[RUSSIA]. Meeting of 3 volumes of the 19th c. : - Lot 281

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[RUSSIA]. Meeting of 3 volumes of the 19th c. : - Lot 281
[RUSSIA]. Meeting of 3 volumes of the 19th c. : 1) MALTE-BRUN, Conrad. Annales des voyages de la geographie et de l'histoire. Journey from Petersburg to Moscow, made in 1805, In-8 paperback, 52 pp. Posterior cover of green paper. Complete with its beautiful folding color plate depicting "The Palace of the Czars, in the Kremlin (or citadel) in Moscow." This is Book I of Volume 1 of the Annales des voyages founded by Conrad Malte-Brun (1775-1826) and by Eyriès; ATTACHED: 2) LESUR, Charles-Louis. Of the progress of Russian power, from its origin to the beginning of the 19th century. By M.r L.***, Paris : Fantin, 1812. In-8 of XIV, 514 p. Paperback, waiting cover. Excellent condition of the text, paperback copy deserving a binding. Expanded reprint (the first, much thinner, is from 1807). The work contains an apocryphal version of the famous testament of Peter the Great, supporting his plans for universal domination (cf. Jourdan, Elena. "The Apocryphal Testament of Peter the Great Universality of a Text (1794-1836)") 3) PARIS CITY COUNCIL. Official report of the celebrations organized by the city of Paris for the visit of LL. The Emperor and Empress of Russia on October 6, 7 and 8, 1896, Paris : imprimerie nationale, 1897. Large in-4 (34 x 24,7) of [4], 181 p, 2 portraits, 25 plates. Paperback, untrimmed, printed cover, good condition. Beautiful publication in memory of the visit of Nicolas II of Russia to France, illustrated with two portraits (that of Tsar Nicolas II on chine glue, and that of Empress Alexandra Fiodorovna), 25 plates including 18 heliogravures and 7 etchings, 2 programs as well as the cover of the menu of the dinner at the Élysée, illustrated by Clairin.
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