Travels through Holland, Flanders, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Lapland, Russia, the Ukraine, and Poland in the Years 1768, 1769, and 1770. In which is particularly Minuted, the Present State of those Countries, Respecting their Agriculture, Population, Manufactures, Commerce, the Arts, and Useful Undertakings.
London: J. Almon, 1772.
First edition. Complete in three volumes. [Title], [blank], iii [i], 373; [title], [blank], iv, 379; [title], [iii], 352 pp. Bound in early 20th century quarter morocoo over marbled sides, marbled endpapers. Very Good, spines darkened (likely by smoke although there is no odor), dust-soiling and wear to edges; bindings quite sturdy, former owner's bookplate on paste downs, light foxing. Joseph Marshall's account of his travels abroad, mainly noteworthy for his account of Ukraine in 1770 as he was one of the first Brits to travels there.This set is a survivor from Portland's Great Northwest Bookstore, destroyed by fire in 2010, but in nice shape nonetheless. Item #140949995
Price: $850