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RUSSIA -- CATHERINE THE GREAT -- (CASTÉRA, J. de). Vie de Catherine II, Impératrice de Russie. Paris, F. Buisson, 1797. 2 vols. (8), iv, 427; iii, 467 pp. W. 6 engr. portrs. Beautiful cont. mottled cf. w. raised bands, richly dec. gilt backs, red and green labels, & red edges.
First (anonymous) edition, commenced in a series of fictitious letters, but changed into a more historian-like approach by the author when the Empress died in 1796. - Fine set. Brunet 27779; Barbier IV, 966.€ 100
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