From London to Bokhara and a Ride Through Persia

LE MESSURIER, Colonel A.;

Published by . London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1889, First edition.

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8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 326 pp, 18 plates, maps and plans including 3 folding maps colored in outline, 2 plans, 2 partly colored profiles, plates from author's drawings, tables, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded, repair to head affecting two letters of title, light stain to cover, interior is quite good, unmarked, short tear to stub of map, overall very good. Ghani 221. Royal Geographical Society 278. Wilson 127. A narrative of the author's travels from London to the Caucasus to Vladikavkas, Tiflis via the Georgian military road, Caucasia, Trans-Caucasus railway, Baku, Naphtha Springs, through Transcaspia to Asunada, the Oxus to Bokhara, Persia to Resht, Teheran, Isaphan, Bushire and finally to Bombay, with much on each place visited, astute observations on religion, customs, politics, trade, transportation, etc, and intelligence observations on the Russian rail building across Caucasus. A picture of this book is available on request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From London to Bokhara and a Ride Through Persia
• Publisher: . London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1889, First edition.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel - Asia