Description
Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg: Particualrly Towards the End of the Reign of Catherine II. And the Commencement of that of Paul I. Forming a Description of the Manners of Petersburg, at the Close of the Eighteenth Century, and Containing Various Anecdotes, Collected During a Residence of Ten Years in That Capital, with Remarks on the Education of the Grand Dukes, The Manners of the Ladies, and the Religion of the People, Printed for T.W. Rawle, Philadelphia, 1802, 321 pp, half leather, 8.5 x 5.5”, 8vo. In good condition. Beautifully bound by Starr Bookworks in Connecticut. Expertly rebacked entirely with fresh handmade end papers. Very nice. Ex-library of the Philadelphia Library Company. Textblock lightly toned with a few instances of smudging, soiling to leaves. Light foxing throughout. Binding tight and intact. A sound, gift-worthy copy! Please see photos. A lovely history of Catherine the Great’s and Paul I’s court in Russia. Nicely rebound in half leather. COLH1802DKLN
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