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MICHOT, Joseph History of the Crusades. With 32 woodcuts by …
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224
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MICHOT, Joseph History of the Crusades. With 32 woodcuts by …
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
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Description
MICHOT, Joseph
History of the Crusades. With 32 woodcuts by Gustave Doré and numerous illustrations in the text / trans. from the French by S.L. Klyachko. Published by M.O. Wolf, Moscow, 1884. [4], 229 pp., II pp., 32 ill., folio, ex-libris N.A. Makarov on the flyleaf, publisher’s binding (as is), as is (stains, traces of damp and mould).
A magnificent, luxurious edition.
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MISHO Joseph François
History of the Crusades. With 32 separate woodcuts by Gustave Doré and numerous engravings in the text / trans. from the French S.L. Klyachko. Published by M.O. Wolf, Moscow, 1884. [4], 229 pp., II pp., 32 ill., 32.5×26 cm, N.A. Makarov bookplate on the endpaper, publisher’s binding (in condition), in condition (stains, traces of damp and mould).
A magnificent gift edition with illustrations by Gustave Doré, created especially for this edition.
The book by Joseph François Michaux (1767–1839) recounts the famous Crusades of the 11th–13th centuries, undertaken to liberate the Holy Land from infidels.
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