ISBN: 9788186505052 - ride to khiva: travels and adventures in central asia (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. 487 pages. Reprint of the 1876 book. A couple nicks to the covers, light discoloring; a good solid reading copy. Includes a couple map reprints as well. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Countries & Travel; ISBN: 8186505059. ISBN/EAN: 9788186505052. Inventory No: 231560.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Contents : Introduction. I. Information about Khiva. II. Waist-belt for gold. III. The Volga frozen. IV. Railway officials. V. Twenty degrees below zero. VI. A hole in the ice. VII. Pins-and-needles. VIII. The guardian of the forests. IX. Delayed by a snowstorm. X. Seligh sickness. XI. The ural Cossacks. XII. A supply of provisions. XIII. A sheepskin suit.XIV. A start with the courier. XV. Nomad tribes. XVI. Kashgar. XVII. Break-down of the sleigh. XVIII. An English engineer officer at Kasala. XIX. Ablutions under difficulties. XX. A priest. XXI. Water route from Kasala to petro-Alexandrovsk. XXII. Camels. XXIII. A lazy guide. XXIV. The guide's retaliation. XXV. Disobedience of orders. XXVI. The turkoman on his donkey. XXVII. Villages fortified. XXVIII. The guide's Kibitka. XXIX. The oozek. XXX. Oogentch. XXXI. The messenger. XXXII. Breakfast Khiva. XXXIII. The present khan. XXXIV. Departure from Khiva. XXXV. The meet. XXXVI. The tarantass. XXXVII. The district governor. XXXVIII. An inquisitive inspector. Appendices : 1. The Russian advance eastward. 2. Report of Mr. Schuyler. 3. Russian immortality in Central Asia. 4. Treaty of peace between Russia and Khiva. 5. The promise not to annex Khivan territory. 6. Treaty concluded between general kauffmann and Seid Muzafer, Ameer of Bokhara. 7. An Afghan prince on the importance of Merve. 8. Budget of the Turkistan government. 9. Russian operations against the Yomud Turkomans. 10. Movements of Russian troops on the Oxus. 11. Showing how easily merve might to taken by the Russians. 12. A Russians officer on 487 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. Hardcover/dust jacket Octavo. illustrated paper boards, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 487 pp, dj creased and worn at the edges, sticker on its front flap, endpapers and some pages wrinkled, maps glued on half title page and verso of last page Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.…