Russian Amerika, Kuril Islands, Alaska
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Krasheninnikov, Stepen Petrovich. OPISANIE ZEMLI KAMTSCHATKI…. D.I. BESCHREIBUNG DES LANDES KAMTSCHATKA. Lemgo: In der Meyerische Buchhandlung, 1766. 4to. xvi, 344 pp. + 7 engraved plates and maps (most folding.) Full period calf. ************* THE FIRST EDITION IN GERMAN of this work which "Contains one of the earliest descriptions of Russian Amerika and the Kurile Islands" (Howes) and one of the earliest accounts of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Originally written in Russian in 1755, the present German edition was translated from the English of 1764. Howes K265; Sabin 38302. –
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Binding intact though worn, chipped and scuffed. Contents with some light to moderate foxing, edge-toning to first and last few pages. Overall Good.
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Russian Amerika, Kuril Islands, Alaska
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