Medical biographies : the ailments of thirty-three famous persons / by Philip Marshall Dale ; foreword by Howard F. Stein.

The northern-Star . A poem sacred to the name and memory, of the immortal Czar of Russia.

Doutes sur la liberté de L'Escaut réclamée par l'empereur  sur les causes & sur les conséquences probables de cette réclamation. Par le comte de Mirabeau. Avec une carte du cours de L'Escaut, depuis Anvers jusqu' à la mer.

The Petrine instauration : religion, esotericism and science at the court of Peter the Great, 1689-1725 / by Robert Collis.

A new history of the life and reign of the Czar Peter the Great , Emperor of all Russia, and Father of his country. Giving an exact Relation of I. His Travels, Studies, and Personal Fatigues, for the attaining of Knowledge in Civil and Military Affairs, and the Improvement of his Subjects. II. His Introduction of Arts and Sciences, a Naval Force, and Commerce with foreign Nations: Also his many Reformations in Church and State, the Army, and the Customs and Manners of his People. III. His Wars with the Swedes, Turks, Tartars, and Persians; Victories by Sea and Land; Acquisitions of Territory; and Increase of Power. IV. His Regard to Genius and Merit, particularly in the Instances of General Le Fort, Prince Menzikoff, and the Empress Catharine: And his severe Justice on Offenders, exemplified in the Proceedings against the Czarewitz, and others. To which is prefixed, a chronological summary of the history of Russia, a political view of the constitution and a geographical description of that vast empire. The whole compiled from authentic Memoirs, and containing many Particulars that were never before collected together. By the author of the critical review of the political life of Oliver Cromwell.

Journal de Pierre le Grand  Depuis l'année 1698, jusqu'a la conclusion de la paix de Nystadt. Traduit sur l'original russe. Imprimé d'aprés les manuscrits corrigés de la propre main de sa majesté impériale, déposés dans les archives. Tom premier.

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Journal de Pierre le Grand Depuis l'année 1698, jusqu'a la conclusion de la paix de Nystadt. Traduit sur l'original russe. Imprimé d'aprés les manuscrits corrigés de la propre main de sa majesté impériale, déposés dans les archives. Tom premier.

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