Russia
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1939 Ride To RussiaLondon: 1838Bernard Newman recounts his two thousand mile cycle across Europe in this very scarce travelogue. A first edition, with twenty four plates, and four sketch maps.
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1877-1879 Cassell's Illustrated History of the Russo-Turkish WarLondon: 1877-1879The first edition of Edmund Ollier's richly illustrated account of the Russo-Turkish war, published shortly after the events detailed.
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1853 The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852Edinburgh and London: 1853A first edition work containing a description of travels through Russia, written by Laurence Oliphant after he left his legal studies in the early 1850s, in the original rebacked cloth binding with folding plates and illustrated engravings.
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1881 The White Sea Peninsula, a Journey in Russian Lapland and KareliaLondon: 1881A first edition of this beautiful illustrated with by Edward Rae, exploring the Russian Lapland and Karelia.
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1897 On a Revised Map of Kaiser Franz Josef LandLondon: 1897A scarce and interesting article discussing the impact of an arctic expedition of the perception of the geography of a remote Russian archipelago.
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1931 The Land Without UnemploymentNew York: 1931The first U.S. edition of this uncommon and fascinating propaganda work for the Soviet Union after their first failed Five Year Plan, illustrated throughout.
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1871 Reindeer, Dogs, and Snowshoes: A Journal of Siberian Travel and ExplorationLondon: 1871A scarce UK first edition detailing a mid nineteenth century expedition to investigate the possibility of of connecting two continents by telegraph through the Bering Strait. Illustrated throughout.
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1959 My Russian JourneyNew York: 1959A signed first edition of this fascinating account of an Indian woman's visit to the Soviet Union with her young family. -
1807 A Tour Round the Baltic, thro' the Northern Countries of EuropeLondon: 1807A very scarce edition of this British politician's travels in northern Europe in the latter years of the eighteenth century.
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1817 2Vol Journal Of A Tour In Germany, Sweden, Russia, PolandLondon: 1817Illustrated throughout, this is the scarce second edition of an Oxford student's account of his travels in Europe and Russia in the early nineteenth century.
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1975 Early Russian ArchitectureLondon: 1975The first English edition of this wonderful work on the striking early Russian architecture, illustrated profusely throughout in colour and monochrome.
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1855 Memoire du Voiage en Russie fait en 1586Paris: 1855A scarce first edition of Jean Sauvage's account of his 1586 expedition to Russia.
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1957 Cape of Storms: Trawling off the Coast of North RussiaLondon: 1957An uncommon first edition of this work on trawling in North Russian waters, with an unclipped dust wrapper.
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1954 LeningradMoscow: 1954A very scarce collection of beautiful photographs of Leningrad, or St. Petersburg, in the 1950s.
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1877 RussiaLondon: 1877A superior copy of this illustrated history and study on Russia, illustrated with two detailed folding colour maps.
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1829 A Pedestrian Journey Through Russia and Siberian TartaryLondon: 1829A smart, early edition of Captain John Dundas Cochrane's account of his journey through Russia to China. Being the first volume only.
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1843 La Russie En 1839Paris: 1843The first edition of Astolphe de Custine's important work on Russia. Recounting his trip in Russia from June-September 1939, Custine discusses meeting Tsar Nicolas I and his wife as well as the ambassador of France, Prosper Barante.
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1843 Asie Centrale Recherche Sur Les Chaines de Montagnes et la ClimatologieParis: 1843An excellent copy of the first edition of Alexander von Humboldt's very scarce work on central Asia.
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1845 An Accompaniment to Mitchells Map of the World On Mercators ProjectionPhiladelphia: 1845A companion volume to Mitchell's 'Map of The World'.
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1881 Henrietta Chester Russia Past And Present Publisher's Cloth First EditionLondon: 1881A first edition of this work on Russian history and ethnography, in the original publishers' cloth binding.
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1925 GERMAN Travel Russian Expedition KOZLOW FilchnerBerlin: 1925An interesting german work on Russia
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1960 Russia For Beginners Ronald Searle Alex Atkinson First Edition IllusLondon: 1960A humorous and satirical guide to Russia from long-time collaborators Ronald Searle and Alex Atkinson.
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1870-2 7vols William Hepworth Dixon Selected Works Free Russia Her Maj TowerLondon : 1870-1872Selected works by William Hepworth Dixon.