Armand-Gustave Houbigant - Mœurs et costumes des Russes - 1817

HOUBIGANT (Armand Gustave) Manners and customs of the Russians. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1817. 1 volume in folio (46 x 29.5 cm), in sheets with a stitched cardboard cover, [4]-20 pages- 49 plates. 1 plate missing (no. 10), wear, margins frayed, scattered foxing. Overall very good condition. Original edition of this beautiful series devoted largely to the games and amusements of the Russians but also to their customs. The 49 plates (of 50) illustrate, among other things, a wedding, a baptism, the game of babki, roller coasters (the Montagnes russes), a market selling frozen groceries, etc. Very rare.

Estimate:£2,619.87

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