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1893Best.-Nr. 653421893. St. Petersburg: Izd. L.F. Pantelieeva 1893. St. Petersburg: Izd. L.F. Pantelieeva 1893. The Last Edition of the Nakaz Published in the Nineteenth Century Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Bezgin Il'ia Grigor'evich Editor. Nakaz Eja Imperatorskago Velicestva Ekateriny Vtoryja Samoderzicy Vserossijskija Dannyj Kommissii o Socinenii Proekta Novago Ulozenija. St. Petersburg: Izd. L.F. Pantelieeva 1893. 53 201 pp. Text of Nakaz in Russian with parallel French translation. Original printed stiff wrappers bound into recent quarter calf over cloth gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Gilding mostly rubbed away from lettering piece light soiling and edgewear to wrappers moderate toning to text faint dampspotting to a few leaves. Small early owner label to front free endpaper internally clean. $1750. The last edition published in the nineteenth century. The Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II between 1764 and 1766. It was among her most ambitious and significant undertakings. Infused with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All- Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Instruction proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and denounced torture and the death penalty. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. The first two editions one with parallel texts in Russian and German were published in 1767. OCLC locates 1 copy in a North American law library Columbia. Another copy located at Harvard Law School. Butler The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 526 Entry 18. unknown
1907Best.-Nr. 653411907. The First Edition of the Nakaz Published in the Twentieth Century Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Chechulin Nikolai Dmitrevich 1863-1927 Editor. Nakaz Imperatritsy Ekateriny II Dannyi Kommissii o Sochinenii Proekta Novago Ulozheniia. St. Petersburg: Izd. Iurid. Knizhnago Sklada "Pravo" 1907. ii cliv 174 pp. Three folding plates of facsimile manuscript leaves. Text of Nakaz in Russian with parallel French translation. Contemporary pebbled cloth light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to spine ends and corners which are bumped. Light toning to text a few leaves have carefully repaired tears. Early inscription and owner inkstamp to title page interior otherwise clean. $1250. The first edition published in the twentieth century. Title two in the series Pamiatniki Russkago Zakonodatel'stva 1649-1832. The Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II between 1764 and 1766. It was among her most ambitious and significant undertakings. Infused with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All- Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Instruction proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and denounced torture and the death penalty. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. The first two editions one with parallel texts in Russian and German were published in 1767. Our 1907 edition may have been inspired by a spirit of reform fired by the Russian Revolution of 1905. OCLC locates 1 copy in a North American law library Columbia. Another copy located at Harvard Law School. Butler The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 526 Entry 19. unknown
1769Best.-Nr. 647731769. Early French-Language Edition of Catherine's Nakaz Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Landres J. Rodolphe Frey de Translator. Instructions Adressees par Sa Majeste L'Imperatrice de Toutes les Russies: A la Commission Etablie Pour Travailler a L'Execution du Projet d'un Nouveau Code de Lois. Traduit de l'Allemand. "A Petersbourg" i.e. Yverdon Switzerland: s.n. 1769. 286 pp. 12mo. 6" x 4". Early quarter vellum over marbled boards untrimmed edges a few unopenened signatures. Light soiling corners lightly bumped and worn. Moderate toning to interior somewhat heavier in places some leaves have light foxing a few have light dampstaining to margins internally clean. Ex-library with a small inkstamp to title page. A handsome copy. $1000. Reissue of the first edition in French published by the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences for private distribution in 1769. This important text also known as the Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II from 1764 and 1766. Permeated with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Beccaria Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Instruction proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and disapproved of death penalty and torture. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. Catherine's manuscript was written in French and she later produced a Russian translation. Editions in German and Russian were published in Moscow in 1767. The book was initially banned in France because it was too liberal which is why the first French-language edition was produced in Switzerland with a false imprint. French and Latin editions were eventually published in 1770. OCLC locates 6 copies of this imprint in North American law libraries Columbia George Washington University Harvard Library of Congress UC-Berkeley Yale. Butler The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 531 Entry 40. unknown
