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Russia Under Czars:

Leger, Louis . LA RUSSIE INTELLECTUELLE ETUDES ET PORTRAITS
Paris 1914 Maisonneuve. Wraps. Thick sm4to. 298p. VG. From Middle Ages to Ostrovky. (a10549)
$65.00 Bates, Lindon, Jr. . THE RUSSIAN ROAD TO CHINA
Boston 1910 first edition Houghton Mifflin. Hardcover. Octavo, 391pp., photo illustrations, large color foldout map at rear, blue cloth with orange and yellow and gilt decoration and lettering on front . Signed presentation copy from secretary of the author. Near VG, spine ends frayed and worn. (a11384)
$159.00 Carr, John . NORTHERN SUMMER; OR TRAVELS ROUND THE BALTIC, THROUGH DENMARK, SWEDEN, RUSSIA, PRUSSIA AND PART OF GERMANY IN 180 (NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Hartford 1806 Lincoln and Gleason. Hardcover. Small octavo., 330pp., full leather with later paper spine. Good, some foxing, hinges beginning to crack inside. Hard-to-find title. (a11403)
$119.00 D'Almagro, Le Comte (Dolgorukov, Prince Petr Vladimirovich) . NOTICE SUR LES PRINCIPALES FAMILLES DE LA RUSSIE
Paris 1845 Dauvin et Fontaine. Alphabetical index to Russian royal family names at end. Octavo, 99pp., wraps. Good, spine nearly worn away, front wrap spotted and a bit worn. (a12531)
$450.00 Jerningham, Sir Hubert . FROM WEST TO EAST NOTES BY THE WAY
NY 1907 1st Dutton. Much on Russo-Japanese War. Octavo, 351pp., photo illustrations, maps, hardcover. Top edge gilt. VG, minor wear. (a12865)
$25.00 Heyfelder, Dr. O. . TRANSKASPIEN UND SEINE EISENBAHN
Hannover 1889 zweite, unveranderte auflage. Nach Acten des Erbauers Gen M. Annenkow. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 159pp., foldout photo frontis, two large foldout maps, one fullpage map, several fullpage woodcut illustrations and several photo foldout plates in text, 1/2 cloth and paper covered boards. Good, faint staining in edge margin (not affecting text) throughout. Very Scarce. (a19868)
$340.00 Bashkirtseff, Marie . JOURNAL OF OF A YOUNG ARTIST 1860-1884
NY n.d. (c. 1889). Translated by Mary J. Serrano. 8vo., 434pp., frontis photo illus. Owner bookplate. Good, some soiling, foxing (a25647)
$25.00Loder, Justis Christian.. F�RSTA GRUNDER TIL MEDICINSKA ANTHROPOLOGIEN
Lund 1799 Berling. Loder, an anatomist, was born at Riga in Russia in 1753. In 1809 Czar Alexander called him to Moscow to be his personal physician. He died in Moscow in 1832. Mentioned in Garrison (p. 327). In Swedish. 8vo., 686pp., index, full gilt stamped green leather hardcover. All edges gilt. Good, head of spine torn and repaired. (a663)
$95.00 Hare, Augustus J. C. . STUDIES IN RUSSIA
New York c. 1885 George Routledge. Small octavo, 403pp., foldout chart, publisher's catalogue, dark brown cloth hardcover with red trim and gilt lettering. Owner's name stamped on title page. VG, light fraying of spine ends, light wear on corners. (a69560)
$58.00 de Demidoff, M. Anatole . TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, AND THE CRIMEA; THROUGH HUNGARY, WALLACHIA & MOLDAVIA DURING THE YEAR 1837 2 VOLUMES
