Russia
[CAUCASUS] - WANDERER [attributed to Walter Tschudi LYALL].
Notes on the Caucasus.
Macmillan, London, 1883. 8vo. viii, 280 pp.; lightly foxed. Contemporary green half morocco gilt. Provenance: New South Wales, Library of Parliament (gilt stamp to upper cover and spine foot).
Fine copy of the first edition. Scarce. Walter Tschudi Lyall, a civill servant who used the pseudonym 'The Wanderer', is known for his reports on the Turko-Russian Campaign of 1877. He combines good observations on the peoples, customs, and topography of the region, with comments on the Great Game. This work is sometimes attributed to Elim Henry D'Avigdor (1841-1895), born in Nice, who also wrote under this pseudonym.
Price: £ 1250
US Dollar Price: $ 1820
Stock Number: 73692