The Real Siberia Together with an Account of A Dash Through Manchuria by John Foster Fraser - 1902

London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1904. xvi, 279pp, 16pp pub. cat. map and 48 plates (incl. frontis. portrait). Original pale blue cloth with black titles.No wear but with soiled boards as often, A vg tight reading copy. Facsimile authors signature to the lower frontis. Armorial bookplate pasted to inside front board of 'Frederick Wm. Mills' of Flyling Hall [Nr Whitby, N. Yorks].. reprint. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.

London: Cassell, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue/grey boards -well faded and rubbed. Owner name in colour pencil to half-title page279 pages plus advert pages. Interesting photo illustrations, all present.

Black Inc, 2007. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Ex library with laminated covers. Very clean interior..

Cassell & Company 1904. Ex-library, octavo, half leather bound maroon textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plate with raised bands & rule to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 279pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing/rubbing to spine & extrems, heavy chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor library labelling/marking, moderate cracking to some gutters, moderate but occasional foxing throughout)

London: Cassell and Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1903. Hardcover. 2 plates detached. Staining to lower page edges. Fraying and tears to cloth at ends of spine.; "Cassell's Colonial Library" edition. July 1903 reprint. xvi, 279, [1] pages + frontispiece + map + 86 illustrations on 47 plate leaves + 16 pages advertisements. Red cloth boards. Blind-stamped design on front board. Page dimensions: 187 x 125mm.; 12mo .

Cassell and Company Ltd, 1912. Cloth. Good. 1912 Edition; xii, 279pp, illustrated, 1 map, 16 b/w photographs.Red cloth covers with black titling. From the first page this is a delight. The vanished world of pre-revolutionary Russia, straight out of the novels of the late nineteenth century. Anyone, for example, who has read Tolstoy's 'Resurrection' really should read this fascinating travel document, beautifully observed and written by a man who travelled to extraordinary places at a time when it was difficult and dangerous to do so. This slow journey from Moscow to Vladivostock (followed by a dash into the forbidden land of Manchuria) is a priceless and riveting read. Covers stained, age toning to pages, slight foxing. Good. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2095. .

Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1903. Some wear and soiling to covers, previous owners name half-title page and light foxing otherwise unmarked,279pp + ads, G/--.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket.

London: Cassell and Company, Ltd. 1902, reprinted 1912 Cr.8vo. xiv,279pp. frontispiece and 15 plates, map. "... personal impressions of a journey made across Siberia through Manchuria in the autumn of 1901..." Spine slightly spotted, A very nice copy in the publisher's red cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[B]

London: Cassell and Company, Ltd. 1902 Cr.8vo. xvi,279pp. frontispiece and 85 illustrations on plates, map. "... personal impressions of a journey made across Siberia through Manchuria in the autumn of 1901..." The author, a journalist crossed Siberia on the Trans Siberian Railway and entered the prohibited Russian zone of occupation in Manchuria. A signed presentation copy from the author to Thomas Parkin with Parkin's bookplate. Tipped in is a 3 page ALS from the author as well as a christmas card from him and some relavent newspaper cuttings. Among the subjects discussed in the letter is the colour of the book's cover (yellow,) - 'The cover wants dying or die-ing.....It gives me an attack of Jaundice to look at it.' A few marks to the covers, spine browned, a very nice signed copy of the first edition in the publisher's yellow cloth with red lettering to spine and upper board. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology,… Read More