[Rarebooks] FS: 1822 Study of Ancient Siberian Rock Inscriptions

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

Spasskii, Grigorii (Ivanovich).  "ANTIQUIS QUIBUSDAM SCULPTURIS ET
INSCRIPTIONIBUS IN SIBERIA REPERTIS"

Petropoli; Typis N. Gretschii: 1822.

Grigorii Ivanovich Spasskii (d.1864) published several studies of ancient
history and numismatics.  This interesting treatise concerns cave
paintings found in Siberia, and seems to have been his only publication to
be written in Latin, not Russian. Spasskii seems to try to relate the
hieroglyphs found there to those found in other parts of the world, an
idea that has remained popular, even if still largely futile.

Softcover. 10"x8", [iv] + 6 pages of text, plus 7 engraved plates;
original paper covers featuring an oak-leaf border design and a central
vignette of a bow and arrows.  Covers somewhat worn, chipped along the
edges and thumbed at the tips, front cover with some light staining, and
the upper outer corner sheared off cleanly (but present); contents with
some soil and a little marginal browning; a slight stain on the title page
and a much smaller one on the first text page; the book was folded once
vertically and has a faint crease.  Although not in fine condition, this
is more than made up for by the survival of the interesting original
decorated paper covers.
$400.00, net, ppd.

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