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Travels in Central Asia, being the account of a journey from Teheran across the Turkoman Desert on the eastern shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand performed in the year 1863.
by Vambery, Arminius
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, marbled paper missing a strip at the foredge of front cover, covers lightly soiled and shelfworn, lacks the map, one plate
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London.: John Murray., 1864. 1st edition.. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, leather spine labels, gilt spine titles.. Good, marbled paper missing a strip at the foredge of front cover, covers lightly soiled and shelfworn, lacks the map, one plate repaired with no loss, text tight and clean.. 8vo.. weight: 1.9 lb. 12 full-page engraved plates. Lacks the folding map.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200043
- Title
- Travels in Central Asia, being the account of a journey from Teheran across the Turkoman Desert on the eastern shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand performed in the year 1863.
- Author
- Vambery, Arminius
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, leather spine labels, gilt spine titles.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, marbled paper missing a strip at the foredge of front cover, covers lightly soiled and shelfworn, lacks the map, one plate
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1864
- Pages
- xviii, 443 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
- Size
- 8vo.
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Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Spine
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Vellum
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