BELL, John (1691-1780). Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia to diverse parts of Asia. Glasgow: for the Author by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763.
BELL, John (1691-1780). Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia to diverse parts of Asia. Glasgow: for the Author by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763. 2 volumes, small 4 o (240 x 180 mm.). One engraved folding map by John Riddell. (Duplicate signature Rr in vol. II.) Contemporary calf, green and red morocco spine labels (minor spotting to spine ends). Provenance : Chillingham Castle (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. A British expatriate, Bell travelled throughout Russia and the east during the years 1715-38. He accompanied the embassies of Peter the Great to Ispahan in Persia in 1715-18, travelled to Peking in China through Siberia in 1719-21, to Derbent in Persia in 1722, and to Constantinople in 1737-38. The account includes detailed descriptions of the manners, customs, geography and scenery in the countries visited. The work was reprinted in 1764 and 1788, and published in French and German editions. The engraved folding map shows the route between Moscow and Peking. Blackmer 111; Cordier Sinica 2093; Cox I:256; Gaskell Foulis 415; see Lust 314. (2)
BELL, John (1691-1780). Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia to diverse parts of Asia. Glasgow: for the Author by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763.
BELL, John (1691-1780). Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia to diverse parts of Asia. Glasgow: for the Author by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1763. 2 volumes, small 4 o (240 x 180 mm.). One engraved folding map by John Riddell. (Duplicate signature Rr in vol. II.) Contemporary calf, green and red morocco spine labels (minor spotting to spine ends). Provenance : Chillingham Castle (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. A British expatriate, Bell travelled throughout Russia and the east during the years 1715-38. He accompanied the embassies of Peter the Great to Ispahan in Persia in 1715-18, travelled to Peking in China through Siberia in 1719-21, to Derbent in Persia in 1722, and to Constantinople in 1737-38. The account includes detailed descriptions of the manners, customs, geography and scenery in the countries visited. The work was reprinted in 1764 and 1788, and published in French and German editions. The engraved folding map shows the route between Moscow and Peking. Blackmer 111; Cordier Sinica 2093; Cox I:256; Gaskell Foulis 415; see Lust 314. (2)
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