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The Genuine Letters of Baron Fabricius, Envoy from his Serene Highness the Duke Administrator of Holstein to Charles XII of Sweden. Comprehending his Entire Correspondence with the Duke himself, Baron Goertz ... and with Count Reventlau ... and also his Excursions for his Service into Different Parts of the Ottoman Dominions in 1710, 1711, 1712, 1713 and 1714. Interspersed throughout with Many Singular Particulars, Secret Transactions and Curious Anecdotes in Relation to that Northern Hero, during his Residence in Turkey ..
by [FABRICE, Friedrich Ernst von]
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About This Item
London: T. Becket and P.A. Dehondt, 1761. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, T. Becket and P.A. Dehondt, 1761. Octavo, xxviii, 316 pages. Contemporary full polished calf, all edges lightly dyed green; spine gilt-decorated, with a contrasting leather title-label; corners very slightly worn; front joint cracked, with the inner hinge lightly strengthened; endpapers and first and last few leaves foxed and discoloured around the margins by the leather (and a thin strip around the edges of the endpapers and the adjacent binder's blanks are stained light green by the treatment to the edges); scattered pale foxing elsewhere; overall an excellent copy.
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- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Title
- The Genuine Letters of Baron Fabricius, Envoy from his Serene Highness the Duke Administrator of Holstein to Charles XII of Sweden. Comprehending his Entire Correspondence with the Duke himself, Baron Goertz ... and with Count Reventlau ... and also his Excursions for his Service into Different Parts of the Ottoman Dominions in 1710, 1711, 1712, 1713 and 1714. Interspersed throughout with Many Singular Particulars, Secret Transactions and Curious Anecdotes in Relation to that Northern Hero, during his Residence in Turkey ..
- Author
- [FABRICE, Friedrich Ernst von]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. Becket and P.A. Dehondt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1761
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About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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