$16,800
[Coronation of Anna Ivanovna, Empress of Russia], published in Moscow in 1730. Some holes and insect damage with lower right quadrant of the cover particularly fragile. 46 pages (315 x 205 mm). 16 engravings and 2 vignettes within the text Illustrations in the order they are bound within this volume: Portrait of Anna Ioannovna by C.A. Wortmann after L. Caravaque (Fold out engravings of the thrones, opposite page 4) (No. 2 Fold out descriptive engraving of the Uspensky Cathedral, with two tears and old repair, opp. p. 6) (No. 3 Fold out engraving of the Imperial Crown, with some staining, immediately following no. 2) (Fold out engraving of the Imperial Regalia, with some discoloration to edges, immediately following No. 3) (No. 7A Engraving the Chain of the Order of St. Andrew) (No. 7 Fold out engraving of the Stars and Badges of the Orders of St. Andrew and St. Alexander Nevsky) (Fold out engraving of an Imperial Herald, opposite p. 8) (Very large, multipage fold out engraving indicating the order of the procession into the Uspensky Cathedral, with some tears and holes and one old repair, opp. p. 14) (Very large, multipage fold out engraving indicating the placement of officials in the Uspensky Cathedral during the Coronation, with some tears and holes and one old repair, opp. p. 16) (Fold out engraving of the chalice, jewels, and crown used during the Coronation and worn after, with some discoloration to edges, opp. p. 28) (No. 17 Fold out engraving indicating the placement Read more…
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2011-04-16