Müller´s travels in Russia 1766
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Beskrivning
RUSSIA. (2). MÜLLER, G(ERHARD FRIEDRICH). Voyages et découvertes faites par les Russes le long des côtes de la Mer Glaciale & sur l´Océan Oriental tant vers le Japon que vers l´Amerique. On y a joint l´histoire du fleuve Amur et des pays adjacens, depuis la conquête des Russes... Ouvrage traduits de l´Allemand... par C. G. F. Dumas. I-II. Amsterdam (chez Marc-Michel Rey) 1766.
8:o. (3), IV-X, (2), (1)-388, (3), IV, (1)-207, (25) pp. (Lacks the large folding engraved map "Nouvelle carte des découvertes faites par des vaisseaux russiens aux côtes inconnues de l´Amérique Septentrionale avec les pais adiacents" ).
Contemporary brown mottled calf, somewhat worn, gilt edges of covers, slightly faded gilt spines, vol. I some damages at head, vol. II damaged lower inner doublure, marbled edges. Old signature on first free endpaper (one loose). Bookplate of Gösta Nobel. 2 volumes.
Provenance: Gustaf Oscar Ludvig (Gösta) Nobel (1886-1955), youngest son of Ludvig and Edla Nobel, was in Baku between 1914-17 and later took over as Managing Director over Branobel or "The Nobel Brothers Company". The oil company was founded in Baku by his father and the two brothers Alfred and Robert. He and his family had to flee Russia 1918 during the Russian revolution.
Konditionsrapport
See text, lacks engraved map.
Auktionsnummer:
517597
Datum:
2018-02-27