The city of the czar; or, A visit to St. Petersburg in the winter of 1829-30
By: By Thomas Raikes
Publisher: Lea & Blanchard
Published: 1838
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Social life and customs; Description and travel; History
Other titles: Visit to St. Petersburg in the winter of 1829-30
Notes: Written in the form of XXVI letters.

London ed., also published in 1838, has title: A visit to St. Petersburg in the winter of 1829-30.

Pagination, v. 1: xi, [2], 14-212 p.;  v. 2: viii, [1], 14-199, [1], [16] p.

"New and valuable books, published and preparing for publication by Lea and Blanchard"--[16] p. at end of v. 2.

Library's copy lacks publisher's announcements and first leaves of both vols. (blanks?).

Binding: brown goatskin. Black spine label with title in gilt: CITY OF THE / CZAR / [rule] / RAIKES. The edges marbled.