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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo. xvii, 177pp; bw plates, 2 folding maps. Or beige cloth. Jacket faded on spine and part of front title, some foxing to jacket, light foxing to preliminary blank. This book was one of the first travel best sellers in Russian, French and German and tells of a young Russian officer's travel in the land of the Turkoman, his imprisonment in the Khan of Khiva's fortress and return to Russia. It is not only an adventure story but the first detailed and authentic account of an ancient country and its inhabitants. Prior to this editon this book was known, in English, only from a rare Indian government text published in Calcutta in 1872 of wehich only 2 copies are known to exist. This is the first COMPLETE English edition, and features plates taken from Murav'yov's seperately published atlas and two folding maps.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 0905820002.
