St. Petersburg: Painted by F. de Haenen, Described by G. Dobson
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp, xii, 167. Color frontis. and 16 color plates with captioned tissue guards, 16 b/w illustrations, fold-out map at rear. Illustrated yellow cloth, title stamped in gilt, top edges gilt. Some toning to spine, rubbing and a little bubbling of the cloth on rear board. Internally tight and clean, nicer than usually seen. Very Good+. Item #12335
An early 20th-century historical and cultural account of St. Petersburg, considered a primary English-language source for Russian historical events at the time, covering the transition from the city’s rise from a provincial fishing village to the center of Imperial power. INMAN 179.
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