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The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of  1852, with a Voyage  Down the Volga, and a Tour Through the Country of the Don Cossacks

The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852, with a Voyage Down the Volga, and a Tour Through the Country of the Don Cossacks

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The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852, with a Voyage Down the Volga, and a Tour Through the Country of the Don Cossacks

by Oliphant, Laurence

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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons 1853. 8vo.Illustrated. 2nd edition, printed the same year as the first. xiv, 380 pp. Half red calf over marbled boards with raised bands and gilt lettering to the spine. With a lithograph frontis and in text illustrations throughout, With a map of Crimea at p. 209 and a folding map of Russia to the rear showing the author's route. Wear to the spine and edges, some fading to the spine and some loss at the edge of the front board. Water stain to the foot of the prelims. Foxing to the map, endpapers, and occasionally throughout. Binding firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown. . Very Good. Half Calf. 2nd Edition. 1853.

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Title
The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852, with a Voyage Down the Volga, and a Tour Through the Country of the Don Cossacks
Author
Oliphant, Laurence
Format/Binding
Half Calf
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
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Edition
2nd Edition
Publisher
William Blackwood and Sons 1853
Place of Publication
Edinburgh and London
Date Published
1853
Size
8vo.Illustrated
Keywords
Travel,Russia,Russian
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Travel;

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Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Marbled boards
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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...

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