Author: Schuyler, Eugene.
Title: TURKISTAN. Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan Khokand, Bukhara and Kuldja.
Description: NY Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1877. 1st US Ed. 2 vols. xii + 411pp. + viii + [i] + 463pp. 20 plates, numerous ills., 3 folding maps. Browning, R.R.Y.M.C.A. lib. bookplates, original green gilt lettered black embossed woth with gilt devices to upper boards, spines chipped, corners very sl. frayed, t.e.g. ¶ First published in 1876 by Sampson Low. Among the most able and impartial works written on the Russian operations in Central Asia, written by one of the leading authorities. The author travelled extensively in the region and was secretary to the U.S. legation in St. Petersburg and Consul General at Constantinople. ‘Monumental, a classic on the subject’ Lord Curzon.

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; CENTRAL ASIA


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