[RUSSIA] - COUTÉPOFF (Nicolas, de) [ALIAS KUTEPOV (NICOLAI)] - HUNTING Grand Ducal and Tsarist hunting in Russia. Period from the 10th to the 16th century. Historical essay by Nicolas de Coutépoff, colonel of the guard and deputy chief of the imperial hunt. Saint Petersburg, expedition for the preparation of state papers, 1896. Profusely illustrated edition by Professor V. M. Vasnetsoff and academician N. S. Samokiche. In-4: gilt front cover, false title, XVII, 233pp. erratum. Illustrated with off-text plates, mostly in color and reproductions in the text. ½ modern red morocco, smooth spine decorated, hardback case sheathed to be restored, publisher's color illustrated cover retained. A good copy. A very prestigious work dedicated to the memory of Tsar Alexander III, who was the initiator. The edition is unknown, but few copies of this study are known. Work in an impeccable condition. Expert : M. Michel Convert