1771Best.-Nr. 647971771. Amsterdam 1771. 2nd Dutch ed. Amsterdam 1771. 2nd Dutch ed. Scarce Early French-Language Edition of Catherine the Great's Landmark Legal Treatise Issued by Marc-Michel Rey The Premier Publisher of the Enlightenment Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Instruction de Sa Majeste Imperiale Catherine II. Pour la Commission Chargee de Dresser le Projet d'un Nouveau Code de Loix. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. vii 229 pp. Frontispiece engraved copperplate medallion portrait of Catherine II by C.A. Boily. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4"; 19.68 x 12.06 cm. Contemporary mottled calf blind rules to boards gilt spine with lettering piece edges rouged marbled endpapers. A few minor scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities spine ends worn front joint starting at ends corners bumped and somewhat worn. Light toning to text dampstaining and light foxing to a few leaves internally clean. An attractive copy. $1250. Second Dutch edition. Known universally as the Nakaz or Instruction this monument of legal philosophy was composed by Catherine II between 1764 and 1766 as a guiding manual for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened in 1767. Intended to replace the outdated Sobornoye Ulozheniye 1649 Muscovite Code the treatise stands as one of the most prominent practical applications of Enlightenment jurisprudence in early modern Europe. Heavily influenced by Montesquieu's De l'Esprit des Lois and Beccaria's Dei Delitti e Delle Pene the text translates radical legal theories into imperial policy. It explicitly advocated for equal protection under the law for all citizens abolition of torture and strict limitation of the death penalty prevention of crime over retributive punishment and judicial proportion between crimes and penalties. Catherine drafted the original text in French and subsequently produced a Russian translation. Following the initial 1767 Moscow printings in Russian and German regional editions proliferated across Europe. The text was famously banned in France by Louis XV due to its radical political liberalism-a censorship event that only increased continental demand. The first Dutch edition was published in Dutch translation in 1769. This 1771 imprint by Marc-Michel Rey represents the first Dutch edition printed in the original French. Publishing from Amsterdam Rey was the principal printer for ra. unknown
1771Best.-Nr. 648601771. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. Attractive Early Amsterdam Edition of Catherine's Nakaz Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Instruction de Sa Majeste Imperiale Catherine II. Pour la Commission Chargee de Dresser le Projet d'un Nouveau Code de Loix. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. vii 229 pp. Copperplate portrait frontispiece. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Later patterned-paper covered boards calf lettering piece to spine patterned endpapers. Minor wear to spine ends and corners front joint starting at ends. Negligible light toning to text dampstaining to bottom and fore-edges of text block very faint in most places in preliminaries somewhat darker. A nice copy. $1250. Second Dutch edition. This important text also known as the Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II from 1764 and 1766. Permeated with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Beccaria Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Nakaz proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and disapproved of the death penalty and torture. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. Catherine's manuscript was written in French and she later produced a Russian translation. Editions in German and Russian were published in Moscow in 1767. Several editions followed in nations ranging from Italy to Latvia. The first Dutch edition in Dutch translation was published in Amsterdam in 1769. The 1771 Amsterdam edition was the first Dutch edition in French. It is a scarce imprint. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries Library of Congress UC-Berkeley. Butler The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 528 entry 28. unknown
Best.-Nr. SONG0938311093Brand: Atlantic Intl Pubns 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Atlantic Intl Pubns hardcover
1816Best.-Nr. 71411London: Robert Bowyer. c. 1816. A very fine hand coloured aquatint by Robert Bowyer 1758-1834 published in 1815. From; 'An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe During the Years 1812 1813 1814 & 1815 Comprising a series of Views of Paris Moscow The Kremlin Dresden Berlin. together with a History of those Momentous Transactions'. This delightful view shows Muscovites in the foreground with parts of The Kremlin and the greater city in the background whilst The Moskva River is seen carrying mercantile craft. The colouring is soft and subtle and gives a this view a wonderful depth and clarity. Size: 465 x600 mm. Original hand coloured aquatint. In good condition. Central fold with old repairs to splits some soiling and minor staining. unknown
1996Best.-Nr. 340654Harry N Abrams Inc 1996. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Oversize. Harry N Abrams Inc hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. 334575Routledge 1998. Hardback. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Routledge hardcover
