ABRAHAM, J. Johnston.
My Balkan Log.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1921. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, (viii), 311pp. Some rubbing o/w a very good copy.
An account of the experiences of J. Johnston Abraham, a Scottish doctor serving in the Serbian Army Medical Corp during the Serbian Campaign of 1914-15.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1921. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, (viii), 311pp. Some rubbing o/w a very good copy.
An account of the experiences of J. Johnston Abraham, a Scottish doctor serving in the Serbian Army Medical Corp during the Serbian Campaign of 1914-15.
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ALLEN, W.E.D. (editor).
Russian Embassies To The Georgian Kings (1589-1605) Edited....
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1970 In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. CXXXVIII and CXXXIX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxii, 368; (x), 369-640pp. Signature of historian A.P. Thornton on the e/papers, spines lightly faded o/w fine.
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1970 In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. CXXXVIII and CXXXIX. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxii, 368; (x), 369-640pp. Signature of historian A.P. Thornton on the e/papers, spines lightly faded o/w fine.
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ARNOLD, Guy.
Journey Around Turkey.
(London): Cassell, (1989). First edition. Inscribed by the author. Cloth, 182pp. Fine in d/w.
In spite of the title, the travels outlined in this book are concentrated in the heartland of central Turkey; the area centered on the Hittite city of Hattusas and extending west to Ankara, south to Kayseri, and north to the Black Sea. Following two of Turkey's longest rivers, the author visits small towns and villages. An interesting account.
(London): Cassell, (1989). First edition. Inscribed by the author. Cloth, 182pp. Fine in d/w.
In spite of the title, the travels outlined in this book are concentrated in the heartland of central Turkey; the area centered on the Hittite city of Hattusas and extending west to Ankara, south to Kayseri, and north to the Black Sea. Following two of Turkey's longest rivers, the author visits small towns and villages. An interesting account.
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ATKINSON, Thomas Witlam.
Oriental And Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures In Siberia, Mongolia, The Kirghis Steppes, Chines Tartary, and Part of Central Asia. London: Hurst And Blackett, 1858. First edition. Sm.4to., cont. half calf, cloth, (xii), 611pp. Some scattered foxing in the margins of some plates, the large linen backed map is foxed on the rear with splitting to some folds without loss, binding rubbed but certainly a very good copy.
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ATKINSON, Thomas Witlam.
Travels In The Regions of the Upper and Lower Amoor and the Russian Acquisitions on the Confines of India and China. With Adventures among the Mountain Kirghis; and the Manjours, Manyargs, Toungouz, Tousemtz, Goldi, and Gelyaks: the Hunting and Pastoral Tribes.
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1860. First edition. Tall thick 8vo., recently rebound in half calf, marble boards, xiii, 570, (3)pp.ads. Piece torn from top of the half title, blind-stamp on one leaf, map neatly repaired at verso of one fold, o/w a fine copy.
The author gives an account of his trip through Central Asia, from the Caspian Sea to the Pacific, taking in the area from Cashmere and Pekin in the south, to Siberia in the north. His observations of the various areas, the caravan routes, the political and religious tensions of the peoples, and the natural history of the regions are detailed and well described. The appendices list the mammals, birds and flora of the various regions.
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1860. First edition. Tall thick 8vo., recently rebound in half calf, marble boards, xiii, 570, (3)pp.ads. Piece torn from top of the half title, blind-stamp on one leaf, map neatly repaired at verso of one fold, o/w a fine copy.
The author gives an account of his trip through Central Asia, from the Caspian Sea to the Pacific, taking in the area from Cashmere and Pekin in the south, to Siberia in the north. His observations of the various areas, the caravan routes, the political and religious tensions of the peoples, and the natural history of the regions are detailed and well described. The appendices list the mammals, birds and flora of the various regions.
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BARBOUR, Philip L. (editor).
The Jamestown Voyages Under The First Chapter 1606-1609. Edited by....
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1969. In two volumes. Second Series, Vols. CXXXVI and CXXXVII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxviii, (248); viii, 249-524pp. Spines faded o/w fine.
Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society, 1969. In two volumes. Second Series, Vols. CXXXVI and CXXXVII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxviii, (248); viii, 249-524pp. Spines faded o/w fine.
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BISCH, Jorgen.
Mongolia Unknown Land.
New York: Dutton, 1963. First edition. Cloth, 159pp. Fine in a near fine d/w.
Account of Danish photographer Jorgen Bisch's expedition to Mongolia.
New York: Dutton, 1963. First edition. Cloth, 159pp. Fine in a near fine d/w.
Account of Danish photographer Jorgen Bisch's expedition to Mongolia.
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BURNABY, Fred.
A Ride To Khiva: Travels and Adventures In Central Asia. London: Cassell, & Co., nd. (189-?) 8vo., orig. mustard cloth, xvi, 398, (8)pp.ads. Lacking the front free e/paper, inner rear hinge cracked, some soiling but certainly a very good copy. Burnaby, a Captain of the British Horse Guards, journeys from St. Petersburg to Transcaspia, December 1875-March 1876, to check on Tzarist plans for Central Asia. Burnaby provides a detailed description of the way of life in, and out of, the cities. The appendix is quite useful, providind data on the Russian advance to the east, the suppression of the Anglican missionary efforts, etc.
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CABLE, Mildred and Francesca French.
A Parable of Jade. London: Paternoster Press, 1945. Second edition. Signed by the authors. 8vo., orig. wrappers, 41pp. A nice copy. A small book by the intrepid missionaries; a factual account of jade in China and Chinese Turkestan.
