SOLNTSEV and STROGANOV, DREVNOSTI ROSSIISKAGO GOSUDARSTVA, 1849-1853 Solntsev, Fedor Grigoryev (Russian 1801-1892), illustrator and Stroganov, Sergei Grigorivich, Count (Russian 1794-1882), editor Drevnosti Rossiiskago Gosudarstva [Antiquities of the Russian State], (Moscow: A. Semen, 1849-1853). 6 volumes (vol. I, II, III, IV, V, VI), with volumes IV, V, VI bound in one. Folio (530 x 385 mm.). 508 chromolithographic plates (all published), one chromolithographed title and 6 chromolithographed section titles, by F. Dreger after F.G. Solntsev. Without text volume. Condition: Sold in as-is condition. Bindings in very worn condition and must be restored, but inner pages and plates in generally good condition with minor soiling. StartPrice : 16000