Lot 303: PETER I, the Great -- Pravda voli monarshei, vo opredelenii naslednika derzhavy svoei . [The Justice of the Monarch's Right to Appoint the Heir to His Throne.] [Moscow: 1722 [but 1726]. 4° (314 x 195mm). (Dampstain mostly in the margins, a few

Name: PETER I, the Great -- Pravda voli monarshei, vo opredelenii naslednika derzhavy svoei . [The Justice of the Monarch's Right to Appoint the Heir to His Throne.] [Moscow: 1722 [but 1726]. 4° (314 x 195mm). (Dampstain mostly in the margins, a few
Brand: Christie's
SKU: bf3efdf8f3

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 23, 2009

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PETER I, the Great -- Pravda voli monarshei, vo opredelenii naslednika derzhavy svoei. [The Justice of the Monarch's Right to Appoint the Heir to His Throne.] [Moscow: 1722 [but 1726]. 4° (314 x 195mm). (Dampstain mostly in the margins, a few old repairs, some soiling.) Contemporary Russian calf (text block detached, worn, spine chipped). Provenance: an early reader (light marginalia).

PETER CLAIMS ULTIMATE AUTHORITY IN DECIDING HIS SUCCESSION. The second edition. RARE: ABPC records no copy selling at auction in over 30 years. WorldCat locates copies only at Harvard, the New York Public Library, and the State Library in Berlin; apparently no copies in the UK. Bitovt 340; Opisanie Izd. Grazhd. Pechati 696; Smirnov-Sokol'ski 15 (for the 1722 edition).

Artist or Maker

? (1725) Peter

Provenance

Sale 5829
Fine Printed Books, Manuscripts, Traditional Sports
23 November 2009
London, South Kensington

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Auction Details

Traditional Sports; Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including English and Russian Literature

Christie's

November 23, 2009, 02:00 PM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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