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$3,600

[Decrees of Empress Catherine Alekseevna comprising January to July of 1763] St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy, 1776, 133 pp plus table of contents, together with [Decrees of Empress Catherine Alekseevna comprising July 1763 to January 1, 1764], St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy, 1780, 191 pp plus table of conents. A convolute of two books. Pages 190-191 of the second volume contain a decree concerting new gold and silver money ( ), followed by two fold-out engravings of the coinage designs. In contemporary full calf binding. 255 x 205 mm. Very good condition.


Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions

Date:
2011-11-19