Russia
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1866 Russian Translation of "The Last Days of Pompeii"St. Petersburg : 1866A very scarce Russian translation of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's historical novel, The Last Days of Pompeii, with the original chromolithograph pictorial boards.
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1959 The Origins of RussiaOxford: 1959A smart first UK edition of this historical work on the origins of Russia as a country.
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1854 The Knout and The Russians; or The Muscovite Empire, the Czar, and His PeopleLondon: 1854A scarce first UK edition of this critical work on Russia as a country, and Russian politics from French writer Germain De Lagny.
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1934 The Russian Journals of Martha and Catherine WilmotLondon: 1934A fascinating collection of letters and diaries of two Irish ladies' time spent as guests of Princess Dashkova.
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1905 RussiaLondon: 1905The complete two volume revised edition of Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace's enormously detailed study of Russia in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
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1858 Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Exploration and AdventuresLondon: 1858The first edition of Thomas Witlam Atkinson's account of his mid nineteenth century travels in the Russian orient, illustrated throughout.
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1940 The RomanovsLondon : 1940The first edition of this extraordinary work on the history and legacy of the House of Romanov, with ten plates of portraits.
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1870 Free RussiaLondon: 1870The two volume first edition of William Hepworth Dixon's study of nineteenth century Russia.
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1964 Journey into RussiaLondon: 1964A smart first edition of this detailed account of the author's travels across Russia, with a folding map.
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1908 The Oil Fields of RussiaLondon: 1908The scarce second edition of Arthur Beeby-Thompson's discussion of work on the oil fields of present day Azerbaijan.
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1851-55 Twelve Volumes of Works from the 'Traveller's Library'.London: 1851-55Twelve volumes of works from the Longman's 'Traveller's Library' series, all bound in half straight grain morocco.
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1964 Prerequisites of the October Revolution in Siberia Written in CyrillicNovosibirsk : 1964A very scarce work on the October Revolution, written in Cyrillic.
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1901 The Geographies of Russia Written in Russian CyrillicRiga: 1901A very scarce work on the geography of Russia, written in Cyrillic, with illustrations and a folding map of European Russia.
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1914 Through Siberia, The Land of the FutureLondon: 1914The first English language edition of this study of Siberia, by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen.
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1902 All the RussiasNew York : 1902The first U.S edition of this illustrated work by Henry Norman on his travels and studies in Russia.
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1903 Sixteen Years in Siberia Some Experiences of a Russian RevolutionistLondon: 1903The first English language edition of the memoir of Leo Deutsch's time spent in exile in Siberia, a fascinating account complete with plates throughout.
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1916 In Far North-East SiberiaLondon: 1916The first edition of Anglo-Jewish journalist I. W. Shklovsky account of life in the far north-east of Siberia, illustrated throughout.
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c1842 Recollections of Siberia, In the Years 1840 and 1841London: c1842An early edition of Charles Herbert Cottrell's account of his 1840-1841 voyage to Siberia.
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1923 The Far Eastern Republic of SiberiaLondon: 1923The first edition of this exciting travel work exploring Siberia in the first decades of the twentieth century.
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1883 Through SiberiaLondon: 1883The fifth edition of Henry Lansdell's account of his experiences in Siberia in the late Victorian era, illustrated with a folding map.
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1914 Through Siberia the Land of the FutureLondon: 1914A striking first English edition of this ode to Siberia, by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, illustrated throughout.
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1737 Memoires Anecdotes d'un Ministre Etranger Residant a PetersbourgA La Haye: 1737The second edition of the scarce French translation of Friedrich Christian Weber's account of his time as a diplomat in the court of Peter the Great.
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1900-02 The Traveller For Whom the World is a PlaygroundLondon: 1900-02A very scarce illustrated travel magazine from the beginning of the twentieth century, a total of seventy-eight issues exploring the globe.
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Signed1824 Narrative of a Pedestrian Journey through Russian and Siberia TartaryLondon: 1824A signed presentation copy of the first edition of John Cochrane's scarce account of his Russian and Siberian travels, inscribed by the author to his sister, Lady Napier.
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1877 RussiaLondon: 1877The sixth edition of D. Mackenzie Wallace's historical study of Russia, bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth.
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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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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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Signed1959 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.
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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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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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1954 LeningradMoscow: 1954A very scarce collection of beautiful photographs of Leningrad, or St. Petersburg, in the 1950s.
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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.