[PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VOLGA]. Vidy gorodov po Volge [Views of Towns on the Volga from Riabinsk to Astrakhan]. No place: circa 1880-90. 48 albumen prints, stamped S. Kudriavtsev, mounted on card, each with copperplate captions in Russian. 34 x 46cm., some slight dust-soiling, in original leather covered wooden box with pale blue silk lining.

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[PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VOLGA]. Vidy gorodov po Volge [Views of Towns on the Volga from Riabinsk to Astrakhan]. No place: circa 1880-90. 48 albumen prints, stamped S. Kudriavtsev, mounted on card, each with copperplate captions in Russian. 34 x 46cm., some slight dust-soiling, in original leather covered wooden box with pale blue silk lining.

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A fine example of a specially commissioned series of scenic photographs of towns, churches and other views on the Volga, possibly presented to a member of the Imperial family, with the remains of a library label on upper cover.

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