COXE- TRAVELS INTO POLAND, RUSSIA, SWEDEN, AND DENMARK vol. 1-2 [complete in 2 vols.] ed. 1784

COXE- TRAVELS INTO POLAND, RUSSIA, SWEDEN, AND DENMARK.
INTERSPERSED WITH HISTORICAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL INQUIRIES.

vols. 1-2 [complete in 2 vols.]

First Edition [first edition!]

London 1784, Pritned by J. Nichols, for T. Cadell , pp. XVI, 590, 6 plates, 2 maps, 2 plans; pp. VI, 631, [1], 8 plates, 2 maps, 3 plans; format 22x28.5 cm

Estreicher does not note this edition, shows an edition from London 1785-90.

Very rare!

The most important travel work of William Coxe (1747-1828) English historian, one of the most famous European travelers of the 18th century. Anaccount of a journey made through northern Europe in 1784-1786, during which the author visited primarily Poland and Russia, where he was received by King Stanislaw Augustus and Polish magnates, and stayed quite long in Warsaw.

Volume I contains an extensive description of Poland, covering more than 100 pages, illustrated with aportrait of Stanislaw August Poniatowski and a fold-out map of Poland by British engraver Thomas Kitchin. The rest of volume one and part of volume two is taken up by an extensive description of Russia, enriched with Kitchin's fold-out map of Russia, plans of Moscow and St. Petersburg, also a portrait of Tsarina Catherine II.

The remainder of volume two is filled with an account of travels inSweden and Denmark illustrated with maps of both countries, a portrait of King Gustav III, and plans ofStockholm andCopenhagen , among others.

A rare edition!

HARDCOVER FULL LEATHER OF THE PERIOD, CONVEX SCROLLS ON THE SPINES, TWO COLORFUL SIGNBOARDS, RICH GILT IN THE FIELDS, COVERS SURROUNDED BY DECORATIVE BORDERING, DECORATIVE MARBLED PAPER ON THE LINING.

DB condition/ spines expertly preserved, paper discoloration in places, a few maps with minor edgewear, a NICE piece