Travels in the Tian'-Shan', 1856-1857: 1856-1857 (Hakluyt Society, Second Series) de Petr Petrovich Semenov-Tian-Shanskii; Petr Petrovich Semenov; Colin Thomas; Liudmila Gilmour; Marcus Wheeler; Corporate Author-Hakluyt Society - 1998-12

Routledge, October 1998. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

London, UK: The Hakluyt Society. Blue cloth with gilt ship motif to front and gilt title to spine. 313pp. col. plates. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket, o'wise a lovely copy in very good, clean condition. . Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1998.

Hakluyt Society, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, slightly marked and edge worn. Now protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

xliii+269 pages with 15 color plates, 4 maps, glossary, bibliography and indexes. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship Victoria to front cover in original jacket. Translated by Liudmila Gilmore, Colin Thomas and Marcus Wheeler. Second Series, volume 189. First edition.In the mid-nineteenth century the eyes of western European explorers were firmly fixed on advancing inland from former maritime colonies in the Americas, Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Australasia, their motives often being inextricably bound up with concerns of imperial politics and commerce. Simultaneously, further east, Russians resumed their perceived mission to civilize Asia, following their own country's humiliation during the Crimean War. From a springboard of Siberian territories acquired gradually over the previous three centuries, discovery and expansion radiated from the Imperial Russian Geographical Society, founded in 1845 and incorporating initiatives drawn… Leer más

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 5x1x8. First thus. Hakluyt Society, 1998; no later printings indicated; xlii, 269pp. Hakluyt Society Second Series, Vol. 146. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of light blue cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text very good; previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; light rubbing to front and rear panels; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Routledge, 1998-10-28. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. No dust jacket, Blue cloth boards have minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. In the mid-nineteenth century the eyes of western European explorers were firmly fixed on advancing inland from former maritime colonies in the Americas, Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Australasia, their motives often being inextricably bound up with concerns of imperial politics and commerce. Simultaneously, further east, Russians resumed their perceived mission to civilise Asia, following their own country’s humiliation during the Crimean War. From a springboard of Siberian territories acquired gradually over the previous three centuries, discovery and expansion radiated from the Imperial Russian Geographical Society, founded in 1845 and incorporating initiatives drawn from descendants of immigrant French and German scientists who themselves inspired a new generation of liberal intellectuals. A key personality in that movement… Leer más

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1998 F/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt in dustwrapper (spine a trifle sunned); pp. xliv, 270 (last blank), with 15 colour plates & 4 maps. A fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F-.

London: The Hakluyt Society,, 1998. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. xlii, 269pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titles. Near fine in a slightly used and rubbed, near very good indeed dust jacket.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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