From Colin Page Books, Storrington, United Kingdom
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First edition. Octavo (19 x 12.5cm). 'English gentleman journeys from St. Petersburg to Astrakan and provides useful information on travel conditions and what it is like to ride posthaste in a "tear and loss" (his name for the vehicle).'- Cross. pp. x,[2],258. With 8 tinted lithograph plates, one folding, 6 wood-engravings on the text & a folding map. The map with a couple of areas of darkening (perhaps where it was once proud of the volume). Contemporary half calf with marbled boards rebacked to style with contrasting twin labels, gilt. Presentation inscription to fep. dated 1868. Vg. [Nerhood 262; Markham 18; Cat. De Russica S1883; Cross I14]. Seller Inventory # 11797
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Tarantasse Journey Through Eastern Russia ...
Publisher: London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts
Publication Date: 1857
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