An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea: with a Journal of Travels from London through Russia into Persia; and back again through Russia, Germany and Holland. To which are added, The Revolutions of Persia during the Present Century

London: sold by Mr. Dodsley; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant, and Mr. Patterson; Mr. Waugh; and Mr. Willock, 1753.. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. Four volumes. I: xx, 399pp.; II: xv, [i], 374, [xv]pp.; III: xv, 255pp.; IV: xv, 301, [20]pp. I: a4-b4, c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Ddd4 (Ddd4 blank); II: a4, b2-c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4, Bbb2-Eee2; III: []4, b2-c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Ii4; IV: []4, b2-c2, A4-Z4, Aa4-Pp4 (- Pp4 blank), Qq2-Uu2. With half-titles to volumes III and IV present. First edition. The volume statements on the half-titles to volumes III and IV read: 'Vol. III' and 'Vol. IV' but the title-pages have 'Vol. I' and 'Vol. II' respectively. Title-page to volume III reads: 'The revolutions of Persia: containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans, .. ' Title-page to volume IV reads: 'The revolutions of Persia: containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, ...' Nineteenth century quarter brown morocco over cloth. With 4 engraved allegorical frontispieces, 9 engraved folding maps, 10 engraved headpieces, and 16 engraved plates. Kress 5268; Cox I, 255; Goldsmiths' 8801; Nerhood, To Russia and Return 88. With the cold stamp of Lansdowne House.