NOUGARET P[ierre] J[ean]-B[aptiste] - Beautés de l'histoire de Russie, contenant tout ce qu&#...

NOUGARET P[ierre] J[ean]-B[aptiste] - Beautés de l'histoire de Russie, contenant tout ce qu'il y a de plus curieux et de plus remarquable dans les Annales de cetyte nation, depuis le neuvième siècle jusqu'au règne de Catherine II inclusivement. Ouvrage de douze figures en taille-douce. Seconde édition. Paris 1820. chez Belin-Le Prieur. 16d, pp. [4], 414, plates 12. bound in period leather.
Abrasions of the covers, loss of the corner of one page, soiling of the pages in places, ex. slightly tattered. Pencil notations on the front pastedown. History of Russia compiled for young people. P. Nougaret (1742-1823) - French writer, was the author of a series of books intended for the young reader "Beauties of History" of various countries, including Poland (Polish translation came out in 1816). "Beauties of Russian History", in addition to descriptions of customs prevailing in Russia, contain information about dynastic crimes and wars, also numerous polonics (e.g., the wars of the 17th century, the seizure of Moscow, the partitions, the activities of Catherine II's protégé Stanislav Augustus, King of Poland).