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An impartial history of the life and actions of Peter Alexowitz, the present czar of Muscovy: from his birth down to this present time : giving an account of his travels and transactions in the several courts of Europe; with his attempts and successes in the northern and eastern parts of the world: in which is intermix'd the history of Muscovy / written by A British officer in the service of the Czar.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- A British officer in the service of the Czar.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725.
- Peter.
- Genre:
- Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Cowper, Peter, 1705 or 6-1782 (inscription)
- Unwin, Matthew, d. 1786 (former owner)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, 420, that is, 426 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Fingerprint:
- byix r.he n-ch anAs (3) 1723 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for W. Chetwood ..., J. Stagg ..., J. Brotherton ..., and T. Edlin ..., MDCCXXIII [1723]
- Notes:
- Published anonymously. Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Crossley, Lee, Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens.
- Published 22 November 1722. Cf. Moore.
- Advertisement for W. Chetwood ... and T. Edlin on recto of final leaf.
- Signatures: [A]1 B-2D⁸ 2E⁴ 2F².
- Leaf Q4 is unsigned.
- Woodcut headpiece and initial on p.[1].
- Duplicate pagination 202-207; the text and register are continuous.
- Page 361 misnumbered as 331.
- In this edition "Written by a" in the title is in roman and the final line of the imprint reads: "change in the Strand. MDCCXXIII.".
- Price from imprint: "Price bound 5s."
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy left board, front free endpaper, and title page detached.
- Culture Class Collection copy has a purchase inscription on recto of front free endpaper which reads "Lib: P. Cowper-- Ex officina Mat: Unwin, Bibliopol: Leices: 1741... The gift of P. Cowper."
- Cited in:
- ESTC, T72259
- Furbank and Owens. Defoe deattributions, 451
- Moore, J.R. Checklist of the writings of Daniel Defoe, 451
- OCLC:
- 2527666
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