Ancient jewellery in the Grand Duke's library
Russkie klady. Issledovaniie drevnostei velikokniazheskogo perioda [Russian Treasures. A Study of Antiquities of the Grand Dukedom Period]. Vol. 1 [all published]
Tip. Glavnogo Upravl. Udelov, Skt Peterburg, 1896.
£6,500
Grand Duke Alexey's copy of the first scholarly work on ancient Russian jewelry: an excellent example of the first edition, finely illustrated.
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Black Sea trade in much detail, from a prominent collector in Odessa
PEYSSONEL, Charles de, and Ernst CUHN
Die Verfassung des Handels auf dem Schwarzen Meer [Traité sur le commerce de la Mer Noire]Weygand, Leipzig, 1788.
Very rare first German edition of this major work, with much added material showing a geopolitical angle chosen by the translator, a civil servant for the Prussian 'external affairs'. A beautiful copy, in full morocco with prestigious local provenance.
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Fascinating illustrated account
Illiustrirovannaia khronika voiny [The Illustrated Chronicle of War]
Eduard Goppe, Skt Peterburg, 1877-78.
The Balkans, Southern Eastern Europe and Western Turkey in two fascinating folio volumes detailing all events of the 1877-78 war. Very richly illustrated and rarely found in such an attractive example, here in the original publisher's binding.