[RUSSIA - COLOR PLATE]
PALLAS, PETER SIMON. Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire... London: Strahan for Longman and Rees [etc.] 1802. First edition. Two volumes, 19th century brown russia, rebacked retaining original spine, decorated paper sides, speckled edges. 11 3/8 x 9 inches (29 x 22.5 cm); xxiv, 552 pp., with 25 largely hand-colored plates (most folding, includes one map) and 14 colored vignettes; xxxii, 523, [1] pp., with 27 plates, largely hand-colored, 14 colored vignettes, with three folding maps at end. Rebacked as noted, some binding wear, four text leaves in the first volume in facsimile.
"An extremely charming colour plate book [which] deserves a place in every colour plate book collection for its numerous attractive coloured vignettes, an unusual feature" - Abbey Travel 222.

Provenance: The Collection of Arnold "Jake" Johnson
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