to Modern Jewish Politics: Political Tradition and Political Reconstruction in the Jewish Community of Tsarist Russia (Studies in Jewish Hi)
Oxford university press 1989 252 pages 14 4x22 3x2 3cm. 1989. Cartonnage editeur. 252 pages.
Très bon état avec sa jaquette intérieur propre bonne tenue
Roots of Revolution: A History of the Populist and Socialist Movements in 19th Century Russia: A History of the Populist and Socialist Movements in the Nineteenth-century Russia
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History 2025 850 pages in8. 2025. Broché. 850 pages.
Bon état; tranche salie dos creusé intérieur propre
