Central Asia
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First edition. 4to (28.5cm) xxvii, 675 pp., 2 maps (one large folding), 13 hand-coloured aquatint costume plates and one uncoloured aquatint view, occasional light foxing and offsetting, contemporary half calf, rebacked, marbled sides and edges, an excellent copy.
£2,750 -
2 vols; 8vo (20.8 x 12.5 cm). xvi, 442; vi, 554 pp., 2 large folding engraved maps ('Petersburg to Ispahan and from Petersburg to Constantinople' and 'Moscow to Pekin'. Contemporary full tree calf, spine gilt, red and green leather labels; light wear to extremities.
£1,850 -
First edition. 8vo., xvi, 328 pp., illustrated with drawings and photographs, mostly by the author including coloured frontispiece, original green cloth gilt, dust-wrapper, a fine copy.
£750 -
With 85 engravings on 64 sheets (9 folding), including portrait of Chardin, 18 sheets with double-illustrations and 1 sheet with 4, with additional large folding map of Asia with outline coloured by hand by P. Lapie, 1810, engraved by Blondeau, all protected with original tissue guards. Recent half-calf over marbled boards.
£6,750 -
Folio. With 85 engravings on 64 sheets (9 folding), including 1 map, portrait of Chardin, 18 sheets with double-illustrations and 1 sheet with 4; light waterstain on lower margin of several leaves. Near contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards; a bit rubbed.
£5,750 -
First edition. 8vo, (24 x 17 cms), pp.xvi, 328, illustrated with drawings and photographs, mostly by the author including coloured frontispiece, original green cloth gilt, dustwrapper (lightly soiled, short splits), an excellent copy.
£650 -
First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., xxxii, 368; ix, 369-640pp., 8 maps, 18 illustrations, original blue cloth gilt, dust-wrappers, a fine set.
£25 -
First edition. 8vo., x, 370 pp., original blue cloth gilt, rubbed, a good copy.
£275 -
First edition; 8vo. xx, 338pp., 1 page ads at end, folding colour map (lightly spotted). Original red pictorial cloth gilt; neatly recased, spine darkened.
£850 -
First edition. Small 8vo., vii, [i], 223pp., 1 page of ads at end, folding map frontispiece, contemporary (publisher's ý) blindstamped red morocco, morocco lettering piece, all edges gilt.
£1,250