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SPENCER, Edmund.
Travels In The Western Caucasus, Including A Tour Through Imeritia, Mingrelia, Turkey, Moldavia, Galicia, Silesia, And Moravia, In 1836.
London: Henry Colburn, 1838..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., xvi, 358, [2]ads; 1 p.l., vii, 374. 2 etched frontis. & 9 wood-engraved text illus. (incl. 2 title vignettes). modern half calf (frontis. foxed & offset). First Edition. A sequel to the journalist's Travels in Circassia (1837) and one of four works he published dealing with his travels in Turkey, the Caucasus and along the shores of the Black Sea. Spencer sympathized with the Circassians in their struggle against the invading Russians. Blackmer 1581.
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STANLEY, Arthur Penrhyn [1815-1881].
Lectures On The History Of The Eastern Church...
London: John Murray, 1889..
8vo. pp. 412, [3]. folding partly coloured map. 1 full-page plan in text. original cloth (bit spotted & extremities trifle frayed, outer blank edge of map chipped).
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STEBLAU, Erich Lassota Von.
Habsburgs And Zaporozhian Cossacks The Diary Of... Edited and with an Introduction by Lobomyr R.Wynar Translated by Orest Subtelny.
[Littleton, CO]: Ukrainian Academic Press for the Ukrainian Historical Association, Inc., 1975..
8vo. pp. 144. biblio. index. cloth. dw. Fine copy. First Edition.
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STEPHENS, Winifred (Editor).
The Soul Of Russia.
London: Macmillan And Co., Limited, 1916..
8vo. pp. xvii, 307, [1]. 15 plates (13 in colour, incl. frontis.). cloth with illus. mounted on upper cover (slightly soiled). First Edition. In aid of the fund for Russian refugees administered by the General Committee of the All Russian Union of Zemstvos under the presidency of Prince G.E.Lvov.
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STRAHLENBERG, Philipp Johann [Tabbert] Von [1676-1747].
Das Nord-Und Ostliche Theil Von Europa Und Asia, In so weit solches das ganze Russische Reich mit Siberien und der grossen Tatarey in sich begreiffet.
Stockholm: In Verlegung des Autoris, 1730.
4to. pp. 13 p.l., 438, [15]index, [1]errata. folding letterpress table. large folding woodcut chart. 10 engraved plates & charts (5 folding). several text illus. (some full-page). later half calf (binding worn but solid, engraved plates with some minor staining, insignificant marginal worming). First Edition. An important account of Russia in the early eighteenth century, written by a Swedish officer who had been captured by the Russians at the battle of Poltava in 1709 and spent some time as a prisoner-of-war in Siberia. The author's name as a commoner was Philipp Johann Tabbert; he adopted the name von Strahlenberg in 1707 when he was ennobled for military merits. Together with the Prussian naturalist Messerschmidt, Strahlenberg explored the lower basins of the Obi and Yenesei river systems. His map of northern Asia, which was separately issued from the present work, "is the second most important source of historical-geographical information about Siberia [after Remezov]" (Bagrow). The account contains details respecting Russian history, geography, genealogy, archaeology, philology, military history, ethnology, &c., and a description of Atlasov's travel to the Anadyr. Also included are a table of thirty-two Tartar dialects and a Kalmuk vocabulary. Brunet V 558. Cox II 194. Graesse VI 508 (incorrect date). cfCrowther 2034. cfNerhood 72. Bagrow, A History Of Russian Cartography Up To 1800, pp. 116-18.
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SUMNER, B.H.
Peter The Great And The Ottoman Empire.
Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1965..
12mo. pp. 80. cloth. Reprint.
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SWAIN, Geoffrey.
Russian Social Democracy And The Legal Labour Movement, 1906-14.
[London: The Macmillan Press Ltd., 1983..
8vo. pp. xiv, 239. biblio. index. cloth. dw (price-clipped with some torn edges). Review Copy. First Edition.
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THATCHER, Ian D. (Editor).
Late imperial Russia: Problems and prospects.
Manchester: Manchester University Press, [2005]..
8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 208. index. wrs. (a few pencil markings). First Edition, Paperback Issue.
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THOMPSON, Herbert M.
Russian Politics.
London: T.Fisher Unwin, 1896..
8vo. pp. x, 289, [1]ads. 5 folding maps (3 colour) & 1 folding genealogical table. original cloth (ex-lib., extremities frayed).
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TOOKE, William [1744-1820].
History Of Russia, From The Foundation Of The Monarchy By Rurik, To The Accession Of Catharine The Second.
