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COXE, WILLIAM. Account of the Russian Discoveries Between Asia and America. 6 maps. 8vo, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked retaining the original backstrip with sailing ship motif, minor abrading to the backstrip; minor scattered foxing, short tear to a folding map. London: Cadell and Davies, 1803
the primary source for contemporary knowledge of the russian discoveries. The fourth edition, enlarged and considered the most complete, comprises English translations of Bering, Muller, Korovin, Chirikov, Krenitzin, Steller, Shelekhov and many more. "Coxe's work, particularly the fourth edition, is a result of contemporary and authoritative sources translated into English, not to be overlooked by scholars and collectors alike"--Lada-Mocarski 29; Howes C834; Sabin 17309; Barrow, page 349.
From the library of Dr. John M. Levinson, with his bookplate.
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