PAUL I, Emperor -- Rech k Imperatritse Anne Ioannovne v katoroi slavno zakliuchennym mezhdu rossiiskoiu imperieiu i ottomanskoiu portoiu. [An Address to Empress Anna Ioannovna.] St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences [1740]. 4° (203 x 150mm). (Occasional light marginal soiling.) 18th century Russian calf, sides gilt with the cipher of Paul I, edges red (corners rubbed, some wear). Provenance: Paul I (binding) -- Father Superior Pitirim (19th-century inscription) -- Novgorod Archive (stamps, ca. 1920s).
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PAUL I, Emperor -- Rech k Imperatritse Anne Ioannovne v katoroi slavno zakliuchennym mezhdu rossiiskoiu imperieiu i ottomanskoiu portoiu. [An Address to Empress Anna Ioannovna.] St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences [1740]. 4° (203 x 150mm). (Occasional light marginal soiling.) 18th century Russian calf, sides gilt with the cipher of Paul I, edges red (corners rubbed, some wear). Provenance: Paul I (binding) -- Father Superior Pitirim (19th-century inscription) -- Novgorod Archive (stamps, ca. 1920s).

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PAUL I, Emperor -- Rech k Imperatritse Anne Ioannovne v katoroi slavno zakliuchennym mezhdu rossiiskoiu imperieiu i ottomanskoiu portoiu. [An Address to Empress Anna Ioannovna.] St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences [1740]. 4° (203 x 150mm). (Occasional light marginal soiling.) 18th century Russian calf, sides gilt with the cipher of Paul I, edges red (corners rubbed, some wear). Provenance: Paul I (binding) -- Father Superior Pitirim (19th-century inscription) -- Novgorod Archive (stamps, ca. 1920s).

BOUND FOR EMPEROR PAUL I. Paul's reign lasted just 5 years; books from his collection are rare. Bytovt 820; SK 5945; Sopikov 9991.