Peter Simon Pallas: P. S. Pallas Russisch-Kaiserlichen Staatsraths und Ritters U. S. W. Bemerkungen auf Einer Reise in die Südlichen Statthalterschaften des Russischen Reichs in den Jahren 1793 und 1794. / Mit Colorirten Kupfern

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Peter Simon Pallas : P. S. Pallas Russisch-Kaiserlichen Staatsraths und Ritters U. S. W. Bemerkungen auf Einer Reise in die Südlichen Statthalterschaften des Russischen Reichs in den Jahren 1793 und 1794. / Mit Colorirten Kupfern

Gottfried Martini, Leipzig, c. 1799-1801.

Contemporary full brown marble calf, flat spine in six compartments of gilt-tooled bands and gilt geometric motifs, gilt red and black labels on two and five, edges tinted yellow, endpapers marbled. , Occasional light browning to the text, but plates are clean and crisp; altogether a fine copy of this important colour plate book in attractive period full calf., 4to., P. Volume 1. (4), title, blank, dedication, blank, foreword (4), list of subscribers ix-xx, preface xxi-xxiv, list of plates xxv-xxxii, half-title, blank, 3-516, (6); Volume 2. (4), title, blank, dedication, blank, foreword (4), list of subscribers ix-xii, preface xiii-xvi, list of plates xvii-xxiv, half-title, blank, 3-520, half-title, blank, additions 523-525, errata (2), blank, (4)., With a total of 53 folding plates, including 6 maps (2 coloured), and 47 views and costume plates (40 coloured). There are also a total of 32 in-text plates (27 coloured). All the plates illustrate the landscapes and peoples of southern Russia. , Volume : Two volumes.

According to its own index and the sequential number of the plates,Vol 1 lacks plate 20 and Vol. 2 lacks plate 10; however, Hiler gives the same number of plates as are found in our copy. Graesse indicates it should contain 54, and Brunet gives both 44 and 59 as the number of plates. This confusion with regards to the number of plates suggests a lack of consensus among experts as to the total required plates for a “complete†copy.
Tooley 357 (referring to the English translation of 1802): “It deserves a place in every colour plate collection for its numerous attractive coloured vignettes, an unusual feature. The plates themselves are also interesting technically, various forms of engraving employed.â€, Tooley 357; Hiler 683; Graesse V:109; Brunet III:616.

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