PALLAS, P(AUL) S(IMON). Voyages en differentes provinces de l'empire de Russie, et dans l'Asie Septentrionale; traduits de l'allemand, par m. Gauthier de la Peyronie... I-V +Atlas. Paris (chez Maradan) 1789-93. 4:o. (4), (i)-xxxii, (1)-773, (3); (4), (1)-550, (2, last page blank); (4), (1)-491, (1); (4), (1)-722, (2); (4), (1)-559, (1); (4) pp. 1 large folding engraved map, 107 engraved plates, maps, and plans, partly folding or double, by P. F. Tardin - N. Thomas (all, some foxing). Contemporary brown full calf, worn, gilt borders, cracks in the joints, faded gilt spines, partly damages at head and foot, upper cover to Atlas almost loose. Partly foxed, some leaves browned. Halftitles in textvolumes with partly erased signature (2 halftitles with some holes after the erasing) Minor foxing. 6 volumes. Photo. First French edition, translated from the German original, which was published in St. Petersburg (1771-1776). Pallas' expedition which took him six years to complete, proved to be one of the richest of the whole century regarding the scientific results, being of considerable importance for the ethnology, geography, linguistics, botany, zoology, and geology of Asia, especially of Siberia.
PALLAS, P(AUL) S(IMON). Voyages en differentes provinces de l'empire de Russie, et dans l'Asie Septentrionale; traduits de l'allemand, par m. Gauthier de la Peyronie... I-V +Atlas. Paris (chez Maradan) 1789-93. 4:o. (4), (i)-xxxii, (1)-773, (3); (4), (1)-550, (2, last page blank); (4), (1)-491, (1); (4), (1)-722, (2); (4), (1)-559, (1); (4) pp. 1 large folding engraved map, 107 engraved plates, maps, and plans, partly folding or double, by P. F. Tardin - N. Thomas (all, some foxing). Contemporary brown full calf, worn, gilt borders, cracks in the joints, faded gilt spines, partly damages at head and foot, upper cover to Atlas almost loose. Partly foxed, some leaves browned. Halftitles in textvolumes with partly erased signature (2 halftitles with some holes after the erasing) Minor foxing. 6 volumes. Photo. First French edition, translated from the German original, which was published in St. Petersburg (1771-1776). Pallas' expedition which took him six years to complete, proved to be one of the richest of the whole century regarding the scientific results, being of considerable importance for the ethnology, geography, linguistics, botany, zoology, and geology of Asia, especially of Siberia.
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