An impartial history of the life and actions of Peter Alexowitz, the present Czar of Muscovy: From his Birth down to this present Time. Giving an Account of his Travels and Transactions in the several Courts of Europe; with his attempts and successes in the northern and eastern parts of the world: in which is intermix'd the history of Muscovy. Written by a British officer in the service of the Czar

People / Organizations

• British Officer in the Service of the Czar. (Author)
• William Rufus Chetwood ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for W. Chetwood, at Cato's-Head in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden ; J. Stagg, in Westminster-Hall ; J. Brotherton, at the Bible, near the Royal-Exchange, and T. Edlin, at the Prince's-Arms over-against Exeter-Exchange in the Strand, MDCCXXIII. [1723] [1722]

Added name

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Publication year

1722

ESTC No.

T72259

Grub Street ID

295796

Description

[2],207,202-420,[2]p. ; 8°.

Note

Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Crossley, Lee, Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions

Published 2 November 1722 (Moore)

With a final advertisement leaf for W. Chetwood and T. Edlin

Duplicate pagination 202-207; the text and register are continuous

In this edition "Written by a" in the title is in roman and the final line of the imprint reads: "change in the Strand. MDCCXXIII."

Pages 361 and 398 are misnumbered 331 and 368

In a variant pages 361 and 398 are numbered correctly

Price from imprint: price Bound 5 s.

Uncontrolled note

Cf. Moore 451