[Rarebooks] FS: 18th c. Russian Exploration

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Two volumes from SOBRANIE SOCHINENII, VYBRANNYKH IZ MIESIATSOSLOVOV 
NA RAZNYE GODY [Collected Works Selected from the Almanacs of Various 
Years], an 18th c. Russian serial publication on exploration 
published between 1785 and 1793.

1. Ozeretskovskii, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich), ed. SOBRANIE 
SOCHINENII, VYBRANNYKH IZ MIESIATSOSLOVOV NA RAZNYE GODY. III. 
[Collected Works Selected from the Almanacs of Various Years. Volume 
III]. V Sanktpeterburgie [St. Petersburg]: Izhdiveniem Imperatorskoi 
Akademii Nauk, 1789. 665 pp. 8vo. Plain paper wrappers (paperback). 
First edition. In  Russian.

This volume covers articles from the years 1768  to 1780. Contents: 
I. A Summary of Russian History. II. Sovereigns of Russia. III. 
Summary by a  Russian Chronicler. IV. Sailing Voyage of Russians by 
the North Sea, occurrences along the land  trip, on the sea, and in 
the air. V. The origin of the Moldavts, their language, notable 
adventures, religion, customs, and behavior. VI. Short Geographical 
description of the Moldav principality, and also of the land and 
people between the Black and Caspian Seas. VII. Populations near the 
Black Sea. VII. Description of the major rivers between the Black and 
Caspian Seas. IX.  Assumptions regarding the origin of Americans.  X. 
Description of Greece. XI. Overview of the  general history of 
Merchant ships and Sea Explorations. XII. The history of the 
capturing of the  city of Kazan during the reign of Tsar Ivan 
Vasilievich, and the destruction of the Kazan Kingdom. XIII. 
Geographical News regarding discoveries by the English Ship Endevour 
during her voyage around the world in 1769, 1770, and 1771. XIV. 
Regarding the Russian conquest of Siberia. XV.  Brief news regarding 
a newly discovered Northern Archipelago. XVI. Historical News about 
the  Crimea. XVII. Brief description of Mathematical Geography. 
XVIII. Information regarding the  ancient population of the Northern 
shores of the Danube, especially those living in Russia. XIX. 
Regarding ports in the Azov, Black, and White Seas. XX. Addendum to 
the information about the  ancient population of the Northern shores 
of the Danube, the Black Sea, and Meothic Sea. XXI.  Addendum on the 
same topic. XXII.  Addendum on the same topic. XXIII. Addendum on the 
same  topic. OCLC shows three sets only: Yale, Indiana, Ctr. Res. 
Lib. Covered in plain  wrappers, spine split, edges unopened and 
trimmed, hence ragged, leaves clean, a very good  copy.    [30557] 
$750.00

2. Ozeretskovskii, N. IA. (Nikolai IAkovlevich), ed. SOBRANIE 
SOCHINENII, VYBRANNYKH IZ MIESIATSOSLOVOV NA RAZNYE GODY. V. 
[Collected Works Selected from the Almanacs of Different Years. 
Volume V]. V Sanktpeterburgie [St. Petersburg]: Izhdiveniem 
Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk, 1790. 401 pp. 8vo. Paper wrappers. First 
edition. In  Russian.

This volume covers articles from the years 1781 to 1784. Contents: I. 
An historical and Geographical description of Peking. II. Description 
of the  life of the Former Russian General Gordon. III. About the 
great rivers of the Russian Empire  flowing into the Black Sea. IV. 
News about the Kingdom of Tibet. V. A list of trips by the navigator 
Zaikov to the islands between Asia and America. VI. Information about 
the siege of Azov in 1605. VII. Information about the geographical 
and physical conditions of Tibet.  VIII. Excerpts from  travel notes 
by Vasili Zuev regarding the Crimea peninsula in 1782. IX. A list of 
travels to the  islands between Asia and America. X. Information 
about the siege and capture of the city of Azov  in 1696. XI. List 
from the Report by Cossack Sotnik Ivan Kobelev sent in March 1779 
from  Gizhinsk Fort to the Chukotka Region. XII. Russian Trade on the 
Black Sea. OCLC  shows three sets only: Yale, Indiana, Ctr. Res. Lib. 
Covered in plain wrappers, edges unopened  and trimmed, hence ragged, 
leaves clean, a very good copy. [30556] $750.00


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