Fine Books and Manuscripts

Partially printed document signed ("Louis"), as King of France, countersigned by Armand Marc Comte de Montmorin, just prior to becoming Secretary of State for the Navy, in French, 19 August 1787. 1 page, folio (356 x 240 mm), 6-line manuscript note signed "DeBoffe" on verso, 12-line note in Russian with initials ("M.P." or "M.L."), 2-line note in another hand on verso, untranslated, some creasing and spotting, a few short tears to folds. Framed.