$1,800
Miller, William, editor, Costume of the Russian Empire, Illustrated by Upwards of Seventy Richly Coloured Engravings . London: Printed for E. Harding, 1803. Small folio, first edition, with stipple engraved, hand-colored frontispiece, and seventy-two full page, hand-colored plates, watermarked 1802, depicting the ethnic costumes of different regions of Russia, all text in English and French, including the title page; bound in full contemporary gilt-tooled straight-grained morocco, rubbed and scratched, ex libris Carton Library 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. Miller created a series of costume books in this period, documenting regional dress from countries in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