London: Printed By A.Strahan, For T.N.Longman And O.Rees, 1800..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xx, 503; xv, [1], 528. with half-titles. folding engraved map. 4 engraved plates containing numerous portraits. contemporary half calf (spines rubbed & dry, labels chipped, joints partly cracked, some foxing to plates & neighbouring leaves). First Edition. Tooke served as chaplain to the English church at St. Petersburg from 1774 to 1792. While in Russia he researched and collected the vast amount of material which he later used in the present history and his View Of The Russian Empire (1799).Crowther 140.
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TOOKE, William [1744-1820].
View Of The Russian Empire During The Reign Of Catharine The Second, And To The Close Of The Present Century.
London: Printed For T.N.Longman And O.Rees, And J.Debrett, 1799..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xliv, 564; xii, 612; xv, 694, [2]ads. folding engraved map. contemporary half russia (rubbed, covers detached, spine ends chipped, some light foxing to map & outer leaves). Kimbolton Castle copy with armorial bookplates. First Edition. A comprehensive account of the Russian Empire, including observations on natural history, geography, nationalities, social customs, the monarchy, manufactures, commerce, trade, government, fisheries, agriculture, horticulture, coinage, &c. Tooke served as chaplain to the English church at St. Petersburg from 1774 to 1792. In this position he made the acquaintance of many members of the Russian nobility and episcopate as well as a variety of learned men of letters and science of all nationalities, whom Catharine II summoned to her court. While in Russia he researched and collected the vast amount of material which he later used in the present work and his History of Russia (1800). Crowther 456. Nerhood 99.
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TURNER, Samuel.
Siberia A Record Of Travel, Climbing, And Exploration...With An Introduction By Baron Heyking.
London: T.Fisher Unwin..., [1911]..
12mo. pp. 320, [1]ad. 32 plates (incl. frontis. portrait). cloth (rubbed, corners frayed, light foxing to first few leaves). Second Edition. Turner visited Siberia on business but went on to explore the region of the Altai Mountains, the highest mountain range of south central Siberia. Neate T72.
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VANDERLIP, Washington B. & Homer B.HULBERT.
In Search Of A Siberian Klondike.
New York: The Century Co., 1903..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., xiv, [1 leaf], 315. 1 map & 46 (of 47) plates. original pictorial cloth, t.e.g. (ex-lib., cloth soiled, extremities frayed). First Edition. "Gold prospector from the United States surveys resources in East Siberia, Kamchatka, and Sakhalin, 188-1900. He comments on the way of life, the exile system, and sport, [and provides] observations on the Trans-Siberian Railway." (Nerhood) Nerhood 448. Ricks p. 125.
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VANDERMAELEN, Ph[ilippe Marie Guillaume] [1795-1869].
Atlas Universel De Géographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Minéralogique.Deuxième partie - Asia. [Volume II].
Brussels: 1827..
large folio. [ff. 2]half-title & title + 61 [of 111] double-page hand-coloured maps, lithographed by H.Ode. later cloth, original printed wrs. mounted on paste-downs (soiled & frayed, dampstain to lower outer corner of title & half-title). First Edition. Vandermaelen's monumental Atlas Universel (six volumes) was the first lithographically produced atlas and the first to show the world on a uniform scale, of 1:1,641,836. This is the first part of the second volume, devoted to Asia, and contains the complete series of maps on eastern Russia and Siberia, including separate maps of Kamtschatka, the Aleutian and Kurile Islands. There are also maps of China, Tartary, Turkey, Persia, Turkestan, and Korea. Many of these are among the earliest lithographically produced maps, published in atlas format, of the regions which they depict. Koeman III Vdm 1. National Maritime Museum, Atlases, 179. Phillips, Atlases, 749.
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[VANE, Charles William Stewart, third] Marquess of LONDONDERRY [1778-1854].
Recollections Of A Tour In The North Of Europe In 1836-1837.
London: Richard Bentley, 1838..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xii, 275; vii, 228. with half-title in Vol. II, none required in Vol. I. 5 engraved portraits. 2 folding lithographed plans of Moscow & St. Petersburg. original blind-stamped cloth (spines faded & some staining to upper cover of Vol. I, a few gatherings sprung in Vol I, Volume II unopened). First Edition. The author distinguished himself during the Peninsular Wars, acted as the Duke of Wellington's Adjutant-General in 1809-12, and served as ambassador to Vienna, 1814-23. "The marquis hoped to be appointed as ambassador to Russia but was disappointed in his ambition. In 1836-37 he traveled to St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Odessa as a guest of his friends among the nobility. His account describes the social life of his hosts, their games, summer sports, entertainment and other activities." (Nerhood). He also comments on architecture, government, the Imperial Academy, the military, trade and commerce, mining, and the Russian North American colonies. On his way to Russia he visited France, Holland, Denmark, Germany, and Sweden, remarks on which are also provided. Nerhood 203.
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