The only continuous land route between Western Europe and the Pacific coast of the USSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers nearly a 100 degrees of longitude, seven time zones and 5900 miles in a journey lasting 192 hours and 35 minutes. In 1977 Eric Newby set out with his wife, an official guide and a photographer to gather a wealth of irreverent and humorous detail about life in the USSR. Eric Newby has also written "When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away", "The World Atlas of Exploration", "Great Ascents" and many ...
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The only continuous land route between Western Europe and the Pacific coast of the USSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers nearly a 100 degrees of longitude, seven time zones and 5900 miles in a journey lasting 192 hours and 35 minutes. In 1977 Eric Newby set out with his wife, an official guide and a photographer to gather a wealth of irreverent and humorous detail about life in the USSR. Eric Newby has also written "When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away", "The World Atlas of Exploration", "Great Ascents" and many travel other travel books.
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Fair. Shows moderate wear and moderate to heavy discoloration, some bumping and edging on DJ, some staining on top portion of book and some discolorations on pages, binding has a few creases but is good overall, no apparent markings in text, overall a good copy for reading/reference.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway. English traveler, Eric Newby, collected a wealth of irreverent detail concerning the lives of the inhabitants of the USSR. Red boards, black spine with gold-color lettering, illustrated endpapers, xi, 267 pp., b/w photos, unclipped jacket. Light shelf wear with previous owner's initials stamped on bottom edge of text block, slight soiling on top edge, pages are clean throughout, tight binding, nice jacket with 2 tiny soil spots and a tiny bottom edge tear on rear panel.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. St. Martin's Press, 1978. 1st printing. Unmarked hardcover in quarter cloth binding. 267pp. Photos. Lightly rubbed unclipped jacket in a protective mylar cover. A Ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway, 6, 000 miles across seven time zones. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!