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Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America: 3rd Edition
by William Coxe
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: J. Nichol, 1787. Hardcover. Good. Octav. 3rd edition, revised & corrected. xxviii, 454 pp. [2], 4 folding maps, folding plate. Contemporary full calf, red leather spine label. Chipping to spine, front joint cracked, wear to board edges. Marginal dampstain, scattered foxing and soiling, minor toning. Maps are foxed with some offsetting, folding plate foxed. Folding chart of Synd's Voyage. "The most important feature of this third edition is the inclusion of the supplement on Captain Cook, title "A comparative view of the Russian discoveries with those made by Captains Cook and Clerke; and a sketch of what remains to be ascertained by future navigators" Coxe also mentions Cook's discovery of Hawaii" (Hill).<br> br> Refs: Hill cf 391, 392; Howes C-834; Sabin 17309; Smith 2085; Wickersham 5882.
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- Title
- Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America: 3rd Edition
- Author
- William Coxe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: J. Nichol
- Date Published
- 1787
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine Label
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- Cracked
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- Edges
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Calf
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