Travels: Caucasus And Central Asia from PY Rare Books

First edition of this imposing work, here with the text volume in French and Russian also, bound together to form one large volume, with the plates in bright condition. Bogoliubov (1841-1909) was, during 20 years, governor of the Transcaspian Province of the Russian empire (nowadays parts of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan). He gathered there a significant collection of paintings and regional… Read more about this item

The most important early work focusing on the Caucasus, noted for the quality of both the text and the illustrations. A fine example in boards, complete with the text volumes and the large, impressive view of Tbilisi. Frenchman Jacques François Gamba (1763-1833) made two voyages to Russia, that of 1817 at the orders of the Duc de Richelieu, former governor of… Read more about this item

A lovely association copy, inscribed by the author, of a very rare travel account in the heart of Russian Central Asia. We are not aware of another copy, whether on the market or in libraries (not in WorldCat). Educated in St Petersburg, the young Geier (1860-1908) was arrested for participating in the anti-government circle Narodnaia Volia and exiled to Tashkent, then the… Read more about this item