[Russia]. BRETON DE LA MARTINIERE (Jean Baptiste Joseph). La - Lot 157

[Russia]. BRETON DE LA MARTINIERE (Jean Baptiste Joseph). La Russie ou Mœurs, usages, et costumes des habitans de toutes les provinces de cet empire. A Paris, Nepveu, 1813. 6 vol. in-18, period orange Russian leather, smooth spine covered with long-grained red morocco, gilt title and tomaison, double gilt fillet and gilt irons, gilt roulette framing the boards, on the coupes and the chasses, gilt edges [Simier] (joins, coupes and corners rubbed but not seriously; rare light stains, qq. rare traces of dust in the margins). Edition illustrated with 111 copper-engraved plates showing numerous scenes, costumed figures and landscapes of Russia. Approximately 100 plates were hand-colored at the time. Pleasant binding with decorative spine by Simier, the King's bookbinder.