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ECKERT, Heinrich, and MONTEN, Dietrich. Das K.K. Russische Militair . Würzburg: Christian Weiss, 1840 [but c.1842].
ECKERT, Heinrich, and MONTEN, Dietrich. Das K.K. Russische Militair . Würzburg: Christian Weiss, 1840 [but c.1842]. 17 parts, 2° (372 x 264mm). 136 full-page hand-coloured lithographs, of which 107 tipped-in as issued, on leaves with printed captions and with the publisher's blind-stamp in the lower margin. (Occasional light spotting, three plates with small losses in the margins, occasional light marginal soiling.) Loose as issued in the original printed part wrappers, in a custom-made blue cloth clamshell case (some wrappers with small losses or light wear at the extremities). FIRST EDITION. A REMARKABLE SURVIVAL IN THE ORIGINAL PART WRAPPERS of one of the finest and rarest suites of hand-coloured lithographs of Russian military uniforms. Bibliographers disagree on the exact number of plates, with Colas noting that 'it is difficult to establish the exact content of this collection as, apart from the numerous variants, the known examples vary in content'. Each of the 17 parts in the present set comprises 8 plates, suggesting that the series may be complete with 136 plates. This Russian suite was issued as part of Sämmtliche Truppen von Europa , which was published serially between 1838 and 1843. Colas 935 (calling for a printed dedication to Nicholas I and a few additional plates, but these may relate to another issue); Lipperheide I, Qc26.