Bloomsbury Auctions

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BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 345
345. Russia.- [Münnich (Count Christoph von)] eb a u C h e p o u r
d o n n e r u n e i d e e d e l a fo r m e d u go u v e r n e m e n t d e l’em p i r e d e
ruSSie, firSt e d i t i o n, title with woodcut printer’s device, title
stained and with a small purple pencil author attribution, *2 lightly
foxed, occasional spotting, contemporary half calf, flat gilt spine in
compartments and with red morocco label, a few small stains, 8vo,
Copenhagen, 1774. £250 - £350
*** Rare. This Danish-born German soldier and engineer was a
major figure in the military, engineering and political life of Russia.
One of his first major achievements was to complete the Ladoga
canal, for which he was appointed General-in-Chief by Catherine I.
He was later made Governor of Saint Petersburg. During the reign
of Anna Ivanova he reformed the Russian Army, created a number
of elite military units and led the Turkish campaigns. Upon his
return he entered political life and is regarded as the Russian
founder of Philhellenism.
Lot 346
346. Caracci (Annibale) pe n S i e r i di v e r S i li n e at i e t in ta g l a i t i,
engraved throughout in sepia, pictorial title by Bloemart, portrait
of Caracci, 38 plates by Bellavia Marcantonio after Carracci,
late 18th/early 19th century drawings to margins of 5 plates and
verso of final plate, mostly in pencil, some in pencil and ink, title
with margins browned and foxed, some spotting, mostly marginal,
plate 38 margins foxed, 20th century vellum, gilt, lightly soiled
and marked, folio, [Rome], [Venanzio Monaldini], [c.1780].
£400 - £600
*** A collection of engraved plates after religious and mythological
subjects by Carracci. This edition by Venanzio Monaldini (who
also issued engraved suites after Carracci’s designs for the Palazzo
Farnese) has the addition of Carracci’s initials within the platemark.
This copy has several accomplished ink and pencil sketches in the
margins.
347. Maleherbes (Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de)
mé m o i r e S u r l e S moy e n S d’aC C é l é r e r l e S pro g è S d e l’eC o n o m i e
ru r a l e e n fra n C e, firSt e d i t i o n, stitched as issued, title lightly
soiled and creased, [Kress B1934], 8vo, Paris, no printer, 1790.
£60 - £80
348. Pandolfini (Agnolo) tr at t at o d e l go v e r n o d e l l a fa m i g l i a,
half-title, a few small stains, original printed wrappers, 1829;
and 7 others, 6 letters to Giulio Cesare Olschki from various
correspondents, v.s. (8) £60 - £80