M. Chopin - Russie - 1838

Superb illustrated set in two volumes of this geopolitical, ethnographic and historical edition devoted to the territories of the Russian Empire and the neighboring regions of the Caucasus and the Christian East -

Magnificent plates throughout the works; Russia 99 plates - Crimea 8 plates - Caucasian Region, Circassia and Georgia 12 plates - Armenia 36 plates!

The first volume aims to describe Russia in its political, social and cultural dimensions, highlighting the administrative organization, popular customs, urban and rural landscapes, as well as the internal tensions of an expanding empire -

The second volume broadens the view to Crimea, Circassia, Georgia and Armenia, offering a series of vivid scenes where descriptions of peoples, religious traditions, ancient monuments and strategic realities linked to imperial rivalries mingle -

The whole is distinguished by the diversity of voices among the authors, who combine erudition, direct observation and political analysis, giving the reader a nuanced and detailed vision of regions then little known in Western Europe -

M. Chopin, César Famin & M. Boré - Russia [followed by] Crimea, Circassia and Georgia, and Armenia - 1838 - Volume I and II - Firmin Didot Frères -
396 : 420 pages -
Russia 99 plates -
Crimea 8 plates -
Caucasian Region, Circassia and Georgia 12 plates -
Armenia 36 plates -

Good condition of bindings, works in half-leather with original corners, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spines, worn corners, beautiful marbled edges, smooth spine adorned with gold motifs, gilded titles and volume numbers, gold filet lines on the covers -

Good interior condition, some foxing and a few plates detached, text in two columns, works enriched with 4 folding maps and 151 plates without text, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasing overall set -

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