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Paperback. Zustand: Good. This text recounts Burnaby's unofficial mission in 1875 to investigate the motives behind Russia's exclusion of foreigners from Central Asia. Journeying through blizzards to reach the city of Khiva, his adventures include surviving the Cossack's treatment for frostbite to taking tea with the Khan.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. This text recounts Burnaby's unofficial mission in 1875 to investigate the motives behind Russia's exclusion of foreigners from Central Asia. Journeying through blizzards to reach the city of Khiva, his adventures include surviving the Cossack's treatment for frostbite to taking tea with the Khan.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. New Ed. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. 487 pages. Reprint of the 1876 book. A couple nicks to the covers, light discoloring; a good solid reading copy. Includes a couple map reprints as well. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; ISBN: 8186505059. ISBN/EAN: 9788186505052. Inventory No: 231560.…

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Paperback. Zustand: New. In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across central Asia on an unofficial mission to investigate the latest Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious Central Asian city of Khiva, closed to all European travellers by the Russians following their seizure of it two years earlier. His aim was to discover whether this remote and dangerous oasis could be used as a springboard for an invasion of India. An immediate bestseller when first published in 1877, Burnaby s delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen that he encounters on his way.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In the winter of 1875, a young British officer set out across central Asia on an unofficial mission to investigate the latest Russian moves in the Great Game. His goal was the mysterious Central Asian city of Khiva, closed to all European travellers by the Russians following their seizure of it two years earlier. His aim was to discover whether this remote and dangerous oasis could be used as a springboard for an invasion of India.An immediate bestseller when first published in 1877, Burnaby's delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen that he encounters on his way. 'So idiosyncratic, so endearing, and so funny.' - Eric Newby'A brave and strange life.' - Queen Victoria'His adventures have become a Great Game classic.' - Peter Hopkirk An immediate bestseller when first published in 1877, Burnaby's delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen that he encounters on his way. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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paperback. Zustand: Fine. 306 pages ; Dedication by Lyndon B. Johnson. Introductions by Salinger and Vanocur. Foreword by Ted Sorensen.

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Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. On Horseback Through Asia Minor. Book.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Contents : Introduction. I. Information about Khiva. II. Waist-belt for gold. III. The Volga frozen. IV. Railway officials. V. Twenty degrees below zero. VI. A hole in the ice. VII. Pins-and-needles. VIII. The guardian of the forests. IX. Delayed by a snowstorm. X. Seligh sickness. XI. The ural Cossacks. XII. A supply of provisions. XIII. A sheepskin suit.XIV. A start with the courier. XV. Nomad tribes. XVI. Kashgar. XVII. Break-down of the sleigh. XVIII. An English engineer officer at Kasala. XIX. Ablutions under difficulties. XX. A priest. XXI. Water route from Kasala to petro-Alexandrovsk. XXII. Camels. XXIII. A lazy guide. XXIV. The guide's retaliation. XXV. Disobedience of orders. XXVI. The turkoman on his donkey. XXVII. Villages fortified. XXVIII. The guide's Kibitka. XXIX. The oozek. XXX. Oogentch. XXXI. The messenger. XXXII. Breakfast Khiva. XXXIII. The present khan. XXXIV. Departure from Khiva. XXXV. The meet. XXXVI. The tarantass. XXXVII. The district governor. XXXVIII. An inquisitive inspector. Appendices : 1. The Russian advance eastward. 2. Report of Mr. Schuyler. 3. Russian immortality in Central Asia. 4. Treaty of peace between Russia and Khiva. 5. The promise not to annex Khivan territory. 6. Treaty concluded between general kauffmann and Seid Muzafer, Ameer of Bokhara. 7. An Afghan prince on the importance of Merve. 8. Budget of the Turkistan government. 9. Russian operations against the Yomud Turkomans. 10. Movements of Russian troops on the Oxus. 11. Showing how easily merve might to taken by the Russians. 12. A Russians officer on 487 pp.…

Zustand: New. pp. 352.

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Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. On Horseback Through Asia Minor: Volume 1 (of 2) (Cram Edition). Book.

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