75/1039 [Russia]. (Voltaire, F.M.A. de). Histoire de l'empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, par l'auteur de l'histoire de Charles XII. (Geneva, n.publ.), 1759-1763, 2 vols., XXXIX,(1),302,(1); (4),XVI,318p., engr. plate w. 2 medaillions, 2 fold. maps of Russia w. handcol. borders, title-vignettes, woodcut ill. w. plan, contemp. gilt unif. calf.

- One map w. tear along inner margin; vol. 2 bookplate of Gerrit Jan Honig on upper pastedown.

= Bengesco 1365; Cat. des Russica 472. After the publication of L'histoire le Charles XIII in 1731, Voltaire was designated by J. Schouvaloff to write about Peter the Great. Voltaire did not wait for instructions from J. Schouvaloff and the Russian Court, but immediately started to work on his book and had written 8 chapters before the instructions reached him. The first uncorrected version was published with an errata leaf just before the corrected edition was issued. This is the first edition with the errata leaf.