"12. Lausanne, chez François Grasset, 1769, (2)nn pp + xiv pp + 204 pp ( error 160), bound in contemporary half roan, marbled paper covered boards, raised spine with title label. Fine copy. Anonymous French commentary on the legal texts written by tsarina Catherine II in 1767. In the text she frquently refers to Montesquieu and Beccaria. Some copies exist with an engraved portrait of Catherine, not present in our copy. (;russian;history;law;lausanne;imprint;enligthtenment;catherine II)."