Daschkoff, Princess. - Memoirs, written by herself; with the - Lot 77

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Daschkoff, Princess. - Memoirs, written by herself; with the - Lot 77
Daschkoff, Princess. - Memoirs, written by herself; with the correspondence of this empress and other letters. Published from the original manuscript by Mistress W. Bradfort. Translated from the English by M. Alfred des Essarts. Paris, Franck, 1859. 4 volumes in-12, green half-maroquin with smooth spine, foxing, library label on back covers - XXVI, 233 pp.; [2 ff.], 295 pp., [1 p.]; [2 ff.], 267 pp. [1 p.]; [2 ff.], 323 pp, [1 p.] First edition. Important memoirs of an extraordinary personality. Princess Daschkoff would have dominated the Russian court had it not been for the even more exceptional personality of Empress Catherine II who made her her lady-in-waiting. Passionate about literature, art and science, Princess Daschkoff was appointed President of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She founded, on the model of the French Academy, the Imperial Russian Academy. Rare. Attached: Waliszewski, K. - The Novel of an Empress. Catherine II of Russia according to her memoirs, correspondence and unpublished documents from the state archives. Tenth edition. Paris, Plon, Nourrit, 1894. In-8, green half-basane, smooth spine faded, foxing - XI, 618 pp, [1 f.], portrait.
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