FINE BOOK IN FRENCH DESCRIBING AND PARTIALLY ILLUSTRATING THE CZAR’S COLLECTION AT ST. PETERSBURG.

FINE BOOK IN FRENCH DESCRIBING AND PARTIALLY ILLUSTRATING THE CZAR’S COLLECTION AT ST. PETERSBURG. Grand folio (13-3/4” x 21-5/8”) printed in Paris in 1853. Titled MUSEE de TZARSKOE-SELO ou COLLECTION D’ARMES de SA MAJESTE L’ EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES. This is Volume I which contains the descriptions of 149 plates showing armor, equipment, weapons, etc., as well as the first 100 plates. There is an additional full size drawing showing the back of a night in armor with numbers to identify the individual pieces of a suit of armor. There is a bookplate inside the front cover from Tiffany & Co. CONDITION: Very good to fine plates. The binding is torn and the cover is detached. The spine is split with much of the gold printing missing. There are a number of bends along the edges and light to moderate foxing, but the individual plates could be easily restored and framed. The quality is very high. There is no recent auction record on this volume. A complete set sold some years ago for $9,000. 4-48355 FS207 (1,250-1,750)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2003

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	564V.	$1,725.00	FINE BOOK IN FRENCH DESCRIBING AND PARTIALLY ILLUSTRATING THE CZAR’S COLLECTION AT ST. PETERSBURG. Grand folio (13-3/4” x 21-5/8”) printed in Paris in 1853. Titled MUSEE de TZARSKOE-SELO ou COLLECTION D’ARMES de SA MAJESTE L’ EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES. This is Volume I which contains the descriptions of 149 plates showing armor, equipment, weapons, etc., as well as the first 100 plates. There is an additional full size drawing showing the back of a night in armor with numbers to identify the individual pieces of a suit of armor. There is a bookplate inside the front cover from Tiffany & Co. CONDITION: Very good to fine plates. The binding is torn and the cover is detached. The spine is split with much of the gold printing missing. There are a number of bends along the edges and light to moderate foxing, but the individual plates could be easily restored and framed. The quality is very high. There is no recent auction record on this volume. A complete set sold some years ago for $9,000. 4-48355 FS207 (1,250-1,750) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2003 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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