ST. PETERSBURG -- [St. Petersbourg et ses environs.] St. Petersburg, Carlsruhe and Paris: Velten, n.d. [but late 19th century.] Oblong 2º (210 x 280mm). Without title page, apparently as issued. 51 engraved plates on strong paper without watermarks, with captions in Russian and French, a few plates on lighter weight paper and with slightly shorter fore-margins, all the plates numbered consecutively in the engraving. (Some margins with light soiling or occasional faint spotting.) Contemporary calf, the spine and sides ruled in blind, the upper cover titled 'St. Petersbourg', white moiré style endpapers (extremities rubbed, sides lightly scuffed, light wear at the hinges). | Christie's

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ST. PETERSBURG -- [St. Petersbourg et ses environs.] St. Petersburg, Carlsruhe and Paris: Velten, n.d. [but late 19th century.] Oblong 2º (210 x 280mm). Without title page, apparently as issued. 51 engraved plates on strong paper without watermarks, with captions in Russian and French, a few plates on lighter weight paper and with slightly shorter fore-margins, all the plates numbered consecutively in the engraving. (Some margins with light soiling or occasional faint spotting.) Contemporary calf, the spine and sides ruled in blind, the upper cover titled 'St. Petersbourg', white moiré style endpapers (extremities rubbed, sides lightly scuffed, light wear at the hinges).

ST. PETERSBURG -- [St. Petersbourg et ses environs.] St. Petersburg, Carlsruhe and Paris: Velten, n.d. [but late 19th century.] Oblong 2º (210 x 280mm). Without title page, apparently as issued. 51 engraved plates on strong paper without watermarks, with captions in Russian and French, a few plates on lighter weight paper and with slightly shorter fore-margins, all the plates numbered consecutively in the engraving. (Some margins with light soiling or occasional faint spotting.) Contemporary calf, the spine and sides ruled in blind, the upper cover titled 'St. Petersbourg', white moiré style endpapers (extremities rubbed, sides lightly scuffed, light wear at the hinges).

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ST. PETERSBURG -- [St. Petersbourg et ses environs.] St. Petersburg, Carlsruhe and Paris: Velten, n.d. [but late 19th century.] Oblong 2º (210 x 280mm). Without title page, apparently as issued. 51 engraved plates on strong paper without watermarks, with captions in Russian and French, a few plates on lighter weight paper and with slightly shorter fore-margins, all the plates numbered consecutively in the engraving. (Some margins with light soiling or occasional faint spotting.) Contemporary calf, the spine and sides ruled in blind, the upper cover titled 'St. Petersbourg', white moiré style endpapers (extremities rubbed, sides lightly scuffed, light wear at the hinges).

A RARE SERIES, IN ORIGINAL BINDING, of fine views of the monuments in and around St. Petersburg. Velten published a number of collections on the same theme; this appears to be the largest, with 51 plates.