An account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America : to which are added the conquest of Siberia and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China
An account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America : to which are added the conquest of Siberia and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China
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xxviii, 454pp. Octavo. Illustrated with decorative red and blue cloth and dark blue lettering to the spine. Illustrated with folding maps. Internally the text is a facsimile of the original first edition which was published 1787. Occasional light spotting. A touch of rubbing to the boards, otherwise a very good to near fine copy. A wonderfully reproduced version of the original text and maps by Coxe.
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Very good. 2nd edition Revised and corrected. xxiii, 344pp. + [13]pp (index) + [2]pp. (publisher's ads)pp. Quarto (23 X 28 cm.). Contemporary full calf boards. Spine divided into five compartments. Gilt decoration. Red morocco label. Outer joints with professional restoration. Four folding maps and folding plate. Armorial (Dacre) bookplate on front pastedown. A very attractive, clean copy. Lada-Mocarski 29; Hill I p.71. While derived from other sources, Coxe visited St. Petersburg and did considerable research into Russian activities into the North Pacific and Bering Sea areas, collecting journals of Russian expeditions subsequent to Bering. According to Hill, "this work includes the main Russian discoveries and explorations made in northwestern America in their attempts to open communications with Alaska and the Aleutian Islands".
