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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...The Third Edition, revised and corrected
by Coxe, William
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- Seller
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1787. Octavo, [2], iii, [2], v-xxviii, 454, [2]pp. Folding plate and four folding maps. Contemporary calf, backstrip gilt with red label. Joints cracked but sound. Very good copy.
Third edition. "This was the first edition to contain the important supplement "A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those made by Captains Cook and Clerke" as an integral part of the text. (it had also been printed separately in quarto in 1787)" (Howell). The maps and plate are the same as the first two editions.
. Provenance: Bookplate of John Hooper and his ink signature dated 1824.Reviews
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4505621
- Title
- 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...The Third Edition, revised and corrected
- Author
- Coxe, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Nichols for T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1787
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About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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