Author: Doukhovskoy, Barbe [ Duchovskaja, Varvara F., née Princesse Vava Galitzine ]
Title: Mon séjour au Turkestan
Description: Golicke et Willborg, Golicke et Willborg, 1912 [1914]. orig.wrappers. 24x16cm, 53 pp. Some stains, chips and tears to cover. Cover hinges torn & glue repaired. Text foxed. Several pages bear pencilled underlinings.. St. Petersbourg. Heavily rubbed. Spine heavily chipped. Just Good. ¶ Rear cover creased and chipped. Not listed in Library of Congress online catalogue. OCLC shows only one holding at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Cover dated 1914, title-page dated 1912. An account by the wife of the Governor-General of Amur province, ca. 1897-1900. Author also wrote "The Diary of a Russian Lady. Reminiscences" [London, 1917]. Contents: Nomination de mon mari au poste de gouverneur-général du Turkestan; En route pour Tashkent; Tashkent; Retour à Petersbourg; Retour à Tashkent; Pé tersbourg; Retour à Tashkent; Pétersbourg; Exposition Universelle de Paris;Kissingen; Retour à Tashkent; Départ définitif pour Pétersbourg.

Keywords: Russian Turkestan, Tsarist Russia, Colonial History, Amur Province, Central Asia, Asian Travel, , ,