Description:
Lydekker, Richard (1849-1915) A Trip to Pilawin, the Deer Park of Count Joseph Potocki in Volhynia Russia. London: Ward, 1908. First edition, illustrated with forty half-tone reproductions of original photographs, bound in publisher's blue cloth with inset photograph, t.e.g., blue coated endleaves, some slight toning to spine, 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
The Pilawin Preserve was founded in 1901. It was destroyed during the Russian Revolution, all deer were killed, and the mansion was burned to the ground.
Estimate $200-400
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