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KOTZEBUE, Otto von (1787-1846). A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage undertaken in the Years 1815-1818. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821.
The first edition in English of Kotzebue's first voyage, in original boards. The expedition in the ship Rurick commanded by Kotzebue, and sponsored by Count Romanzoff, sailed to Brazil, stopping at Rio de Janeiro, then went by way of Cape Horn to Chile, Tahiti, Pitcairn, and Radack, to Kamtchatka. The return was made via New Archangel, California, Hawaii, Marianas, Philippines, and St. Helena. See preceding lot for a more detailed description of this voyage. Abbey Travel 596; Arctic Bib. 9195; Forbes 528; Hill 944; Howes K-258; Lada-Mocarski 80; Sabin 38291; Streeter sale 3512.
Three volumes, octavo (222 x 143mm). Half-titles, list of plates. 7 charts, mostly folding; 8 hand-colored aquatint plates; one uncolored plate (some browning and very mild offsetting to plates, uncolored plate foxed). Original boards, uncut, manuscript spine labels (rubbing, repair to hinges, free endpapers lacking); custom full morocco clamshell box. Provenance: Irvin L. Edelstein (bookplates) – Bauman Rare Books.
The first edition in English of Kotzebue's first voyage, in original boards. The expedition in the ship Rurick commanded by Kotzebue, and sponsored by Count Romanzoff, sailed to Brazil, stopping at Rio de Janeiro, then went by way of Cape Horn to Chile, Tahiti, Pitcairn, and Radack, to Kamtchatka. The return was made via New Archangel, California, Hawaii, Marianas, Philippines, and St. Helena. See preceding lot for a more detailed description of this voyage. Abbey Travel 596; Arctic Bib. 9195; Forbes 528; Hill 944; Howes K-258; Lada-Mocarski 80; Sabin 38291; Streeter sale 3512.
Three volumes, octavo (222 x 143mm). Half-titles, list of plates. 7 charts, mostly folding; 8 hand-colored aquatint plates; one uncolored plate (some browning and very mild offsetting to plates, uncolored plate foxed). Original boards, uncut, manuscript spine labels (rubbing, repair to hinges, free endpapers lacking); custom full morocco clamshell box. Provenance: Irvin L. Edelstein (bookplates) – Bauman Rare Books.