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1797 1800 Catherine II of RUSSIA Russian Empire History Court Petersburg BOOK

Description: Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg (in two volumes) [together with] Histoire,ou Anecdotes sur la révolution de Russie; en l’année 1762 1800. 1797. 1st Editions. Two books bound together: rare 1st edition of the Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg in two volumes and very first issue of Histoire,ou Anecdotes sur la révolution de Russie; en l’année 1762. (The second issue of the book printed later in 1797 lacks the frontispiece portrait of Catherine). 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches. Hardcover. Half-leather. Sammelband. 3 volumes (2 books) bound together. Viii, 358; viii, 220; (2), xxviii, 186, [6] pp. Frontispiece portrait. Very good +/near fine volume. Finely rebound in half-leather with raised bands, tooling and gilt lettering; marbled boards. Owner’s name in old ink; otherwise unmarked. Occasional very light foxing/spotting but generally near fine internally. Very nice and attractive. Rare. Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg (in two volumes) Particularly Towards the End of the Reign of Catharine II and the Commencement of That of Paul I Forming a Description of the Manners of Petersburg at the Close of Eighteenth Century; and Containing Various Anecdotes, Collected during a residence of Ten Years in That Capital Together with Remarks on the Education of the Grand-Dukes, the Manners of the Ladies, and the Religion of the People Translated from the French LONDON: LONGMAN AND O. REES. 1800. 1st English language Edition. Histoire,ou Anecdotes sur la révolution de Russie; en l’année 1762 Par M. de Rulhiere PARIS. Chez Desenne, An V de la Rev. 1797. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Claude-Carloman de Rulhière, a French historian and poet, was also secretary to the French Embassy in St. Petersburg. He witnessed the Russian revolution, which seated Catherine II on the throne. Catherine made repeated attempts to secure the destruction of the manuscript, but was unsuccessful. As a result, Rulhiere’s work remained unpublished until after the Empress’s death. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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Subject: History

Topic: Russia

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Binding: Fine Binding

Year Printed: 1907

Language: English, French

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated

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