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(Antiquarianism) 7 Vols. Antiquities of the Russian Empire. Drevnosti Rossiiskago Gosydarstva. London, 1855 and Moscow, 1849-1853. Illustrated by F. G. Sointsev. Plates only, in 6 volumes bound in 7. Folio, later 19th century three quarters brown morocco and marbled boards; rubbed, worn, and occasionally blistered, a few spines defective. With 6 chromolithographic titles and 508 plates, most chromolithographic, with captions in Russian and French. English language letterpress title chipped at edges and repaired, List of Plates leaves chipped at edges and often sprung, chromolithographic titles chipped at fore edges, some chipping to edges at front and back of all volumes, other occasional minor chipping to edges, a little toning and minor dust smudging to edges of plates, scattered, light foxing in plate margins, endpapers dusty and detached. Ex-library: perforated stamp on letterpress title, chromolithographic titles and plates - in body of chromolithographic title of volume 1, in fore edge margin of other chromolithographic titles, perforated stamps on all plates - none affecting images, usually at bottom right blank margins; ink stamp at foot of chromolithographic titles of volumes 3-6, initial List of Plates sheets in each volume; labels on front pastedowns.