An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea: with a journal of travels from London through Russia into Persia; and back again through Russia, Germany and Holland. To which are added, the revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli. In Four Volumes. ... . By Jonas Hanway, merchant

People / Organizations

• Jonas Hanway (Author)

Imprint

London : sold by Mr. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant, and Mr. Patterson, in the Strand; Mr. Waugh, in Lombard-Street; and Mr. Willock, in Cornhill, MDCCLIII. [1753]

Added name

Dodsley, James, 1724-1797, bookseller.; Millar, Andrew, 1707-1768, bookseller.; Nourse, Charles, 1713 or 1714-1789, bookseller.; Vaillant, Isaac, -1753, bookseller.; Vaillant, Paul, -1802, bookseller.; Waugh, James (Bookseller), bookseller.; Willock, Robert, bookseller.; Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786. Revolutions of Persia.

Publication year

1753

ESTC No.

T93947

Grub Street ID

313571

Description

4v. : ill., maps, ports. ; 4°.

Note

Pagination: volume 1: xx, 144, 147-399, [1] pages, [12] leaves of plates (8 folded); volume 2: xv, [1], 374, [16] pages, [13] leaves of plates; volume 3: xv, [1], 255, [1] pages, [2] leaves of plates (1 folded); volume 4: xv, [1], 301, [21] pages, [1] leaf of plates

Volume 1 text and register continuous despite pagination

All volumes have frontispiece

Volumes 3 and 4 have half-titles 'An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea; with the revolutions of Persia. Vol. III-[IV]' and title pages 'The revolutions of Persia: containing the reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the invasion of the Afghans and the reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and his successor Sultan Ashreff. To which is prefixed, A chronological abridgement of the Persian monarchy from its first foundation. Vol. I' and 'The revolutions of Persia: containing the history of the celebrated usurper Nadir Kouli, from his birth in 1687, 'till his death in 1747. To which are added, some particulars of the unfortunate reign of his successor Adil Shah. Vol. II'

Volume 2: The unnumbered page after the contents contains a list of copper-plates. The sixteen unnumbered pages at end contain the index to volumes 1 and 2. Volume 4: The unnumbered page after the contents contains errata, the twenty-one unnumbered pages at end contain the index to volumes 3 and 4. Other unnumbered pages throughout are blank

Includes index

Signatures: Volume 1: a-b]4] c]2] A-3C]4] 3D]4(-3D4); volume 2: a]4] b-c]2] A-2Z]4] 3A]4(-3A4) 3B-3E]2; volume 3: [a]]4] b-c]2] A-2I]4; volume 4: [a]]4] b-c]2] A-2O]4] 2P]4(-2P4) 2Q-2U]2.