CZYNSKI (Jean) : Picturesque Russia - History... - Lot 99 - Richard Maison de ventes

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CZYNSKI (Jean) : Picturesque Russia - History... - Lot 99 - Richard Maison de ventes
CZYNSKI (Jean) : Picturesque Russia - History and picture of Russia. Paris, Pilout successor of Postel, 1837. Two volumes bound in one volume. 18,5 by 27,5 cm. (4)-192; 193-383 pages. The two parts have a continuous pagination. Contemporary half black calf, smooth spine, with a very nice romantic decoration in gold. Very good condition. Scattered foxing throughout the book, some leaves browned. The work is illustrated with 54 full-page hors-texte engravings (and not 48, as in some copies: 48 engravings numbered from 1 to 48, and 6 engravings at the head of volume 1, not numbered, and not indicated in the table). "Jan Kazimierz Czynski, born in Warsaw in1801 and died in London in1867, man of letters and lawyer, supporter of Fourier's doctrines, he collaborated to several newspapers where he published in particular political and historical articles marked by his independence and radical utopian socialism." Uncommon book, here with 6 additional engravings.
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