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History of Russia : from the foundation of the monarchy by Rurik, to the accession of Catharine the Second / by W. Tooke ; in two volumes.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection DK39 .T66 1800 Frost copy v.1-2
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection DK39 .T66 1800 v.1-2 (v.1-2)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tooke, William, 1744-1820.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kievan Rus--History.
- Kievan Rus.
- Russia--History.
- Russia.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Paul, J. Rodman (donor) (RBC copy)
- Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)
- Leigh family (bookplate) (Frost Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : map, portraits ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by A. Strahan for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800.
- Notes:
- Engraved plates (1 folded).
- Directions to the binder at end of preliminaries to v. 2.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copy imperfect: plates wanting.
- RBC copy presented to the Penn Libraries by J. Rodman Paul.
- Frost Collection copy: each vol. has ms. shelf-mark ("F-g-1") in pencil on front pastedown.
- Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.
- Frost Collection copy: each vol. has armorial bookplate of the Leigh family on front pastedown.
- Frost Collection copy: each vol. bound in early full diced calf(?); boards double-ruled in gold; 5 raised, blind-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; 2 gold-stamped brown leather spine labels, one with title ("TOOKE'S HIST: OF RUSSIA") and 1 with volume number; all edges stippled red.
- OCLC:
- 2725111
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