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 ... from the third London edition
New York: Redfield, 1854. Third London edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Quarto, 7.5 in. x 5.1 in. pp. 266, [10] (advertising). Contemporary dark green cloth with multiple frames stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title and coat of arms to spine. Rubbing to edges, with small chips to top of spine. Front gutter shows two inches of separation. Corners nudged. Lacks ffep. Frontispiece map slightly creased; Damp stains to top margins of pages 192-240. Spine and hinges tight. Good. Item #82815
Oliphant (1829-88), South African-born English novelist, war correspondent and mystic. Noted for his reportage of the Crimean, Italian and Franco-Prussian wars; also noted for his travels to the Far East and America.
Price: $75.00


