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Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries
by Coxe, William (1748-1828)
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- Condition
- Period tree calf, yellow edges, red and green leather title labels, hinged neatly repaired, generally a clean copy internally. B
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About This Item
London: printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1785. Second edition. x, 532 pp., with 4 folding maps and six plates; vi, 676 pp., with 8 maps, 4 plates and 3 vignettes. 4to 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (27 x 21.5 cm). Period tree calf, yellow edges, red and green leather title labels, hinged neatly repaired, generally a clean copy internally. Bookplate of Chas. Bodenham. Second edition. x, 532 pp., with 4 folding maps and six plates; vi, 676 pp., with 8 maps, 4 plates and 3 vignettes. 4to 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (27 x 21.5 cm). Coxe's observations on a tour of the Northern European countries in 1757-59 as tutor of Lord George Herbert, future 11th Earl of Pembroke (1759-1827).
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317214
- Title
- Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries
- Author
- Coxe, William (1748-1828)
- Format/Binding
- X, 532 pp., with 4 folding maps and six plates; vi, 676 pp., with 8 maps, 4 plates and 3 vignettes. 4to 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (2
- Book Condition
- Used - Period tree calf, yellow edges, red and green leather title labels, hinged neatly repaired, generally a clean copy internally. B
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1785
- Keywords
- Europe | British | Russia
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography; Sets & Fine Bindings;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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