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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE KENNETH JOHN HEWETT

K.J. Hewett (1919-1994) was a renowned London dealer in ethnographic art and antiquities. Other books from his library were offered in these rooms on 21 March 2018.
Lot 222

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SWINTON (ANDREW) Travels into Norway, Denmark, and Russia. In the Years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791, 8vo (9)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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SWINTON (ANDREW) Travels into Norway, Denmark, and Russia. In the Years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791, Dublin, W. Jones, 1792--CHANTREAU (PIERRE NICOLAS) Philosophical, Political, and Literary Travels in Russia, During the Years 1788 & 1789. Translated from the French, 2 vol., one folding engraved map, 3 engraved plates, Perth, R. Morison, 1794--KOTZEBUE (AUGUSTUS VON) The Most Remarkable Year in the Life of Augustus Von Kotzebue; Containing an Account of His Exile into Siberia... Written by Himself, 3 vol., translated by Benjamin Beresford, engraved frontispieces, contemporary half calf, joints rubbed, loss to head of one spine Richard Phillips, 1802--PUGH (JOHN) Remarkable Occurences in the Life of Jonas Hanway, Esq. Comprehending an Abstract of His Travels in Russia, and Persia... Second Edition, folding engraved map of the Caspian Sea, upper joint slightly weakened, for the Author, by J. Davies, 1788--BENYOWSKY (MAURICE AUGUGUSTE, Comte de) Memoirs and Travels... Consisting of His Military Operations in Poland, His Exile in Kamchatka, His Escape and Voyage from that Peninsula through the Northern Pacific Ocean..., 2 vol., small tear to one spine label, Dublin, P. Wogan, 1790, unless otherwise stated contemporary calf, slightly rubbed, 8vo (9)

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Provenance: First four works, Marcus Gage, early inscriptions, with note of exact date and place of purchase (including 2 from Lackingtons) on titles of second to fourth works.

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