The only continuous land route between Western Europe and the Pacific coast of the USSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers nearly a 100 degrees of longitude, seven time zones and 5900 miles in a journey lasting 192 hours and 35 minutes. In 1977 Eric Newby set out with his wife, an official guide and a photographer to gather a wealth of irreverent and humorous detail about life in the USSR. Eric Newby has also written "When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away", "The World Atlas of Exploration", "Great Ascents" and many travel other travel books.
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Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original green boards gilt (prev. owner's name, corner of one page turned) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, slightly rubbed & frayed, spine a trifle sunned); pp. (xii), 268 (last blank), with illustrations, a double-page map & pictorial endpapers. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 001196
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Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with marked and chipped dust jacket. Slight fading to spine of jacket. Front panel of jacket price clipped. Previous owner inscription to half-title. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xi, 267pp. B/w double-page map of the USSR + 16 b/w plates. Seller Inventory # e0861
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