in the dungeons of the Inquisition at Madrid, and his escape in 1817 and 1818; to which are added, his journey to Russia, his campaign with the army of the Caucasus, and his return to Spain in 1821.
London, Henry Colburn, 1827
Includes a fine folding panorama of Teflis. One of the best of the early books of travel and adventure in the Caucasus' (Baddeley, Russian conquest of the Caucasus, p. 123).
First English edition; 2 vols, 8vo, xx, 380; xvi, 496 pp., 2 engraved portraits, 2 folding plates of signature facsimiles, large folding panorama, folding map, folding plate, contemporary half calf gilt, marbled sides and edges, occasional light spotting or toning, a fine set.
Abbey (Travel), 24; Palau 351701.
First English edition; 2 vols, 8vo, xx, 380; xvi, 496 pp., 2 engraved portraits, 2 folding plates of signature facsimiles, large folding panorama, folding map, folding plate, contemporary half calf gilt, marbled sides and edges, occasional light spotting or toning, a fine set.
Abbey (Travel), 24; Palau 351701.
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