Author: John Bell
Title: A Journey from St Petersburg to Pekin - 1719-1722
Description: Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press. 1965. First Edition. Octavo. Hardcover. Very Good- Fine. Very Good. 248 Pages, text in English. John Bell, a scottich doctor, who lived in 1719, travelled from St Petersburg to Peking, in the suite of the Russian Embassy from Peter the Great, to the Imperial court of Emperor Kang Hsi. His travels were documented 40 years after his travels and stay in Peking. This book is a reprint of that original first episode of his travels. A very readable book, which makes history come to life.

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