115 - COSTUME OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE, illustrated by more than seventy superbly colored engravings… Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by Upwards of Seventy Richly Colored Engravings. London, printed for E. Harding…, 1803. Large quarto, black morocco, covers and spine with 5 decorated raised bands (pastiche binding).

COSTUME OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE, illustrated by more than seventy superbly colored engravings… Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by Upwards of Seventy Richly Colored Engravings. London, printed for E. Harding…, 1803. Large quarto, black morocco, covers and spine with 5 decorated raised bands (pastiche binding). Colas, 703–704 / Lipperheide, 1342 /// Engraved title page, (76f.), 72 plates. A beautiful volume illustrated with an engraved title page and 72 separately printed, dotted-line engraved and colored plates, numbered 1 through 70, including plates 5* and 20*. The text of the work consists of a title in English, a title in French, a dedication page, a table of contents page, 2 introductory pages in English and French, and 70 pages of explanations of the plates in both languages. Plates 5* and 14 have no accompanying text pages. Most of the plates, except for 9 depicting groups, are taken from J.W. Georgi’s collection, *Description of All the Nations of the Russian Empire…*, published in 1776–1780. Handwritten bookplate by Henry Roth.