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London: Sold by Mr. Dodsley, in Pall-mall; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant, and Mr. Patterson, in the Strand; Mr. Waugh, in Lombard Street; and Mr. Willock, in Cornhill, 1753. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). Four volume set; incomplete, lacking the frontisportrait and 6 plates in the 2nd volume. It appears as though they were never bound-in as there is no off-setting onto pages adjacent to where they should be located. Contains all nine of the folding maps, as called for, and 12 of the 19 engraved plates (including frontisports), as well as thirteen allegorical vignettes. Early full leather bindings are heavily rubbed and worn, with all hinges nicely repaired with Japanese tissue colored to match. Unfortunately the first volume is cracked in half, breaking the text block, with a few pages and one folding map detached; in need of a binder's attention and/or careful handling. Vol. I: xx, 399 pages of text. Vol. II: xvi, 374 pages of text, followed by [xvi] pages of… Leer más

T. Osborne et al, 1762-01-01. 3rd. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume complete set. 4to. 3rd ed. Handsome modern rebind. Smooth 1/4 leather over burgundy boards. Fine bindings and covers. Collated. 39 of 40 engravings; 27 of 28 plates; 8 of 9 folding maps and 12 partial-page headpieces. Vol I: xxvii, [1], 460, Index [8] pp. Vol II: xx, 460, Index [20] pp. A few scattered stains. 4 of the maps have been mounted by a bookbinder. Please note that the 1753 edition was printed in 4 volumes, this edition was printed in 2. An important first-hand account of 18th century Persia (Iran). <br><br> Jonas Hanway (1712-86) was an English merchant who traveled to Russia, Persia and the Near East. He was sent by the British Russia Company to Persia to assess the condition of the Company's trade there and to investigate its agent, John Elton. Elton, an English sailor, had been working to establish a British mercantile presence on the Caspian since 1740, when he had secured trading privileges from… Leer más

London: Printed for T. Osborne and others, 1754.. Hardcover. Good. Folio. Two volumes. I: xxvii, [i], 460, [viii]pp.; II: xx, 460, [xx]pp. I: A4 (- A1 blank?), a4-b4, c2, B4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Ooo4; II: A4, b4, c2, B4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Ppp4. Second edition. Modern half goatskin over marbled boards. With 9 fold-out copperplate maps, and 32 other copperplates. With the stamp of the Detroit Public Library on the title-pages.

London: T. Osborne [et al.], 1754. 2 vols., 4to, 9 engraved folding maps, 19 engraved plates, a number of engraved vignettes in the text; recent handsome half brown morocco over olive linen sides, red and green morocco labels on gilt-paneled spines; very nice copy. Cox I, p. 255: "Hanway was a well-known traveler and philanthropist, popularly remembered as the pioneer user of the umbrella. Readers of Boswell will recall Johnson's severe criticism of his essay attacking tea-drinking. As a partner of a St. Petersburg merchant, he made a journey in 1743 down the Volga and by the Caspian Sea to Persia with a caravan of woolen goods, and returned in 1745 by the same route after many perilous adventures. He reached London in 1750. He later filled several public positions, and had a street named after him in London and a monument erected to him in Westminster Abbey. Dr. Johnson said of him, "that he acquired a reputation travelling abroad, but lost it all by travelling at home." This was in reference to his… Leer más

London: T. Osborne et al.. Very good set in contemporary leather. 1762. 3rd ed.. leather. 4to, 460+, 460+ pp., Complete in two volumes with all plates and maps (many fold-outs), Full title reads as follows: "An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea : With the Author's Journal of Travels from England through Russia into Persia; and back again through Russia, Germany and Holland. To which are added The revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli." Hinges partially cracked but holding; contents, including pates and maps, clean; gilt-decorated spine with five raised bands and contrasting title labels .

London: sold by Mr. Dodsley; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant, and Mr. Patterson; Mr. Waugh; and Mr. Willock, 1753.. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. Four volumes. I: xx, 399pp.; II: xv, [i], 374, [xv]pp.; III: xv, 255pp.; IV: xv, 301, [20]pp. I: a4-b4, c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Ddd4 (Ddd4 blank); II: a4, b2-c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4, Bbb2-Eee2; III: []4, b2-c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Ii4; IV: []4, b2-c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Pp4 (- Pp4 blank), Qq2-Uu2. With half-titles to volumes III and IV present. First edition. The volume statements on the half-titles to volumes III and IV read: 'Vol. III' and 'Vol. IV' but the title-pages have 'Vol. I' and 'Vol. II' respectively. Title-page to volume III reads: 'The revolutions of Persia: containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, .. ' Title-page to volume IV reads: 'The revolutions of Persia: containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, ...' Nineteenth century quarter brown morocco over cloth. With 4 engraved allegorical… Leer más

London, 1753. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. with a journal of travels from London through Russia, Germany & Holland to which are added the revolutions of Persia during the present century with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli. TWO volumes (complete in themselves). Vol 1: 399 pp, 5 folding maps, Ill. Vol 2: 374 pp, copperplates, index to both volumes. Contemporary covers are worn, hinges weak, internally nice though there is some offsetting of plates onto text. There are engravings above four chapters in vol 1. There are four full page engravings in vol one and 11 full page engravings in vol 2 (this includes frontispieces).

London: Sold by Mr. Dodsley, in Pall-mall; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant, and Mr. Patterson, in the Strand; Mr. Waugh, in Lombard Street; and Mr. Willock, in Cornhill, 1753. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). Four volume set, complete with all maps and plates. Early full leather bindings with minor shelfwear; rebacked attractively with new spine labels. Vol. I: xx, 399 pages of text. Vol. II: xvi, 374 pages of text, followed by [xvi] pages of index. Vol. III: xv, [i] blank, 255 pages. Vol. IV: xvi, 301 pages, [i] blank, followed by [xvi] index, and [iv] glossary. The set is complete with 9 folding maps and 19 engraved plates (including frontisports), as well as thirteen allegorical vignettes. Minor foxing is present, a few pages with staining in the margins, and a few pages with small tears in the margins. Slight misfolding and tearing at creases or hinges of two maps. Bookplates of former owners on endpapers of each volume: "John La Touche, Esq." and… Leer más