Histoire de Catherine II, impératrice de Russie.

3 vol., 8vo: [4]-vii-[1]-444, [4]-412, [4]-466 pp.; 16 (of 17) pl. (staining on the margins of vol. I, some min. spotting in vol. II and III, map of Poland missing).

Contemp. quarter polished green sheep, marbled paper on covers, gilt orn. flat spines with crowned "L". Nice set.

Later edition on this history of the Russian empress Catherine the Great by the French diplomat J.H. Castéra (1749-1838). Ill. with an engr. author's portrait, 13 portraits (Catherine the Great, Peter III of Russia, and last king of Poland Stanisław II August, etc.), 1 view of the fortress at Shlisselburgand and 1 fold. map of Russia. Copy signed by the publisher.
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