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The Life of Catherine II, Empress of All the Russias: with an Elegant Portrait of the Tzarina, and a Correct Map of the Russian Empire. By W.Tooke. First American Edition in Two Volumes 8vo. Published by William Fry, Philadelphia. Printed by H. Maxwell. A translation and enlargement by William Tooke of "Castera's Histoire de Catherine II imperatrice de Russie", which was first published in London in 1798. This was an important work of the period and the then US President Thomas Jefferson is listed as a subscriber. Jefferson included this work in his "list of recommended reading" in 1809. Listed in Sowerby Catalogue in Vol. I, page 108, no. 251.
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