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JOHNSTON, Robert.
Travels through part of the Russian Empire and the country of Poland; Along the Southern Shores of the Baltic.
The tale of a British scholar's journey from St. Petersburg through Moscow to Smolensk in 1814. The delightful coloured plates are accompanied by an interesting and informative text on local customs, history, and so on, written as the author progressed along his route.
- Published
- London: J.J. Stockdale, 1815.
- References
- Tooley 286; Abbey Travel I 15; Bobins I 197.
- Plates
- 20
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: J.J. Stockdale, 1815.
- Ref
- 242
4vo. 3/4 Leather. Book Condition: Very Good. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". FIRST EDITION. 460pp. Beautifully rebound in 3/4 crushed blue morocco over marbled covered boards, raised bands with compartments decoratively stamped in gilt, double morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges marbled, half-title contains 20 full-page hand-coloured plates, one full-page black, and white plate and two full-page engraved maps. A very handsome copy with only light occasional spotting off-setting and browning. Coloured plates in order: 1. Copenhagen. 2. Hamburg. 3. Stralsund. 4. Monastery of Oliva. 5. Frauenberg. 6. Tilsit. 7. Cronstadt Boatmen. 8. Casan Church. 9. Hermitage. 10. Igoria, a Village near St Petersburg. 11. Flying Mountain. 12. Bronnitzi. 13. Females in the Govt of Novogorod. 14. A Russian Village near Moscow. 15. Moscow. 16. Kremlin. 17. Borodino. 18. Smolensko. 19. Lithuanian Jewess. 20. Borisoff.
