GUEIROT A.F. (1817-1882) Description of Peterhof: I. Historical essay of Peterhof. II. Guide to Peterhof.
Lot 389
800
1 200
SPb.:
print. Imp. Acad. Sciences, 1868. - [8], IV, [2], 132, VI p., 38 p. Il. port. sq.; 26х17
cm. Portrait of Peter the Great on the frontispiece, engraved in London from the original,
made in 1698 by G. Kneller, printed in St. Petersburg in the Expedition of procurement
of state papers. 33 illustrations with views of Peterhof are engraved on wood and
printed in the Hohenfelden lithography, as well as two schemes of St. Petersburg and
Peterhof on separate sheets. Semi-leather skin of the latest time, stylized for a skin of the
old time. Publisher’s cover is saved.
Bibliography: Gubar. No. 428.