Travels in the central Caucasus and Bashan; including visits to Ararat and Tabreez and ascents of Kazbek and Elbruz.

Freshfield, Douglas W.

Verlag: Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1869

Beschreibung

First edition. Colour frontispiece showing Elbruz from near Patigorsk, 3 b/w plates, 1 panaroma plate, 16 illustrations to text, 3 folding maps, with Appendices recording details of the Elbruz Expedition of 1829; heights of peaks, passes, towns and villages in the Caucasus Provinces; and a catalogue of plants, 2pp, publisher's advertisements. Bound in the original pictorial brown cloth with gilt pictorial design (vignette of a Tartar) on front to centre of upper cover, spine titled in gilt. Binding is good. Spine is knocked at the top and bottom, cloth hinge slightly cracked at top of front board, cover marked in a few places. Loose part of front end paper missing. Scattered foxing particularly on front and end pages, minor notes in margins mostly in pencil but very occasionally minor mark in pen. otherwise pages clean and bright considering books age. Previous owners book plate on front end paper, dated 1878. Further details and images available on request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 172

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Travels in the central Caucasus and Bashan; ...

Verlag: Longmans, Green and Co, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1869

Einband: Hardback

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition.

Art des Buches: Book