Hardcover; first edition; unclipped dust jacket with 2cm tear near upper leading corner, lightly worn edges and sunned spine. Mark to inside of jacket and to front board, pageblock lightly tanned. Pages are clean, text is clear and spine is tight. AD.

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Title

The Big Red Train Ride

Publisher

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London

Publication Date

1978

Language

English

ISBN 10

0297775421

ISBN 13

9780297775423

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Used

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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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