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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.

Van Pelt Library DK42 .D6913
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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.
Contributor:
Weissbort, Daniel, translator.
Pipes, Richard, writer of introduction.
Rudolph, Robert I., M.D., former owner.
Library Press (New York, N.Y.), publisher.
Robert I. Rudolph Collection of Gustave Doré (University of Pennsylvania)
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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