Lot 533
Pallas, Peter Simon
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire in the years 1793 and 1794. London: John Stockdale, 1812. Second edition, 4to, 2 volumes, 5 folding maps, 22 hand-coloured vignettes and 5 other plates (of 52), contemporary half calf, spines and boards rubbed, labels chipped, occasional foxing; [Idem] Voyages de M.P.S. Pallas... Paris: Maradan, 1793. 4to, volumes 2, 5 and 6 only, 103 plates and 5 maps, contemporary half calf, spines and covers rubbed, joints splitting, part of spine on volume 2 chipped away, covers of volume 2 detached, volume 6 lacking upper cover, lower cover detached, plate 1 lacking, title defective; sold not subject to return (5)