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A Ride to Khiva Travels and Adventures in Central Asia.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with moderate wear to extremities and with light fraying to spine ends. Light bumping to two corners. Hinges have a bit of play. 2 maps in front pocket are worn and torn along folds. Large map in rear pocket with some closed tears. ; This is the adventurous journey of Captain Burnaby and Englishman who went on horseback with the support of only a couple of servants through Russia to the city of Khiva (nowadays Uzbekistan). It was winter and the conditions were rough and life threatening. In addition a war was starting. The Captain was one of the first westerners to be able to cross Turkestan as previous travelers have been stopped before. The Russians asked about his business and thought that Burnaby was sent by the English Government. This book is embellished by a large fold-out map in rear pocket of Turkestan. The front pocket contains two small maps: Map of the Imperial Border of russia with China and Sketch Map with the Advances of Russia in Central Asia. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 403, [4] pages. Very Good-.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 21125
USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 213.75 | £UK 184.75 | JP¥ 36751]
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Men Against the Jungle.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight wear to DJ with faded spine; A trek through much of Central Asia at the behest of the United Nations; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 231 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 13505
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2940]
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Four Faces of Siva the Detective Story of a Vanished Race.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. Hardcover. Boards with light wear to extremities. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Rear hinge weakening ; SIGNED by author on half-title page ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 373 pages. Very Good.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 11728
USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 51.5 | £UK 44.5 | JP¥ 8820]
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Turkestan: The Heart of Asia.
New York: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. A few neat underlinings. ; Dark blue boards with gilt lettering and ornate design in white, green, and gilt. Large rear fold-out map. Turkestan was the region where the Turks once ruled the world and includes nowadays Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and parts of China. The book includes a chapter on Samarkand (now in Uzbekistan) which is a well known trading hub along the Silk Route. Other chapters include "Askabad, Capital of Trans-Caspia", "Merv, Queen of the Ancient World", "Khiva and the Kirghiz", "The Oasis of Bokhara" and many others. Author Curtis was a well-known activist, autor and journalist. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 344 pages. Very Good.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 21477
USD 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 192.5 | £UK 166.25 | JP¥ 33076]
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Mônche Und Strauchritter Eine Tibetfahrt Auf Schleichwegen.
Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1933. Hardcover. Boards a bit sunned. Previous owner's name on half title page. Lightly dampstained at rear and with minor soiling to rear endpaper; Translated from French. An early German edition, printed in gothic letters; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 290 pages. Very Good.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 6473
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 | £UK 18.5 | JP¥ 3675]
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Tibetan Venture in the Country of the Ngolo- Setas, Second Guibaut- Liotard Expedition.
London: John Murray, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards lightly soiled. Light foxing to edges. Small stamps to first few pages. Former DJ-flap with text tipped in on front endpaper. Otherwise internally VG+ with binding tight; 8vo; 206 pages. Very Good-.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 6544
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2940]
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Tibetan Venture in the Country of the Ngolo- Setas, Second Guibaut- Liotard Expedition.
London: John Murray, 1949. Hardcover. Light dampstaining to one corner of boards as well as first and last few pages; 8vo; 206 pages. Very Good.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 17137
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Under the Absolute Amir.
London And New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. Hardcover. Detailed information about Kabul and with special chapters on Manners and Customs, Amir Abdur Rahman, Prisons and Prisoners and a chapter to skip: Tortures and Methods of Execution. There are two chapters on Life of Europeans in Kabul and an assessment of the political situation. The author left the country for Peshawar in British India (now Pakistan) and described the journey there. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii, 330 [2] pages. Very Good+.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 21454
USD 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 77 | £UK 66.5 | JP¥ 13230]
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A Short Walk a Preposterous Adventure.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1959. Hardcover. Moderate wear and chipping to DJ; Author Newby went on a journey through Afghanistan with fellow Brit Hugh Carless. There was a lot of mountaineering involved ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 13555
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Between Oxus and Jumna.
London: Oxford University Press, 1961. Hardcover. Light wear to price clipped DJ. ; A journey through northwest India, western Pakistan, and Afghanistan in 1960 ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 13568
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 | £UK 18.5 | JP¥ 3675]
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Samarkand a Guide Book.
Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1972. Hardcover. Slight wear to DJ. ; All about a jewel of Central Asia. folding map laid in ; B&W and Color Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 185 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket.
The Complete Traveller Antiquarian BookstoreProfessional sellerBook number: 12361
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.25 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2940]
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