Russia: Or, Miscellaneous Observations on the Past and Present State of That Country and its Inhabitants. Compiled from Notes Made on the Spot, During Travels, at Different Times, in the Service of the Bible Society, and a Residence of Many Years

Published by London & Piccadilly. Seeley & Sons & Hatchard & Son

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Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)

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1833. sm4to, 25cm, In-4ø, first edition, [viii],486,[2]p., with 8 hand colour aquatint plates (costume & genre scenes), in the original quarter green cloth backed boards, black leather label (chipped along one side), untrimmed, complete with half title, expertly restored, some slight foxed and the endpapers, bookplate, a fine clean copy (tds). - Abbey Travel, 230. Tooley, 380. Hiller, 712. ". compiled, principally, from his journal notes and observations, made during his extensive tours in Russia, in the service of the British and Foreign Bible Society: upon these he has engrafted a considerable portion of information, derived from Russian authors and other authentic sources, illustrative of the character, and of the past and present condition of the Russian People, their ecclesiastical establishment, and the state of civilization among them. He has had peculiarly favourable opportunities for observing the usages and studying the character of the Russians, through his knowledge of their language, The Plates, illustrative of the dress and amusements of the people, have been selected from a collection of lithographic costumes, which the author brought with him from Russia" (Preface).

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Title
Russia: Or, Miscellaneous Observations on the Past and Present State of That Country and its Inhabitants. Compiled from Notes Made on the Spot, During Travels, at Different Times, in the Service of the Bible Society, and a Residence of Many Years
Author
PINKERTON, Robert
Publisher
London & Piccadilly. Seeley & Sons & Hatchard & Son
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
1st Edition.

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