BELL. TRAVELS FROM ST.PETERSBURG IN RUSSIA, TO DIVERSE PARTS OF ASIA. 1763

FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, 4to (235 x 171mm.), folding map, 2pp. advertisements, errata leaf, 4pp. eighteenth-century reader's notes loosely inserted, contemporary speckled calf, spines richly gilt, gilt device on covers, map slightly creased, a few short tears and spotting, binding slight rubbed with upper joint of volume 1 starting

Richard Henry Tidswell, armorial bookplates

Blackmer 111; Ghani, p.35; Wilson p.17

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

"The author was a young Scottish adventurer with some medical and surgical training who was appointed, on the recommendation of friends with whom he was staying in Russia, as a doctor to the Embassy" (Ghani, p.36).