1919Best.-Nr. ZB652334Paris: Imprimerie Lahure 1919. 15 pp. original paper wrappers with later tape rebacking; minor library markings else good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Paris: Imprimerie Lahure unknown
1991Best.-Nr. 014806N.Y.: Armchair Detective Library 1991. 1st hardcover edition. A fine unread copy in slipcase. ONE of 100 NUMBERED COPIES this being #98 SIGNED by Kaminsky bound in burgundy cloth without dust wrapper as issued in matching burgundy slipcase gilt stamping to front board and spine pencil sketch of the author by Carolyn Hartman at front board a very fine unread copy. A new introduction by Kaminsky. The 1st Rostnikov title. Set in Moscow the debut Ratnikov novel demonstrates how Kaminsky captures the flavor of that city. This powerful sense of time and place is doubly remarkable because Kaminsky had never been to Russia before he wrote the book. His depictions of Rostnikov coping with a corrupt Moscow police force underlying KGB pressures and the overall inefficiencies of working in the then Soviet Union are dead-on. Death of a Dissident shows a master storyteller at his finest. . Signed by Author. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Fine. Limited Edition. Armchair Detective Library Hardcover
1925Best.-Nr. ZB416681Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag 1925. 3. Auflage 11-15 Tausend; xxxviii 303 1 pp. frontis. plates small folding maps in German only translated and edited from the English by Hans Glaubauf and Kate Gusfeld; ex library original paper wrappers darkened with large chip at head of spine good only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag, unknown
1900Best.-Nr. 032076UK 1900. First Edition . Paper. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. An Original Paper Written and Signed by Marie Duchess of Edinburgh Grand Duchess of Russia. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia 1853-1920 was the fifth child and only surviving daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine; she was Duchess of Edinburgh and later Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as the wife of Alfred Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was the younger sister of Alexander III of Russia and the paternal aunt of Russia's last emperor Nicholas II. Provenance: From the family of autograph collector Emily Mary Rose Lee 1869-1949 wife of Colonel William Crawford Walton 1864-1937. Emily was the daughter of William Lee Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Glasgow from 1874 to 1886 and granddaughter of John Lee 1779-1859 Principal of Edinburgh University from 1840 to 1859.Size is 113mm x 78mm. Condition is good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17163 unknown
1826Best.-Nr. 20463Dublin:: Bentham and Hardy 1826. 12mo. Contemporary sheep minor edge wear hinges neatly mended holds strong some light foxing a few small dog-ear corners overall a very good copy. 12mo. With frontispiece and 4 full-page woocuts. The travels of James Leech and Mr. Gorodek and the author through Russia. Early edition scarce. Bentham and Hardy, unknown
1780Best.-Nr. 89640Saint Petersburg: Sans nom d'éditeur 1780. Fine. Sans nom d'éditeur Saint Petersburg 1780 20.8 x 27 cm Relié Very rare first edition of the Ottoman Turkish translation of Catherine II's new regulations for the administration of the governorates of the Russian Empire published in Saint Petersburg in 1780. In the aftermath of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca signed in 1774 Russian expansion towards the Black Sea could no longer be confined to the seizure of fortresses and territory. The newly acquired provinces had to be governed their inhabitants introduced to the institutions of the Empire and its regulations made accessible to populations unable to read Russian. The present volume records this decisive transition from military conquest to civil administration through the translation into Ottoman Turkish printed in Arabic script of one of the principal domestic reforms of Catherine II's reign. The work is divided into two parts. The first dated 12 November 1775 within the volume contains the opening twenty-eight chapters of the reform pp. 1-190. The second corresponding to a supplementary text prepared towards the end of the decade and published in Saint Petersburg at the beginning of 1780 comprises chapters 29-31 pp. 191-248. The continuous pagination thus brings together two successive stages of the legislation under the general publication date of 1780. Quarto 248 pages 20.8 x 27 cm. Modern period-style binding in half mottled sheep with small corners unlettered spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt double fillets and thistle tools marbled paper boards red edges. Pale dampstaining to the upper right margins of the opening leaves. The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca had brought the Russo-Ottoman War of 1768-1774 to an end and profoundly altered the balance of power around the Black Sea. Azov Kerch Yenikale and Kinburn passed under Russian sovereignty together with territories around the mouths of the Dnieper and Bug rivers. The Crimean Khanate was declared independent of