Pierre Nicolas. Philosophical, Political, and Literary Travels in Russia, during the Years 1788 and 1789. Translated from the French of Chantreau.

by CHANTREAU

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CHANTREAU, Pierre Nicolas. Philosophical, Political, and Literary Travels in Russia, during the Years 1788 and 1789. Translated from the French of Chantreau. Perth, R. Morison and Son, 1794. Two volumes, 8vo. Contemporary sheep-backed [publisher's?] boards, spine with gilt-stamped lettering pieces; pp. [2],. Viii, 321; [ii], 515, folding engraved map (flaws along upper margin, not touching engraved surface), three engraved plates; wear and restorations to binding, internally very good with contemporary ownership inscriptions to initial blanks. Very rare first edition in English. An important work presenting survey of Russia at the end of the reign of Catherine the Great, including physical descriptions, notes on the economy, statistics, foreign politics and the social organization of the increasingly stratified population. Chantreau was French historian, journalist, grammarian and lexicographer, as well as a supporter of the Revolution. SKU: 2121725

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