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LYALL, Robert (1790-1831). The Character of the Russians and a detailed History of Moscow. London: T. Cadell and Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, 1823.
4° (262 x 206mm). Half-title. 23 plates, including 13 coloured and one uncoloured aquatint, the remainder line-engravings, 4 plates folding. One folding engraved plan of Moscow, and two wood-engravings in text. (Some light offsetting and light spotting.) Contemporary half calf, gilt spine, speckled edges (recased, new endpapers).
FINE HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT VIEWS OF THE KREMLIN by Edward Finden after Lavrof are the special attraction of Lyall's book, in particular the folding panorama (261 x 440mm) which gives a 'general front view' of the palace from the river Moskva. The text itself is very detailed, a reflection of the fact that Lyall lived in Russia, practising as a young doctor after graduating in medicine at Edinburgh. The subject matter includes a catalogue of plants found near Moscow, as well as an essay on the progress of Russian architecture. Abbey Travel 227.
4° (262 x 206mm). Half-title. 23 plates, including 13 coloured and one uncoloured aquatint, the remainder line-engravings, 4 plates folding. One folding engraved plan of Moscow, and two wood-engravings in text. (Some light offsetting and light spotting.) Contemporary half calf, gilt spine, speckled edges (recased, new endpapers).
FINE HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT VIEWS OF THE KREMLIN by Edward Finden after Lavrof are the special attraction of Lyall's book, in particular the folding panorama (261 x 440mm) which gives a 'general front view' of the palace from the river Moskva. The text itself is very detailed, a reflection of the fact that Lyall lived in Russia, practising as a young doctor after graduating in medicine at Edinburgh. The subject matter includes a catalogue of plants found near Moscow, as well as an essay on the progress of Russian architecture. Abbey Travel 227.
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