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17701845<p><strong>A rare example of Russian text of the Enlightenment --- "The best and most luxurious edition" of Catherine's famous 'Great Instructions' </strong>such described by Count M.A. Korf then director of the Imperial Library. First published and "signé de la propre main de Sa Majesté Impériale" in 1768; this edition however is the only in several languages and illustrated.</p><p>These instructions were "largely compiled and adapted by Catherine personally from the texts of Montesquieu and Beccaria. Although the project was never brought to fruition the impulse behind it stands as one of the nobler concepts of Catherine's reign" Fekula 2013 for a later edition.</p><p>A major document of the Enlightenment it condemned torture and capital punishment and endorsed such principles as the equality of all before the law.</p><p>The illustration consists of two detailed symbolic engravings each repeated once by Roth d. 1798 an engraver from Nuremberg who mostly worked in Russia.</p><p><strong>"The most magnificent and desirable of the more than 40 editions of the Nakaz"</strong> Widener <strong>"one of the most remarkable political treatises ever compiled and published by a reigning sovereign in modern times"</strong> I. de Madariaga Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great 1981 p. 151. Some great scholarly publications have taken place among these numerous editions especially published in St. Petersburg in 1893 using the French text from this edition and 1907 as well as the more recent The Nakaz of Catherine the Great: Collected Texts 2010 with a bibliography of the 43 editions edited by Butler and Tomsinov.</p><p><strong>Physical description:</strong> Quarto 26.3 x 20.5 cm. Title pages in Russian Latin German and French 403 pp. with 4 allegorical head- and tailpieces engraved by Christopher Melhior Roth after Jacob Shtelin. Contemporary full Russian calf spine with raised bands stamped in bling label lettered in Russian patterned endpapers red edges.</p><p><strong>Condition</strong>: Binding covered with clear adhesive film dampstain to back cover; very occasional light spotting otherwise a lovely attractive example.</p><p><strong>Bibliography</strong>: Drage 208; Fekula 2013; Sopikov 6456 'best edition'; SK 2151; Widener M. Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Law Library on their copy exhibited in 2012.</p> Imp. Akad. Nauk, Skt. Peterburg, hardcover
17994Boston: Grolier Society. Very Good. Hardcover. Ten volumes: MEMOIRS OF CATHERINE II AND THE COURT OF ST. PETERSBURG MEMOIRS OF THE COURTS OF SWEDEN AND DENMARK two volumes MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN two volumes MEMOIRS OF CARDINAL DE RETZ MEMOIRS OF HENRI IV COURT OF MARIE ANTOINETT E two volumes and MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS. Edition de Luxe - limited to 1000 copies this set is number 156. Illustrated plates. Octavos blue cloth with paper label along spine top edges gilt. Each volume is age darkened along the spine else very good. No dust jackets. . Grolier Society hardcover
1769315850Lausanne: Grasset 1769. hardcover. near fine. 206 pages slim 12mo early rebinding in full green morocco ornately gilt spine inner dentelles triple gilt line on covers a.e.g. Lausanne: Grasset 1769. Scarce.<br/> <br/> Grasset unknown
1769647731769. Early French-Language Edition of Catherine's Nakaz Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Landres J. Rodolphe Frey de Translator. Instructions Adressees par Sa Majeste L'Imperatrice de Toutes les Russies: A la Commission Etablie Pour Travailler a L'Execution du Projet d'un Nouveau Code de Lois. Traduit de l'Allemand. "A Petersbourg" i.e. Yverdon Switzerland: s.n. 1769. 286 pp. 12mo. 6" x 4". Early quarter vellum over marbled boards untrimmed edges a few unopenened signatures. Light soiling corners lightly bumped and worn. Moderate toning to interior somewhat heavier in places some leaves have light foxing a few have light dampstaining to margins internally clean. Ex-library with a small inkstamp to title page. A handsome copy. $1000. Reissue of the first edition in French published by the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences for private distribution in 1769. This important text also known as the Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II from 1764 and 1766. Permeated with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Beccaria Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Instruction proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and disapproved of death penalty and torture. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. Catherine's manuscript was written in French and she later produced a Russian translation. Editions in German and Russian were published in Moscow in 1767. The book was initially banned in France because it was too liberal which is why the first French-language edition was produced in Switzerland with a false imprint. French and Latin editions were eventually published in 1770. OCLC locates 6 copies of this imprint in North American law libraries Columbia George Washington University Harvard Library of Congress UC-Berkeley Yale. Butler The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 531 Entry 40. unknown
1771647971771. Amsterdam 1771. 2nd Dutch ed. Amsterdam 1771. 2nd Dutch ed. Early Amsterdam Edition of Catherine's Nakaz Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Instruction de Sa Majeste Imperiale Catherine II. Pour la Commission Chargee de Dresser le Projet d'un Nouveau Code de Loix. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. vii 229 pp. Frontispiece engraved copperplate medallion portrait of Catherine II by C.A. Boily. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4"; 19.68 x 12.06 cm. Contemporary mottled calf blind rules to boards gilt spine with lettering piece edges rouged marbled endpapers. A few minor scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities spine ends worn front joint starting at ends corners bumped and somewhat worn. Light toning to text dampstaining and light foxing to a few leaves internally clean. An attractive copy. $1250. Second Dutch edition. This important text also known as the Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II from 1764 and 1766. Permeated with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Beccaria Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Nakaz proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and disapproved of death penalty and torture. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. Catherine's manuscript was written in French and she later produced a Russian translation. Editions in German and Russian were published in Moscow in 1767. Several editions followed in nations ranging from Italy to Latvia. The first Dutch edition in Dutch translation was published in Amsterdam in 1769. The 1771 Amsterdam edition was the first Dutch edition in French. This is a scarce imprint. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries Library of Congress UC-Berkeley. Butler and Tomsinov Eds. The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 528 entry 28. unknown
