Three voyages in the Black Sea to the coast of Circassia;
including description of the ports, and the importance of their trade: with sketches of the manners, customs, religion, &c. &c., of the Circassians.
Stock Code 107061
London, John Murray, 1837
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Marigny's account of Circassia at a time of increased Russian hostilities in the area, following Circassia's independence some fifteen months earlier.
Edouard Taitbout de Marigny was a French nobleman who emigrated to Holland during the Revolution. He later travelled to Russia and the Black Sea where he was employed by the Russian state. He subsequently became Dutch consul in Odessa.
First English edition. 8vo, xvi, 303 pp., lithographed frontispiece (lightly foxed) and folding map, wood-engraved vignette on title, musical arrangements at end of work, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, neat repairs to extremities, a very good copy.
Edouard Taitbout de Marigny was a French nobleman who emigrated to Holland during the Revolution. He later travelled to Russia and the Black Sea where he was employed by the Russian state. He subsequently became Dutch consul in Odessa.
First English edition. 8vo, xvi, 303 pp., lithographed frontispiece (lightly foxed) and folding map, wood-engraved vignette on title, musical arrangements at end of work, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, neat repairs to extremities, a very good copy.
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