Gerhard Friedrich MÜLLER
Voyages et découvertes faites par les Russes le long des côtes de la Mer Glaciale & sur l'Ocean Oriental, tant vers le Japon que vers l'Amérique: on y a joint L'histoire du fleuve Amur et des pays adjacens, depuis la conquête des Russes
Chez Marc Michel Rey|à Amsterdam 1766|10.50 x 17 cm|2 volumes reliés
The rare and sought-after French first edition. Translation from German by Dumas. The large folding map, placed at the end of volume II, is missing and has been replaced by a photocopy of the reduced map provided by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France on its Gallica website. It was drawn by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) and published by Abbé Prévost. This has been refolded to insert in place of the original map.
Contemporary full marbled calf bindings. Decorated smooth spines. Red morocco title and volume labels. One wormhole at the head of volume I. Evidence of rubbing to headcaps and corners. Lacking the half-title of the second volume. Handsome copy.
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Contemporary full marbled calf bindings. Decorated smooth spines. Red morocco title and volume labels. One wormhole at the head of volume I. Evidence of rubbing to headcaps and corners. Lacking the half-title of the second volume. Handsome copy.
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€1,700