1771648601771. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. Attractive Early Amsterdam Edition of Catherine's Nakaz Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Instruction de Sa Majeste Imperiale Catherine II. Pour la Commission Chargee de Dresser le Projet d'un Nouveau Code de Loix. Amsterdam: Chez Marc Michel Rey 1771. vii 229 pp. Copperplate portrait frontispiece. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Later patterned-paper covered boards calf lettering piece to spine patterned endpapers. Minor wear to spine ends and corners front joint starting at ends. Negligible light toning to text dampstaining to bottom and fore-edges of text block very faint in most places in preliminaries somewhat darker. A nice copy. $1250. Second Dutch edition. This important text also known as the Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II from 1764 and 1766. Permeated with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Beccaria Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Nakaz proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and disapproved of the death penalty and torture. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. Catherine's manuscript was written in French and she later produced a Russian translation. Editions in German and Russian were published in Moscow in 1767. Several editions followed in nations ranging from Italy to Latvia. The first Dutch edition in Dutch translation was published in Amsterdam in 1769. The 1771 Amsterdam edition was the first Dutch edition in French. It is a scarce imprint. OCLC locates 2 copies in North American law libraries Library of Congress UC-Berkeley. Butler The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 528 entry 28. unknown
1140858424.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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360395Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360394Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360397Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360396Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360423Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360420Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360422Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
360421Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Met. Created in the 18th century 1793–1800. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
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1770648241770. St. Petersburg 1770. 4th & best ed. St. Petersburg 1770. 4th & best ed. "The Best and Most Luxurious" Four-Language Edition of Catherine the Great's Nakaz Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Kozitzki Grigorii Vasil'yevich d. 1775 Latin Translation. Nakaz Eia Imperatorskago Velichestva Ekateriny Vtoryia Samoderzhitsy Vserossiiskiia Dannyi Kommissii o Sochinenii Proekta Novago Ulozheniia. Instructions of Her Imperial Majesty Catherine II to the Commission on the Work of the Projected New Code of Laws. St. Petersburg: Imperatorskaya Akademii Nauk 1770. viii 403 pp. Four title pages one in each language. Printed in double columns Russian and Latin on one page and German and French on the opposite page. Allegorical engravings by C. M. Roth at head and tail pieces. Latin translation by Grigorii Vasil'yevich Kozitzki. Quarto 9-1/2" x 8". Contemporary calf raised bands lettering piece and black-stamped ornaments to spine edges rouged patterned endleaves. Light rubbing faint stains scratches and ink marks to boards which are slightly bowed moderate rubbing to extremities corners bumped and worn. Large copperplate vignettes at beginning and end of text. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places faint dampstaining to margins in a few places internally clean. A nice copy. $3000. Only four-language edition the fourth and best edition overall. Described by Count M.A. Korf then director of the Imperial Library as "The Best and Most Luxurious Edition." The Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II between 1764 and 1766. It was among her most ambitious and significant undertakings. Infused with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All-Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Instruction proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and denounced torture and the death penalty. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. Catherine's manuscript was written in French and she later produced a Russian translation. Editions in German and Russian were published in Moscow in 1767. The book was initially banned i. unknown
1893653421893. St. Petersburg: Izd. L.F. Pantelieeva 1893. St. Petersburg: Izd. L.F. Pantelieeva 1893. The Last Edition of the Nakaz Published in the Nineteenth Century Catherine II 1762-1796 Empress of Russia. Bezgin Il'ia Grigor'evich Editor. Nakaz Eja Imperatorskago Velicestva Ekateriny Vtoryja Samoderzicy Vserossijskija Dannyj Kommissii o Socinenii Proekta Novago Ulozenija. St. Petersburg: Izd. L.F. Pantelieeva 1893. 53 201 pp. Text of Nakaz in Russian with parallel French translation. Original printed stiff wrappers bound into recent quarter calf over cloth gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Gilding mostly rubbed away from lettering piece light soiling and edgewear to wrappers moderate toning to text faint dampspotting to a few leaves. Small early owner label to front free endpaper internally clean. $1750. The last edition published in the nineteenth century. The Nakaz or Instruction is a statement of legal principles written by Catherine II between 1764 and 1766. It was among her most ambitious and significant undertakings. Infused with the ideas of the French Enlightenment and copied mostly from the work of Voltaire Montesquieu and Beccaria it was compiled as a guide for the All- Russia Legislative Commission convened by the Empress in 1767 to create a new code to replace the 1649 Muscovite Code. Revised in consultation with Frederick the Great and Voltaire the Instruction proclaimed the equality of all men before the law and denounced torture and the death penalty. Unfortunately her proposed code was never completed. The first two editions one with parallel texts in Russian and German were published in 1767. OCLC locates 1 copy in a North American law library Columbia. Another copy located at Harvard Law School. Butler The Nakaz of Catherine the Great 526 Entry 18. unknown