London 1855 2nd John Mitchell, Royal Library. Two hardcover large octavo volumes. Demidoff is described as Of the Imperial Academy of Science and the University of St. Petersburg; of the Academies of Science of Paris, Munich, Stockholm etc etc. xvi, 370p; 335p. Vol 1 has portrait of Nicholas Ist, 1 large foldout map (map taped in places) and 12 illustrations. Vol 2 has one very large color foldout map of Russia (map is VG) , and 11 illustrations. Volumes are 3/4 leather with tan cloth and gilt spine lettering with horizontal gilt lines. College bookplate in each volume with library pockets on rear end papers, blind stamp on initial text page in each volume, a few library numbers written nearby. No spine numbers. Good, two chips one one rear end paper, occasional very light foxing in text, leather on covers worn and rubbed. Scarce. 2 volumes. (a77943)
$1100.00 Armstrong, William Jackson . SIBERIA AND THE NIHILISTS WHY KENNAN WENT TO SIBERIA
Oakland 1890 1st Pacific Press Publishing Company. 112mo., 160pp., a few text illustrations, original printed light greygreen wraps. Two bookseller name stamps. Good, a few small chips from spine. Scarce. (a78140)
$250.00Brodsky, Mrs. A.. RECOLLECTIONS OF A RUSSIAN HOME (A MUSICIAN'S EXPERIENCES)
London 1904 1st Sherratt & Hughes. Hardcover. sm Octavo, 202pp., blue cloth with gilt decorated ivory cloth spine. Good plus, light wear, end papers toned. Binding secure; text clean; no owner marks; no hinges cracked; no dj. (a78326)
$29.00 Erman, (Georg) Adolph . TRAVELS IN SIBERIA INCLUDING EXCURSIONS NORTHWARDS, DOWN THE OBI, TO THE POLAR CIRCLE AND, SOUTHWARDS, TO THE CHINESE FRONTIER 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Philadelphia 1850 1st Lea & Blanchard. Translated from German by W. D. Cooley. Hardcovers. Octavos, 371pp., 400pp., twentieth century rebinding into full brown cloth with gilt geometric decoration on front and gilt spine lettering and trim. Fine. Two hardcover volumes in matching bindings. Would make beautiful gift! (a78520)
$525.00de Taube, Baron Michael; Nicholas Danilow. THE BIRTH SECRET OF CATHERINE II AND ITS POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE; INTERREGNUM 1825
Wellington 1966. Victoria University of Wellington. Translated by Nicholas Danilow. 2 title bound in one volume. Wraps. Lg.4to. Typescript copy on rectos only. ii, iii, 33pp.; 45pp., a few photo illustrations, wraps. Good plus. Handmade cover with title in ink printing. (a78656)
$85.00 Gilson, Adrian; Bouvet, Francis . THE CZAR AND THE SULTAN; OR, NICHOLAS AND ABDUL MEDJID: THEIR PRIVATE LIVES AND PUBLIC ACTIONS BY ADRIAN GILSON. TO WHICH IS ADDED, THE TURKS IN EUROPE THEIR RISE AND DECADENCE BY FRANCIS BOUVET
New York 1853 first edition. Harper. Hardcover. 12mo., 195p., 12pp. of book ads, original dark brown embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering. Wonderful condition. No ownership marks, almost no cover wear just very light wear on corners and spine ends. NEAR FINE. Scarce in the first edition, especially in this condition. (a82759)
$240.00 Fagnani, Federigo . LETTERE SCRITTE DI PIETROBURGO CORRENDO GLI ANNI 1811 E 1812
Milano 1812 Dai Torchj di Giovanni PIrotta. In Italian. Hardcover. Octavo, 166pp., 5 engraved plates and one large foldout map, original boards. Gift presentation card tipped in and small stamp of college library on title page (stamped discard.) Good, cover rubbed and worn, occasional foxing. Binding secure. Very scarce. (a82771)
$750.00 Haupt, Dr. Paul . �BER DIE ANSIEDLUNG DER RUSSISCHEN JUDEN IN EUPHRAT-UND TIGRIS-GEBIETE, EIN VORSCHLAG
Baltimore 1892 Friedenwald. In German. Sm.4to., 21pp., foldout map, hardcover. Ex-library. Good, text clean. (a9798)
$75.00