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The rare and extraordinary history of holy Russia / with over 500 illustrations by Gustave Doré ; translated by Daniel Weissbort ; introduction by Richard Pipes.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio DK42 .D6913 Rudolph Doré Collection copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883, author, illustrator.
- Standardized Title:
- Histoire pittoresque, dramatique et caricaturale de la Sainte Russie. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Kings and rulers.
- History.
- Russia--History--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Russia.
- Russia--Kings and rulers--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Russia (Federation).
- Genre:
- Caricatures and cartoons.
- History.
- Cartoons (Humor)
- Penn Provenance:
- Rudolph, Robert I., M.D. (donor) (Rudolph Doré Collection of Gustave Doré copy)
- Physical Description:
- 207 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 31 cm
- Other Title:
- Half-title: History of holy Russia
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Library Press, 1971.
- Notes:
- Translation of Histoire pittoresque, dramatique et caricaturale de la Sainte Russie, originally published in 1854 as a humorous propaganda book during the Crimean War.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Rudolph Doré Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Robert I. Rudolph, M.D., C'67, M'71, GME'75.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883. Histoire pittoresque, dramatique et caricaturale de la Sainte Russie. English. Rare and extraordinary history of holy Russia.
- ISBN:
- 091205011X
- 9780912050119
- OCLC:
- 315207
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