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Struve, Johann Christian Von [Published Anonymously]

Travels in the Crimea; a History of the Embassy from Petersburg to Constantinople in 1793, including Their Journey through Krementschuck, Oczakow, Walachia & Moldavia with their Reception at the Court of Selim the Third

1802

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Year of publication
1802
Place of printing
London. G. and J. Robinson
Author
Struve, Johann Christian Von [Published Anonymously]
Edition
First edition in English.
Keyword
Travel - Asia
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; viii, 393 pp. contemporary full calf, worn at spine ends & corners, external joint repaired with leather, internal hinge cracked but firm, signature with 1825 date, slight foxing on few leaves but clean & not stained, sound copy, interior very good in worn cover. A pic The author, a secretary to the Russian embassy, describes the journey across the Crimea on a day to day basis, describing the peoples, places, etc. The embassy consisted of a caravan of nearly 700 persons including a detachment of infantry and cavalry, took six months to reach Constantinople. No copies were traced at auction in the last 25 years.