Lot 627
M. W. Lomonossow, Alte russische Geschichte. Riga & Leipzig, 1768.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
627
Category:
History, cultural history and miscellaneous
Artist:
Michail (Wassiljewitsch) Lomonossov
Lomonossov, Michail (Wassiljewitsch): Alte russische Geschichte von dem Ursprunge der russischen Nation bis auf den Tod des Großfürsten Jaroslaws des Ersten, oder bis auf das Jahr 1054. Aus dem Russischen ins Deutsche übersetzt (von Hartwig Ludwig Christian Backmeister). Riga und Leipzig: Hartknoch 1768. 18 x 11 cm. 8 ll., 192 pp. Bound in leather with back label and rich gold decor.
(Rubbed and bumped. Loose flyleaf, stamped and bearing ownership marks. Slightly browned, with water-stains and age-related discolouration, particularly on the first few pages.)
Vgl. ADB I, 757-758 (regarding the translator). -First German edition. – This historical work by the eminent Russian natural scientist and philologist Lomonosov (1730–1806) describes the lives and deeds of the first eight Russian grand princes (from 862 to 1054), drawing chiefly on Russian chronicles, unlike his predecessors: “... there is no doubt that foreigners will enjoy reading this translation” (see Preface).
(Rubbed and bumped. Loose flyleaf, stamped and bearing ownership marks. Slightly browned, with water-stains and age-related discolouration, particularly on the first few pages.)
Vgl. ADB I, 757-758 (regarding the translator). -First German edition. – This historical work by the eminent Russian natural scientist and philologist Lomonosov (1730–1806) describes the lives and deeds of the first eight Russian grand princes (from 862 to 1054), drawing chiefly on Russian chronicles, unlike his predecessors: “... there is no doubt that foreigners will enjoy reading this translation” (see Preface).