Turkistan; Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, xii, 411, [iv, ads]; ix, 463 pp, 20 wood engraved plates including 2 frontis's, other illus, 3 folding colored maps, index. original pictorial gilt green cloth, with design in black, gilt vignette and lettering on spine, spine ends lightly frayed, internal hinge in volume I cracked but firm, else near fine, interior clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon The author, who was Secretary to the US legation in St. Petersburg and Consul-General at Constantinople, travelled extensively in the area, including the Steppe, Syr Darya, Tashkent, bazaars, Mussleman life, Samarkand, Karafshan Valley, Hodjent, Kurma, Khokand, Bukhara, Issyk Kul, Semiretch, Kuldja, Khivan campaign, Russian policy, etc. 'Monumental. A classic on the subject' (Lord Curzon). Yakushi S99. Nerhood 313. Ghani p. 334. An appendix is by Professor V. Grigorief on the Russian Policy Regarding Central Asia, an historical sketch. Another appendix is on earlier travellers. The illustrations are quite good and include the peoples (Dervishes, Jews of Samarkand, portraits), buildings, street scenes, views, etc.