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an old book with a black cover sitting on top of a table
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €300 - €450
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Russia Pollacchi, Paul Reading Russian Maps. A Linguistic, Geographical and Topographical Guide. German manuscript translation by Captain Hofrichter, with his autograph signature at the end. Vienna, 4 March 1911. 113 pp. in neat black pen. 4° Contemporary black linen binding with gold-embossed title on the cover (slightly rubbed). Accompanied by the source text: *Lecture des cartes russes. Indication linguistiques, géographiques et topographiques*. Paris, Chapelot, 1907. IX, 90 pp., 1 leaf, 4 folded tables, 1 leaf; the main text lithographed. 25.5 x 19 cm. Flexible original black-embossed linen binding (slightly rubbed and bumped). – With a handwritten dedication by the author to (Court Councillor) Haardt von Hartenthurn, 23 December 1910. - Both volumes bear a de-dedicated bookplate and the stamp of the Imperial and Royal Military-Geographical Institute; the printed copy contains a contemporary handwritten cross-reference to the translation ‘under the same number’. The manuscript does not correspond to the printed edition page-for-page, but is otherwise meticulous in style and content, including the cartographic symbols in the margins. The fold-out plates from the printed edition have been joined together on double sheets. - The printed edition is slightly browned, with crease marks on the upper corners; the manuscript is in fresh condition. Russia. – Reading Russian Maps. A Linguistic, Geographical and Topographical Guide. German manuscript translation by Captain Hofrichter, with his own signature at the end. Vienna, 4 March 1911. 113 pp. German manuscript in neat black pen. Accompanied by the original: Lecture des cartes russes. Indications linguistiques, géographiques et topographiques. Paris, Chapelot, 1907. IX, 90 pp., 1 leaf, 4 folded tables, 1 leaf; the main text lithographed. 25.5 x 19 cm. Flexible original linen binding with black embossing (some wear and scuffing). – With a handwritten dedication by the author to (Hofrat) Haardt von Hartenthurn, 23 December 1910. - Both volumes bear a defaced bookplate and the stamp of the Imperial and Royal Military-Geographical Institute; the printed volume contains a contemporary handwritten cross-reference to the translation ‘under the same number’. The manuscript does not correspond to the printed edition page-for-page, but is otherwise meticulous in style and content, including cartographic symbols in the margins. The fold-out plates of the printed edition have been joined together on double sheets. - The printed edition is slightly browned, with crease marks on the upper corners; the manuscript is in fresh condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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