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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.

HOUBIGANT (Armand Gustave)

Mœurs et costumes des Russes.

Paris, Firmin Didot, 1817.

1 volume in-folio (46 x 29,5 cm), en feuilles sous chemise cartonnée lacée, [4]-20 pages- 49 planches. 1 planche manquante (n°10), frottements, marges effrangées, rousseurs éparses. État très correct tout de même.

Édition originale de cette belle série consacrée en grande partie aux jeux et aux divertissements des Russes mais également à leurs coutumes. Les 49 planches (sur 50) illustrent entre autres un mariage, un baptême, le jeu de babki, les montagnes Russes, un marché de comestibles gelés, etc.

Très rare.

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

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Armand-Gustave Houbigant, Mœurs et costumes des Russes, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1817, 1 volume in-folio (46 × 29.5 cm) with sheets under a tied card folder, 49 plates (of 50) with one plate missing, very good condition, original illustrated edition in French.

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Armand-Gustave Houbigant, Mœurs et costumes des Russes, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1817, 1 volume in-folio (46 × 29.5 cm) with sheets under a tied card folder, 49 plates (of 50) with one plate missing, very good condition, original illustrated edition in French.

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