DE SEGUR, General Count Philip
History of Russia and of Peter the Great
£175
London: Treuttel and Wurtz, Treutell, Jun. and Richter. 1829.
First edition in English published in the same year as the first edition in France. 221x141mm. 8vo. pp. xxxix, (i bl), 448. Original blue paper covered boards, spine covered with beige linen. Pasted onto the upper cover is the label (160x100mm) of "Bigg's New Westminster Subscription Library". Corners bumped and edges worn with a small tear (5mm) to front edge of upper cover, joint with upper cover split and a short split at top of the joint with lower cover, small tear (10mm) to linen towards foot of spine. Top right corner of library label is torn with some loss. Internally very good and a nice clean copy.
First edition in English published in the same year as the first edition in France. 221x141mm. 8vo. pp. xxxix, (i bl), 448. Original blue paper covered boards, spine covered with beige linen. Pasted onto the upper cover is the label (160x100mm) of "Bigg's New Westminster Subscription Library". Corners bumped and edges worn with a small tear (5mm) to front edge of upper cover, joint with upper cover split and a short split at top of the joint with lower cover, small tear (10mm) to linen towards foot of spine. Top right corner of library label is torn with some loss. Internally very good and a nice clean copy.
