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MÜLLER, Gerhard Friedrich (1705-1783). Voyages et découvertes faites par les Russes le long des côtes de la mer glaciale & sur l'océan oriental, tant vers le Japon que vers l'Amérique. Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey, 1766.
The first French edition of Müller’s description of Siberia. This translation is regarded as fuller than and superior to Jefferys’s popular 1761 English rendering. Howes M-884; see Lada-Mocarski 15 and 17; Sabin 51286; Streeter sale 3462; Wagner 614; Wickersham 6333.
Two volumes, 12mo (165 x 102mm). Engraved folding map. Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt. Provenance: Helen R. Kahn, Inc.
The first French edition of Müller’s description of Siberia. This translation is regarded as fuller than and superior to Jefferys’s popular 1761 English rendering. Howes M-884; see Lada-Mocarski 15 and 17; Sabin 51286; Streeter sale 3462; Wagner 614; Wickersham 6333.
Two volumes, 12mo (165 x 102mm). Engraved folding map. Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt. Provenance: Helen R. Kahn, Inc.