Russia & Persia.- Hanway (Jonas) An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea, 4 vol. in 3, first edition, engraved maps & plates, Edward Gibbon's copy, Dodsley, 1753.

Russia & Persia.- Hanway (Jonas) An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea: with a Journal of Travels from London through Russia into Persia..., 4 vol. in 3, first edition, vol.3 & 4 with half-titles, all with engraved frontispieces, 15 engraved plates and 9 folding maps, vol.1 & 2 with engraved vignettes as chapter headings, browning and occasional staining, plates offset, Edward Gibbon's copy with his book-label and engraved bookplate, also later bookplate of Patrick Lort-Phillips, contemporary calf, red and black roan labels, rubbed, joints split, spine ends worn (those on vol.3/4 repaired), [Goldsmiths' 8801; Keynes p.144; Kress 5268], 4to, Dodsley, 1753.

⁂ Vol. 3 & 4 have separate title pages: The Revolutions of Persia...; vol.3 is concerned with the invasion of the Afghans and vol.4 is a history of Nadir Shah.