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CABLE, Mildred and Francesca French.
Something Happened. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. Third printing. Cloth, 320pp. A fine copy in the pictorial d/w with has chips at the spine ends but is still very nice. Uncommon in d/w. The travels of these intrepid missionaries to Chinese Turkestan, authors of "The Gobi Desert" and other works. The first third of the book provides background information on the authors; the majority of the book describes the journey by mule cart and camel from central China to Urumqi, with many repeated crossings of the Gobi, and detours taking them to Tun-Huang, the Mongolian frontier, Turfan, and so on. They were eventually driven out of China by the Civil War.
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CABLE, Mildred, Evangeline French and Francesca French.
A Desert Journal. Letters from Central Asia. London: Constable, 1934. First edition. Cloth, ix, 261pp. Inscription o/w a fine copy. "The trio" as they were called, are probably the best known 20th century missionaries. They worked extensively with the China Inland Mission and in 1923 the received permission to follow the desert trade routes in order to take the gospel to the scattered oases of the Gobi. During the next 15 years they crossed the desert four times, "to and fro they trekked by cart, by camel and on foot, visiting the bazaars and oases of central Asia, meeting many people of different races." Not just missionaries, they also explored, and on their return to England were invited to lecture at universities and societies as they had gathered information of interest to the biographer, philologist and archaeologist."
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CLARK, Leonard.
The Marching Wind. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1954. First edition. Cloth, 368pp. Fine in a nice d/w. The journey of Clark who set off to find the "mountain in central asia, sacred to the wild tribesmen who lived in the unexplored lands at its base, and possibly higher than Mt. Everest...."
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CUDDON, J.A.
The Owl's Watchsong. A Study of Istanbul. London: Barrie and Rockliff, (1960). First edition. Cloth, xi, 242pp. Fine in d/w.
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CURTIN, Jeremiah.
The Mongols in Russia.
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xx, 481, (5)pp.ads. Bookplate o/w a fine copy in a fine d/w.
"This volume is a continuation of 'The Mongols,' pronounced 'the best single work on the subject yet published in English.' It takes up the story of the domination of this race in Russia, after their explusion from China by the founders of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Curtin has here described the Mongols invasion of Russia, the ineffectual defence they met with, and their final subjection of the Russians until the break-up of the Horde at Sarai, in 1505."
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xx, 481, (5)pp.ads. Bookplate o/w a fine copy in a fine d/w.
"This volume is a continuation of 'The Mongols,' pronounced 'the best single work on the subject yet published in English.' It takes up the story of the domination of this race in Russia, after their explusion from China by the founders of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Curtin has here described the Mongols invasion of Russia, the ineffectual defence they met with, and their final subjection of the Russians until the break-up of the Horde at Sarai, in 1505."
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DE GAURY, Gerald and H.V.F. Winstone. (Editors).
The Road To Kabul. An Anthology. London: Quartet Books, (1981). First edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, 235pp. Fine in a near fine d/w. History of the struggles in Afghanistan, a scene of unending conflict between Turkey, Persia, Russia, Afghanistan and British India; battleground of the long dispute between imperial Britain and Czarist Russia.
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DODWELL, Christina.
A Traveller on Horseback. In Eastern Turkey and Iran.
New York: Walker, (1989). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 191pp. Fine in d/w.
Dodwell's books are "rather exhausting for the armchair traveller, but obviously challenging and enriching for the real one and for those she meets....She's a real explorer, especially on the art of travel itself. "
New York: Walker, (1989). First U.S. edition. Cloth, 191pp. Fine in d/w.
Dodwell's books are "rather exhausting for the armchair traveller, but obviously challenging and enriching for the real one and for those she meets....She's a real explorer, especially on the art of travel itself. "
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FARSON, Daniel.
A Dry Ship to the Mountains. Down the Volga and Across the Caucasus-in my Father's Footsteps. London: Michael Joseph, (1994). First edition. Cloth, 246pp. Fine in d/w.
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FOX, John.
Afghan Adventure as told to Ronald Goodchild.
London: The Adventurers Club, (1958). Cloth, 190pp. Fine in a very good d/w.
"....the story of how Major John Fox of the Special Investigation Branch of the British Army, together with two other Englishmen and eight Pathans, tracked down and arrested the ringleader of a band engaged in stealing arms and ammunition, operating in Baluchistan towards the end of the last war...."
London: The Adventurers Club, (1958). Cloth, 190pp. Fine in a very good d/w.
"....the story of how Major John Fox of the Special Investigation Branch of the British Army, together with two other Englishmen and eight Pathans, tracked down and arrested the ringleader of a band engaged in stealing arms and ammunition, operating in Baluchistan towards the end of the last war...."
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GRAHAM, Stephen.
Through Russian Central Asia. New York: Macmillan, 1916. First edition. 8vo., orig. dark blue cloth with pictorial decoration in orange and brown, xii, 298pp. Ex-library with the usual stamps and markings, but unworn. The author travels throughout the deserts of Central Asia from Vladikavkaz, Bokhara, to Taskent to the Chinese frontier. He provides a description of the people and their customs. An interesting work.
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HASLUND, Henning.
Tents In Mongolia (Yabonah) Adventures and Experiences Among the Nomads of Central Asia.
New York: Dutton, (1934). First U.S. edition. Cloth, xvi, 366pp. Ex-library with stamp on title, marks on spine, remnants of pockets, a good working copy only.
New York: Dutton, (1934). First U.S. edition. Cloth, xvi, 366pp. Ex-library with stamp on title, marks on spine, remnants of pockets, a good working copy only.
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