the Ottoman Empire but remained subject to increasing Russian influence until its formal annexation in 1783. The newly acquired lands formed part of a southern frontier then undergoing extensive reorganisation particularly around the governorates of Azov and Novorossiysk whose inhabitants included substantial Turkic-speaking Tatar and Nogai communities. Promulgated in November 1775 the reform of the governorates responded to a broader crisis in imperial administration made particularly apparent by the Pugachev Rebellion. Catherine II sought to replace the existing patchwork of territorial divisions with a more uniform network of governorates and districts organised partly according to population. The legislation multiplied local institutions distinguished more clearly between administrative judicial and fiscal functions and strengthened the presence of the state throughout the provinces. It consequently established one of the principal frameworks of Russian territorial government for the following decades. The Ottoman Turkish translation of the legislation should probably be understood within this effort to extend Russian administrative order among the Turkic-speaking populations of the new southern borderlands. The book may have served interpreters and government officials as well as local notables required to understand the institutions now responsible for justice taxation and provincial administration. It therefore translated more than a body of law: it rendered the very language of imperial rule into another political and linguistic tradition. Crimea still occupied a separate position. The khanate remained officially independent while its final ruler ahin Giray pursued his own military fiscal and administrative reforms under Russian protection. The volume is also typographically significant. At a time when Arabic-script printing remained comparatively little developed within the Russian Empire the production in Saint Petersburg of such an ext Sans nom d'éditeur hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. 003399Voronezh: Cossack Camp 2013. Hardcover. Very Good . 4to. 260 pp. Bound in illustrated boards. Profusely illustrated chiefly full color. Text in Russian. Very Good some rubbing and wear to extremities of binding otherwise clean and tight. [Cossack Camp] hardcover
1919Best.-Nr. 034394New York: Scott And Setzer 1919. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. Frontispiece. 202 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First Printihg 1919 Date On Title Page. Very Good Light Rubbing At Corners Gilt Complete But No Longer Brilliant Hinges Tight No Marks. Slightly Trimmed Front Panel Of Dj Mounted On Front Pastedown No Loss Of Lettering. Per Wikipedia Albert Rhys Williams September 28 1883 - February 27 1962 Commonly Known By His Middle Name Pronounced "Reece" Was An American Journalist Labor Organizer And Publicist. He Is Most Famous For Writing Memoirs In Favor Of The 1917 October Revolution In Russia: He Had Been Both A Witness And A Participant. Williams Worked For The 1908 Presidential Campaign Of Socialist Eugene Debs. Then Williams Returned To His Main Profession As A Minister Of The Maverick Square Congregational Church In East Boston 1908 To 1914. However He Did Not Abandon The Labor And Social Issues At All. In 1912 Williams Raised Money And Spoke Up For The Workers During The 1912 Textile Strike In Lawrence Massachusetts. Williams First Met John Reed Whose Acquaintance Played A Role In His Upcoming Interest In Russia And Then His Trip To This Far Overseas Country. Williams First Came Into Contact With The Bolsheviks In 1917 As A Correspondent For The New York Post. He Attended The Storming Of The Winter Palace Met And Became Close Friends With Vladimir Lenin And Stayed In The Country Until 1918. Upon His Return To The United States He Worked As A Pro-Soviet And Communist Activist.1 Williams Was A Vocal Opponent Of The Allied Intervention In The Russian Civil War And Deployment Of American Troops On Russian Soil Stating "I Never Ceased To Feel Shame For The Role My Country Played In This Joint Effort To Strangle Bolshevism In Its Cradle And Socialism For Good And All."2 He Eventually Volunteered For Service In The Red Army And Was Placed In Charge Of Organizing An International Legion. Williams Wrote Of This "If I Helped In Some Small Way To Mitigate The Guilt Of Being An American I Am Satisfied."3 Williams Lived On And Off In Russia First Moving There At The Outbreak Of The Russian Civil War And Last Leaving Sometime After Marrying Lucita Squier In 1923 Thereafter Only Returning To Visit In 1930 1937 And 1959.2 During His Period Of Relations With The Soviets He Authored A Number Of Related Books And Papers.3 Though Later Personally Critical Of Joseph Stalin He Refused To Publicly Criticize The Union Itself And Maintained A Pro-Soviet Stance For The Rest Of His Life.4 Before His Death Williams Wrote "If I Have Remained True To The Revolution And Still Look Forward To The Final Triumph Of Socialism In The World It Is Because Like Lenin I Do Believe In The Essential Goodness Of Man." An Odd And In Many Views A Monumentally Stupid Conclusion From Intimate And Long-Standing Knowledge Of Soviet Treatment Of Anyone Who Disagreed With The Government Program Or Criticized Its Leaders. Scott And