DOLGORUKAYA, NATALIA (1714-1771) Svoeruchnye zapiski knyagini Natal'i Borisovny Dolgorukoy, docheri g. fel'dmarshala, grafa Borisa Petrovicha Sheremeteva ['Autograph memoirs of Princess Natalya Borisovna Dolgorukaya, daughter of the field marshal, Count Boris Petrovich Sheremetev'] / O-vo lyubiteley drevney pis'mennosti. Saint Petersburg: Sirius, 1913. 52 pages, 2 portraits, 2 facsimiles; 25 × 19.5 cm. Publisher's printed cover. Good condition. Some wear, creasing and soiling to front cover; back cover detached. Princess Natalya Borisovna Dolgorukaya (born Countess Sheremeteva; after taking the veil, Sister Nektariya; 1714-1771) was a renowned 18th-century memoirist and one of Russia's first female writers. In 1767, she wrote her Zapiski for her eldest son Mikhail and his children. They were first published by her grandson I.M. Dolgoroukov in 1810 in the journal Drug yunoshestva, edited by Maksim Nevzorov, and became very popular with readers and historians for their insights into the reigns of Peter II and Anna Ioannovna. This is the first scholarly edition of these famous memoirs, published from the original manuscript in the original spelling, under the auspices of the Imperial Society of Lovers of Ancient Writing and at the expense of Count S.D. Sheremetev. As with Sheremetev's other publications, only a small number of copies were printed. At the buyer's request, we will be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise prospective buyers to carry out their own inspection or consult a specialist of their choice for a full assessment of the condition of the lot. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD 'AS IS' IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.