1859, Masson, Mémoires secrets sur la Russie.
During the reigns of Catherine II and Paul I. With foreword and notes by François Barrière. (Library of Memoirs during the 18th century). Paris 1859. First edition.
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Condition : fair, slight shelf wear, numerous underlining in pencil and colour, traces of folding.
Binding : contemporary half leather, gilt spine.
Format : In-12.
Pages : 2 ff., 464 pp.
Publisher : Paris, Firmin-Didot.
Date : 1859.First edition.
Charles François Philibert Masson (Blamont, 22 January 1761 - Coblence, 6 June 18071) was a French writer. He began his career as a watchmaker's apprentice in Neuchâtel, but became more interested in the arts and went to Russia, where he became the tutor of the children of Count Nikolai Saltykov, the Minister of War. The Count made it his main domus. He became popular among the St. Petersburg elite for his wit, his taste for literature and his conversation. He became the private secretary of Grand Duke Alexander of Russia, the man who would become Tsar Alexander I in 1805.
| Condition | Used - Acceptable |
|---|---|
| Language | France |
| Illustrated | No |
| Year | 1859 |
| Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Masson Charles Francois Philibert |
| Editor | Firmin-Didot |
| First edition | Yes |
| Signed edition | No |
| Signed binding | No |
| Armorial binding | No |
| Binding / Format | Half leather |
| Size | 18 x 12 cm |
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