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Ricaud de Tiregale’s Masterwork on Russian Medals

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Ricaud de Tiregale’s Masterwork on Russian Medals
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Ricaud de Tiregale, P. MÉDAILLES SUR LES PRINCIPAUX EVÉNÉMENS DE L’EMPIRE RUSSIE DEPUIS LE RÈGNE DE PIERRE LA GRAND JUSQU’À CELUI DE CATHERINE II AVEC DES EXPLICATIONS HISTORIQUES. À Potsdam: chéz Sommer Imprimeur de la Cour, 1772. Folio [36.5 by 24,5 cm], modern black half leather and marbled sides; flat spine with green lettering piece, gilt; contemporary plain pasteboard covers bound in. Magnificent engraved frontispiece portrait of Catherine II by Berger after Rotari; title printed in red and black with engraved printer’s vignette; (4), 111, (3) printed leaves; finely engraved allegorical dédicace by Berger after Gerin; woodcut decorations; 111 fine engravings of medals, each followed by descriptive text. Intermittent foxing and discoloration, with most pages in second half browned. Final leaf with two small repairs; general wear. Very good. [Online description truncated: see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]