Les plans et les statuts, des différents établissements ordonnés par Sa Majésté Impériale Catherine II, pour l'éducation de la jeunesse, et l'utilité générale de son empire
By: ecrits en langue russe par Mr. Betzky ; & traduits en langue françoise, daprès les originaux, par Mr. Clerc
Publisher: Chez Marc-Michel Rey
Published: 1775
Place of publication: A Amsterdam
Language: fre
Translated from: rus
Subjects: Education; History; Education and state; Educational law and legislation
Work titles: Uchrezhdenii͡a i ustavy kasai͡ushchiesi͡a do vospitanii͡a i obuchenii͡a v Rossii i͡unoshestva oboego pola
Notes: Each v. has half title: Le plans et les statuts.

Signatures: v.1: *⁴ A-V⁴, ²A-E⁴ F²; v.2: pi² A-V⁴.

Vol. 1: [8], 160, 42, [2] p., [5] leaves of plates (4 folded); v.2: 160 p., [6] leaves of plates (3 folded).

Each v. has engraved title vignette (printer's device?); engraved head-and tail-pieces.

Plates: v.1: front.ill., 3 folded plans, 1 folded table (letterpress); v.2: 3 ill. (incl. front.) and 3 folded tables (letterpress).

Includes engravings by Gri. Srebrnit͡skiĭ, G. S. [ or S.] Panin, N. Kolpakov, Dmitri Gerasimov, Fedrenit͡skiĭ, B. Picart, and P. Tanjé.

Includes plans and contributions prepared for Catharine II; with reports of various commissions and imperial edicts and orders.

"Avis au relieur," (list leaves of plates), v. 1, p. [8], 1st group, and p. [2] at end.

BN, XCI, col. 1117

Illustrated bookplate, signed Д. Стеллецкий [=D. Stellet͡skiĭ], captioned in early Cyrillic characters; bookplate: Ex libris Henry E. Sigerist; bookplate: Philip and Frances Hofer.

Imperfect: t.p. damaged and repaired, with loss of text; v.1 lacks 3 folded plans.

2 v. quarter bound in 1, in possibly later black leather, with blue cloth boards; spine gilt, marbled edges.

2 v. bound in 1, in contemporary mottled sheep, with marbled-paper boards, gilt spine, and marbled edges.