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1771648601771. 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 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. 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 books
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
1746LBW-33191746. 166 x 253 mm.
1788205841788 1788 Gravure a l'aquatinte du 18e siecle (1788) par Labrousse, d'apres le dessin de Grasset St Sauveur,Coloriee a la main a l'époque sur papier vert.Kolorierte Aquatinta, Darstellung: 11 x 17 cm
1788205591788 1788 Gravure a l'aquatinte du 18e siecle (1788) par Labrousse, d'apres le dessin de Grasset St Sauveur,Coloriee a la main a l'époque surpapier vert.Encyclopédie des voyages,Kolorierte Aquatinta, Darstellung: 11 x 17 cm
179976691799 London, Printed for J. Wright, 1799 ; 1 volume in-8°, demi-basane fauve de l'époque à petits coins, dos lisse, tranches jaunes; (4)pp. ( faux -titre et titre), 15pp. ( Supplement), 366pp., ( 1)f. ( faux-titre du Supplement).
178315434A Paris et à Versailles, Chez Froullé, Maradan et Chez Blaizot, 1783-1794. 6 volumes in-4 de [4]-VII-[1]-XX-510-[2]; [4]-XXIV-560-[2]; [4]-VI-[2]-748; [4]-536-VIII; [4]-619; VIII-424 pages. Pleine basane racinée du temps, dos à nerfs ornés de filets et petits fleurons dorés, roulette dorée sur les plats, tranches marbrées. Coins tapés et accrocs à quelques coiffes.
1776GIT00dbfA La Haye chez Gosse 1776. In-12 VIII 488pp. Demi cuir de Russie vert à petits coins de velin ivoire, dos lisse ornéde filets et fleurons dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison rouges, tranches mouchetées, rel époque. Orné d'une gravure en frintispice et une grande carte dépliante. Bel exp.
179781876P., Desenne, 1797, pt in-8°, (5)-iv-(iii)-xxiv-186-(5) pp, reliure demi-basane fauve, dos lisse, pièce de titre basane havane, filets dorés, tranches rouges (rel. de l'époque), dos lég. frotté, coiffe sup. arasée, découpures sans gravité sur la première garde et la page de titre (nom d'un précédent propriétaire découpé), bon état. Edition originale
179731896Paris: Chez Desenne 1797. First edition. Leaf "i" excised which may have contained the "Decret concernant les Contrefacteurs" 5 pages publisher's advertisements at the back half-title. xxiv 186 6pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half-calf. Rubbed leaves spotted and browned some short marginal tears contemporary signatures on blanks else very good. First edition. Leaf "i" excised which may have contained the "Decret concernant les Contrefacteurs" 5 pages publisher's advertisements at the back half-title. xxiv 186 6pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With "Discours en Vers sur Les Disputes par M. De Rulhiere" on pp. 177-186. Chez Desenne unknown books
1770yd1559A Paris, chez Desaint, libraire, rue du Foin, A Paris, chez Saillant et Nyon, libraires, rue S. Jean-de-Beauvais, vis-à-vis le Collège Relié 1770 In-12 (10,5 x 17,5 cm), reliure plein veau, dos à 5 nerfs orné de caissons dorés, triple filet d'encadrement sur les plats, tranches marbrées, gardes couleur, 468 pages, tome 18 seul contenant la suite de l'histoire des Russes ; épidermures au premier plat et aux coupes, par ailleurs bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
174069771740 3 volumes (three books), bradel in-douze (hard-back doudecimo), dos long avec une vignette de titre manuscrit (label of title on the spine) - papier peigné à motif "caillouté" sur fond vert sur le dos et les plats (green painting paper on the spine and cover), tranches jaspées (marbled edges), illustrations : sur le premier Tome (illustrations on the first book) : 1 portrait en frontispice replié (a folding frontispiece portrait and 5 plates of battles - missing 1 plate of battle) + 5 planches noires repliées de batailles - manque 1 planche de bataille ("Ordre de bataille de l'Armée des Alliés" "Plan du campement de Humblebeck" "Ordre de bataille de l'Armée de Suède" "Plan de la ville de Narva" "Carte du cours de la Duna de la descente glorieuse de Charles XII") - illustrations pour sur les deux autres volumes (illustrations for the Tome I and II) : sur la page de titre + bandeaux + lettrines + culs-de-lampe (engraving title page and headpieces and dropped initials and of tailpieces), cicatrices de mouillures pour le premier volume et légères rousseurs surtout sur le troisième volume (scars of waterstains for the first book and light redness amraks on the third volume), XXIX+434 - 527 et 547 pages, 1740 à Amsterdam Chez J. Wetstein et G. Smith,
17664311766 br. non rogné. in-12, (4ff.), 226pp., Londres 1766,
176039831760 rel. époque (mq. 1 coiffe; 1 mors fendillé). in-12, VIII, 388pp., Amsterdam 1760,
1760PHO-712Paris, Hérissant, 1760. In-12 (170x100 ), veau marbré, dos à nerfs orné, tranches rouges , manque sur un plat , coins émoussés , tache sur la page titre , VIII,412pp
176094426Paris, Hérissant 1760 In-12, veau marbré, dos à nerfs, caissons ornés, filet doré sur les coupes, VIII- 410 pp. Un mors fendillé, sinon très bon exemplaire.
