MICHAUD J.F. (1767-1839) Istoriya krestovykh pokhodov [History of the Crusades]; translated from the French by S.L. Klyachko. St Petersburg; Moscow: M.O. Wolf, 1884.

[4], 230, II pp.: ill., [32] plates; 32.5 x 26.5 cm. With 32 separate wood engravings after Gustave Doré and many wood engravings in the text. In the publisher’s illustrated full cloth binding with gilt and colour blocking. Edges coloured on three sides. In good condition. Minor wear to the binding, small tears to the cloth along the edges of the spine, tear to the free endpaper, faint damp stains along the edges of the text block, minor soiling, pre-revolutionary stamp and number. Joseph-François Michaud (1767-1839) was a French historian from the Duchy of Savoy. In its time the book was an innovative text in the spirit of Chateaubriand, exalting the Middle Ages; it marked the beginning of the study of the Crusades. A gift edition in an elegant binding with many illustrations by Gustave Doré (1832-1883), one of the most famous illustrators of the 19th century. First edition in Russian.