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245 - NOT SOLD – Auction of 29 June 2026 – PALLAS (Peter Simon). T…
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Estimate €3,500 - €4,500
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NOT SOLD – Auction of 29 June 2026 – PALLAS (Peter Simon). Travels of Mr P. S. Pallas through various provinces of the Russian Empire and Northern Asia. First French edition of this lengthy scientific expedition, illustrated with 108 copperplate plates including a large map of Russia. Paris, Maradan, Lagrange, 1788–1793. 5 volumes in 5 quarts and a large quarto atlas, orange-brown veal with grain, spine ribbed and decorated with fleurons and gilt chains, green and beige title labels, gilded garland framing the covers, double gilded fillet at the edges, yellow edges (contemporary bindings); [atlas: half-basane, smooth spine decorated with gilded fleurons and small fleurons, carmine title label]. The binding of the atlas is different. XXXII - 773 - 1 ill. on the flyleaf; 550 - 1 ill. on the flyleaf; 491; 722 - 1 ill. on the flyleaf; 559 pp. and 108 engraved plates, including 23 fold-out maps, animals, costumes, plants and objects, including the large map of Russia (118 x 55.5 cm). Spines slightly sun-faded, edges partially worn, very slight wear and tear and a few small scuffs on the covers (more pronounced on volume IV), minimal browning or foxing. [Atlas: some rubbing, lower cap missing, worn joints with a tear at the bottom of the upper joint, lower corners bumped, very slight browning and a few rare plates with slightly frayed edges]. Peter Simon Pallas (1741–1811) was a German naturalist and ethnographer. At the request of Empress Catherine II, he travelled for six years (1768–1774) from one end of the country to the other, from Saint Petersburg to the borders of China via the shores of the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains, in order to gain a better understanding of these distant territories. He returned with a wealth of valuable observations, ranging from botany to ethnology—particularly concerning the Tatar peoples—as well as cartography and zoology, all recorded in these volumes which remain highly sought-after to this day. Very fine, rare volumes, in their uniform period bindings. Provenance: Engraved bookplate reading "Bibliothèque de M. le Baron de Nervo" in each volume (except the atlas).
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About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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