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The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in theAutumn of 1852. With A Voyage Down the Volga, and A Tour Through theCountry of the Don Cossacks
by OLIPHANT, Laurence
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London. William Blackwood andSons. 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. First Edition, xii,366,[8]p., ads., tintedlitho-graphed frontis (The Chinese Quarter Of The Great Fair At NliniNovgorod) & 33 wood-engraved text illustrations, 2 lithographed maps (1folding)., complete with half-title, in the original blind decorated brown cloth, gilt spine titles, gilt pictorial illus on the upper cover, a fine bright copy. (tgc) The British author, Laurence Oliphant,(1829-1888) has here produced an informative account of his journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow and his voyage down the Volga River in 1852.Abbey, Travel, 233. Nerhood 242.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33182
- Title
- The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in theAutumn of 1852. With A Voyage Down the Volga, and A Tour Through theCountry of the Don Cossacks
- Author
- OLIPHANT, Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh & London. William Blackwood andSons. 1853
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TRAVEL LITERTARURE RUSSIAN BLACK SEAVOLGAR TOUR DON COSSACKS FIRST EDITION CHINA MOSCOW SAINT PETERSBURG STRIVER
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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