Mikhail. Histoire De La Russie, Depuis l’origine de la nation Russe, jusqu’à la mort du Grand-Duc Jaroslaws Premier … Traduit de l’Allemand, par M. E***. Augmentée de deux cartes géographiques. Second

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LOMONOSOV, Mikhail. Histoire De La Russie, Depuis l’origine de la nation Russe, jusqu’à la mort du Grand-Duc Jaroslaws Premier … Traduit de l’Allemand, par M. E***. Augmentée de deux cartes géographiques. Seconde édition. Paris, Desventes de la Douée, 1774. 8vo. Early 19th-century half-calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and ornamented in gilt; pp. xxxii, 253, with two folding engraved maps; light wear to extremities, boards a little darkened; apart from a little toning internally, a very good copy; 20th-century gift inscription to front fly-leaf, ownership inscription to following blank, engraved armorial bookplate of John Symmons (1745-1835). Second edition in French, very rare. The first 'modern' history of Russia, written to much acclaim by the father of Russian science, writer an influential polymath. Provenance : John Symmons was well-connected to learned and literary circles of his time, 'a cultivated man with a great passion for science, for the arts and for books. The breadth of his interests (and patronage) can be seen in the learned societies of which he was a member. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, a founder member of the Royal Institution and of the Linnean Society, and a member of numerous other societies including the Horticultural Society, the Literary Society and the Society of Antiquaries … His library comprised upwards of 30,000 volumes, including many rare and early printed books. He married four times, the last occasion being in 1828 at the age

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