Impressive in colour
PLESCHEEF, Sergey (also Sergei MESHKOV-PLESHCHEEV) and James SMIRNOVE (transl.)
Survey of the Russian Empire
£2,750
Impressive in colour
Survey of the Russian Empire.
Published/created in: 1792
£2,750
Survey of the Russian Empire.
Published/created in: 1792
£2,750
Fine, unusual copy of this first english edition of the most accurate description of the Russian empire at the end of Catherine the Great's reign. Usually black & white: but this copy with bold, vivid contemporary hand-colour.
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Impressive manuscript confirmation of nobility
Certification of 'szlachta' (nobility) status for the family
£5,950
Impressive manuscript confirmation of nobility
Certification of 'szlachta' (nobility) status for the family.
Published/created in: 1819 and 1863
£5,950
Certification of 'szlachta' (nobility) status for the family.
Published/created in: 1819 and 1863
£5,950
Striking official documents in manuscript, related to the Rynkiewicz family and its nobility status, in Polish and Russian with fresh watercolour illustrations. A fine item of heraldry, very well preserved its red-morocco binding and large brass seal: rare so.
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