1772G32337Paris, Saillant & Nyon/Veuve Desaint 1772 viii + 474pp., reliure plein cuir d'époque, 14e vol. (des 30) de la série "Histoire moderne des chinois, des japonnois, des indiens, des persans, des turcs, des russiens, etc. pour servir à l'histoire ancienne de m.Rollin), cachet au verso de la page de titre, bon état, [ce vol.contient la description générale de la Russie, ainsi que son histoire jusqu'à Iwan III dit le grand 1506], G32337
17829809A Paris, chez Debure l'aîné, 1782. 7 volumes in-12 de [2]-XLVIII-442; [4]-516; 570; [4]-548; [4]-565-[3]; [4]-LX;537 et [4]VII-497-[3] pages, plein veau moucheté, dos lisses ornés de filets, fleurons, encadrements et titre dorés, étiquettes de titre bordeaux et de tomaison vertes, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, simple sur les coupes, tranches rouges. Quelques épidermures, la coiffe sup. manque au second volume et souffre d'un petit manque au premier, rares rousseurs, 2 cahiers très légèrement déboîtés au volume 3, accroc au mors inférieur du vol. 7.
1782LRB260303Carte de la Russie occidentale face p. 548 , tome 4 / carte de la Russie orientale face p. 528 tome 5 En tome 1, dix pages donnant la liste des souscripteurs. Excellent état de cette série rare de cinq volumes in-12° , reliure homogène en basane mouchetée, dos à nerfs, pièce de titre, pièce de tomaison. Tome 1 : un coin émoussé / Tome 2 : encoches de tête marquées / Tome 3 : coiffes épidermées , épidermures, petit manque en queue de plat recto, coins émoussés / Tome 4 : épidermures, coin recto en queue émoussé, manque sur 2 cm en queue de plat recto, manque plus petit en queue de plat verso / Tome 5 épidermures, coiffe de tête arasée. Lacet de soie rouge . Charnières impeccables sur tous les volumes. Tranches marbrées sur les trois côtés. Ex-libris à la plume du temps : POTIER. bien complet des deux cartes dépliante XLVIII- 442-516-570-548 [une carte]-565 [une carte] - 2ff° ff°.
175920441759 Sans Nom (éditions Cramer), sans Lieu, 1759-1765. 2 volumes petit in-8 demi basane (moderne). (xxxix), 302, 283 pages. Frontispice (portrait de la Tsarine Elisabeth, d'après une médaille). 2 cartes rempliées, couleurs aux frontières, une carte gravée (sur bois) in texte au 2ème volume. "par l'auteur de l'histoire de Charles XII"
1761126628S. l. n. n. [Lyon], 1761, in-12 (16 x 10), xlviii-379 pp, reliure demi-chagrin rouge à coins, dos lisse avec titres dorés (rel. du XIXe s.), bon état
1759pl2172Relié 1759 Deux volumes in-12 (12,5 x 19,6 cm), reliure plein veau, dos lisses ornés de fleurs dorées, gardes couleur, tranches rouges, XXXIX-302 et XVI-318 pages, sans lieu ni mention d'éditeur, édition originale, 1er volume : 1759, 2e volume : 1963, bien complet des cartes dépliantes dans le 1er volume ; mors supérieur du 1er volume fendu en tête, par ailleurs bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
