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LIFE OF CATHERINE II OF RUSSIA
by Castera, Jean-Henri; Rev. W. W. Dakins, translator
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Good+
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About This Item
London: George Cawthorn, British Library. Good+. 1799. 1st Edition of This Translation. Hardcover. Rebacked in brown calf with gilt lettering over original gilt edged dark brown boards. Illustrated with 3- engraved portraits including frontispiece in vol 1 & 2- engraved portraits in vol 2. [xx, 362pp,1]. [viii, 411pp, bl]. Hinges & text block are tight & intact. Internally clean except for scattered foxing heaviest on first & last few leaves including engraved portraits. Corners rubbed. Dakin's translation was published the year after an anonymous translation printed and published by G. Cawthorn; a second edition enlarged to 3 volumes by W. Tooke was also published in 1798, with a third edition in 1799. Dakins does not allude to or mention these earlier translations. Biography, Russia. ; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 773 pages .
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- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17692
- Title
- LIFE OF CATHERINE II OF RUSSIA
- Author
- Castera, Jean-Henri; Rev. W. W. Dakins, translator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition of This Translation
- Publisher
- George Cawthorn, British Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1799
- Bookseller catalogs
- Russia;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- G
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- Gilt
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