Histoire des gouvernemens du Nord, ou de l'Origine & des Progrès du Gouvernement des Provinces-Unies, du Danemark, de la Suède, de la Russie & de la Pologne, jusqu en 1777. Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglois ( … ) dans lequel on développe les ressources & l'état actuel des Gouvernemens du Nord

First edition of the French translation (cf. Bruun (Christian), Bibliotheca Danica, V, 235.)

Contemporary uniform marbled full calf bindings, spines in six compartments with five raised bands, decorated with faded gilt fillets, gilt compartments and floral tools, gilt roll tooling to the caps partly rubbed, marbled endpapers, gilt rules to board edges, corners lightly bumped, contemporary bindings.

Some restorations to several joints and a few spines.

The first volume is devoted to Holland and Denmark, the second to Sweden and Russia, the third deals exclusively with Russia, and the fourth concerns Poland.

A pleasing copy.