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Bookwalter, John W.

Siberia and Central Asia

1899

162.62 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1899
Place of printing
Springfield, Ohio. published by the author
Author
Bookwalter, John W.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 16.5 cm]; xxxi, 548 pp, frontispiece, hundreds of illustrations from photos, including many full-page, taken by the author. original blue pictorial gilt cloth, with picture of horse driven wagon, gilt lettering, top edge gilted, rubbed at edges, hinges cracked but firm, very light foxing on title-page, overall very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by The author travelled extensively in Siberia and Central Asia in 1898 and describes in words and many illustrations of views, the peoples, the way of life in cities, villages, and country. It was reprinted in 1900 by Stokes in New York with an added map, but this first edition, not issued with a map, has become quite scarce. Yakushi B223 (for 2nd edition). The Library of Congress copy shows no map in this issue. The British Museum catalogue has only the 1900 edition.
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