Setzer hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 034428Washington: Committee On Commerce Science And Transportation 97Th Congress 2Nd Session 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Drawings. Xvi 444 Pp. Brown Card Covers Printed In Black. With The Errata Sheet Correcting The First Word "Vehicles" In The Title To "Facilities" And Hand Corrected Throughout. Cover Date September 1982; Eventually Published In 1985. Fine Except For Previous Owner's Name At Bottom Of Cover And Some Page Numbers Written On P. Ii And Red Marker Outlining To Soviet Space Programs On Cover And Title Page And Underlining Of Word "Science" On Cover. Ownership Signature Of Clair Omar Musser. Per Wikipedia Clair Omar Musser 1901-1998 Was A Marimba Virtuoso A Conductor And Promoter Of Marimba Orchestras A Composer A Teacher A Designer Of Keyboard Percussion Instruments An Inventor And An Engineer For Hughes Aircraft. Musser Entered Into A Career As A Scientist After Leaving Northwestern In The Early 1950S. He Moved To Southern California Where Began To Do Work In Astronomy For Hughes And For Nasa. He Also Developed Classroom Planetaria And Other Teaching Materials Which Can Be Found At Cape Kennedy The Air Force Academy Griffith Observatory And Many Schools And Universities. Later He Earned A Doctorate In Engineering From Oxford University. Also With Hadwritten List By Musser Of 25 Asteroids With Information About Them In Eight Columns. Committee On Commerce, Science And Transportation, 97Th Congress, 2Nd Session paperback
1986Best.-Nr. 035167Moscow: Sovetsky Khudozhnik Publishers 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Green Boards Illustrated. Slight Wear 1" X 1/8" Deep Triangular Loss Of Surface Paper And 1" Split To Surface Paper On Front Board Boards Slightly Splayed But Hinges Tight And Very Clean. International Postage At Usps Priority Mail Box Rate. Sovetsky Khudozhnik Publishers hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 035170Kiev: Vydavnytstvo Politychnoi Literatury Ukrainy 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Photographs And Maps Throughout. 557 Pp. Grey Cloth Gilt Book Mark Bound In. Military History Of Ukraine In Wwii Volume One Of Three. Lightly Used No Names Or Marks. Excellent Detailed Folding Maps Throughouyt Vydavnytstvo Politychnoi Literatury Ukrainy hardcover
Best.-Nr. 7752Original paper binding with handwritten text on the front hard to read the date 1859 is good visible. Text in French and Russia. Foreword by Levansky.On the titlepage a handwritten dedication to Baron Gevers ministre Plenipotenciaire de S.M. le Roi des Pays-Bas signed by Son tres humble et tres obeittant serviteur L. Leving.Paper binding with some frayes and discoloration yotal Size: 25 x 16 cm. Interior with some discoloration but complete and good.Titlepage with stamp ""Koninklijk instituut van ingenieurs"". unknown
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Best.-Nr. 110609Stockholm Ignatius Meurer 1615. 4to. 3 blanks 12 111 4 2-274 2 36 2 15 3 33 3 50 pp. Title-page with woodcut border. Woodcut arms on verso of title-page. Contemporary paper boards. Spine worn. Rubbed. PP. 33-40 loosely inserted from another copy. Some browning and staining. Small piece torn from title-page to part II no loss. One of the earliest accounts of Muscovite Russia. The Swedish traveller and historian Petrus Petrejus Peer Persson 1570-1620 visited Russia several times between 1608 and 1620. He provides an important eye-witness account particulary for the history of Boris Godunov and the false Dimitri as well as descriptions of places lifestyle language customs and rituals in Russia at the beginning of the 17th century. . hardcover
1833Best.-Nr. 143387London: Seeley & Sons 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Seeley & Sons 1833 first edition. Large octavo xii 486 2 plate list and errata pages plus 8 hand-coloured lithographs. Original quarter pebble-grained green cloth and plain papered boards with a black paper title-label on the spine; all edges uncut; cloth a little worn and unevenly stained; boards rubbed marked and worn at the extremities; early ownership signature 'Francis Marriage' on the front free endpaper; scattered light foxing; minor signs of age and use; a very good copy. Seeley & Sons hardcover
Best.-Nr. MD18Elephant Folio broadside ca. 45x33 cm with the additional leaf for border officers’ entries attached to the bottom ca. 205x33 cm. 1 p. Official woodcut passport form filled in brown ink. With over a dozen officials’ entries and stamps on verso. Fold marks paper age toned worn on extremities but overall a very good document. Interesting example of a 19th century European travel passport. It was given to a “portrait maker and photographer” Friedrich Karl August Kühnemann a native and resident of Berlin for his work in Russia and was valid for one year. There is an interesting description of Kühnemann’s appearance: “26 years old of medium height hair and eyebrows fair eyes brown nose and mouth ordinary chin and face oblong”. The notes left by consular or border officials range from 29 January/10 February to 25 October/3 November 1857. According to them Kühnemann travelled via Austria and Breslau crossed the Russian border at Brody and proceeded to Husiatin Kamenets-Podolsky and Odessa. unknown
