![CATHERINE II -- Kratkoe Opisanie, obraza zhizni, nravov' i obryadov' v raznikh narodakh. [Short description of the way of life, customs and ceremonies of various peoples]. Translated from the German by G. Kostrovskii. Moscow: N. Novikov at the University Press, 1782.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2006/CKS/2006_CKS_07295_0008_000(010839).jpg?w=1)
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CATHERINE II -- Kratkoe Opisanie, obraza zhizni, nravov' i obryadov' v raznikh narodakh. [Short description of the way of life, customs and ceremonies of various peoples]. Translated from the German by G. Kostrovskii. Moscow: N. Novikov at the University Press, 1782.
8° (164 x 95mm). With the second dedication leaf. Engraved head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary calf, contrasting spine label, spine in compartments tooled in black. Provenance: ?Catherine II (binding) -- Georg Raikovich (stamp and title signature) -- Paul M. Fekula.
Probably from the library of Catherine the Great (Fekula). First edition in Russian, published by Novikov. The anonymous traveller's observations derive from voyages in part through the Arab world, and Asia, including India, and Mongolia. A very good copy. Fekula 3746 (this copy); Sopikov 7645; SK 3261.
8° (164 x 95mm). With the second dedication leaf. Engraved head- and tail-pieces. Contemporary calf, contrasting spine label, spine in compartments tooled in black. Provenance: ?Catherine II (binding) -- Georg Raikovich (stamp and title signature) -- Paul M. Fekula.
Probably from the library of Catherine the Great (Fekula). First edition in Russian, published by Novikov. The anonymous traveller's observations derive from voyages in part through the Arab world, and Asia, including India, and Mongolia. A very good copy. Fekula 3746 (this copy); Sopikov 7645; SK 3261.
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