Peter Simon Pallas - Travels through the Southern...

Peter Simon Pallas – Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire, in the Years 1793 and 1794 (Vol. I) – With numerous copper engravings – London, James Ridgway, 1803 Item description Title: Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire, performed in the years 1793 and 1794 Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Councillor of State to the Emperor of All the Russias, etc.) Translator: Francis Blagdon, Esq. (translated from the German, without abridgment) Publisher: Printed for James Ridgway, York-Street, St. James’s-Square; by B. McMillan Year of publication: 1803 Language: English Description & extent: Offered is the coveted first volume of the famous travel work by the German-Russian naturalist and explorer Peter Simon Pallas about his expeditions through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire. Contents & illustrations: The volume is equipped with 5 copper engravings, some folding. Provenance / Ex Libris: On the front pastedown there is a decorative, historic British coat-of-arms bookplate of a former owner, as well as a rare small bookseller’s sticker (“W. & J. Proyston, Stationers, Nº 41, Old Broad St.,” London) from the period. Format & binding: Contemporary half-leather or calfskin binding with a stout, embossed spine (Vol. I). Condition: Age-appropriate, solid and authentic collector’s condition: - Binding: binding worn, edges bumped, spine with slight signs of age, but stable (see photos). Paper & interior: Paper slightly browned with age and foxed in places; the numerous copper engravings are clear and strongly printed, the text block firmly bound at the core. Note on the photos: The accompanying detail photos (including title page, coat-of-arms ex-libris, binding and selected copper engravings) are an essential part of the condition description. Private sale from a private collectio

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