The costume of the Russian Empire
By: illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings ; with descriptions in English and French
Contributors: Thordarson Collection
Publisher: Printed for William Miller ... by Howlett and Brimmer ...
Published: 1803
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; ger; fre
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Costume; Social life and customs; Mœurs et coutumes; Manners and customs
Other titles: Costumes de l'Empire de Russie, représentés dans un série de soixante et treize planches, accompagnées de descriptions en français et en anglais
Notes: Some copies have added engraved t.p., hand colored.

Plates hand colored.

Attributed by the BM Catalogue to William Alexander.

"The descriptions ... have been derived from the most authentic sources, more particularly from publisher Professor [C.W.] Müller's Description de toute les nations de l'empire de Russie, Voyage en Sibérie, par D'Auteroche, Description de Kamtschatka, par M. Kracheninnikow, Plescheëf's Survey of the Russian Empire, Pallas's Travels through the southern parts of Russia, [and] Saür's Account of Commodore Billing's expedition to the northern parts of Russia, &c. &c."--Preface

Abbey, J.R. Travel, v. 1, p. 215

Text in English and French.