In 1913, Iosif Pokrovsky (1868 – 1920), a Russian legal expert, doctor of Roman law, created one of the best jurisprudential textbook in Russian. His scientific work is notable for the breadth of subject and survey, description of the trends in legal and national development, as well as the story of the Roman law destiny after the fall of the ancient world and the pursuit of its continuation in the modern world. Undoubtedly, the Roman law has a special place in the world history. Once consistent, it managed to stand in service of legal systems of most of today’s states.

This collectors’ edition will be appreciated not only by a lawyer, but by any well educated person.

To the uninitiated reader, the book “Russian electrical engineering of the second half of the nineteenth century” may seem uninteresting. However unduly so. Its author, Mikhail Andreevich Shatelen (1866 – 1957), describes not only the largest Russian electrical engineers, but also facts, inventions and discoveries, many of which he personally witnessed. The entire second half of the 19th century went down in history as a period of rapid growth in electrical engineering. It was during this period that the foundations were laid for the development of the national economic life of the whole world. The gift edition will appeal to people who are genuinely interested in science and technology.