notes of a journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja.
London, Sampson Low, 1876
The chief aim of Schuyler's journey in Central Asia was to study the political and social condition of the regions which had been recently annexed by Russia, as well as to compare the state of the inhabitants under Russian rule with that of those still living under the despotism of the Khans.
Third edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, xii, 411, 24(ads, dated April 1876); 463pp., 2 frontispieces, 2 folding maps, 38 wood-engravings, original red pictorial cloth gilt decorated in black, slightly soiled, a very good set.
Third edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, xii, 411, 24(ads, dated April 1876); 463pp., 2 frontispieces, 2 folding maps, 38 wood-engravings, original red pictorial cloth gilt decorated in black, slightly soiled, a very good set.
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