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Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg: Particularly towards the End of the Reign of Catharine II. And the Commencement of That of Paul I.

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Forming a Description of the Manners of Petersburg at the close of the Eighteenth Century.

Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg: Particularly towards the End of the Reign of Catharine II. And the Commencement of That of Paul I.

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Forming a Description of the Manners of Petersburg at the close of the Eighteenth Century.

Stock Code 95737

London, C. Whittingham for T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800

A very good copy of the first English edition,'Serving as a supplement to the Life of Catharine II'. As the title page indicates, the subject covered is broad but mainly focused on the court history: 'containing various anecdotes, collected during a residence of ten years in [the] capital. Together with remarks on the education of the grand-dukes, the manners of the ladies, and the religion of the people'.

2 volumes, 8vo; including a 4 page publisher's catalogue at the end; contemporary mottled half calf gilt, green morocco labels, an excellent set; viii, 357, [5]; [2], vii, [i], 219, [7] pp.
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Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 106 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.

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Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg: Particularly towards the End of the Reign of Catharine II. And the Commencement of That of Paul I.

[CATHERINE THE GREAT] - [MASSON, Charles Francois Philibert].

Stock code: 95737

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