Bernard J Shapero : Rare Books

Russia

[CAUCASUS] - ABERCROMBY, John.

A Trip through the Eastern Caucasus, with a Chapter on the Languages of the Country.


Stanford, London, 1889. 8vo. xvi, 376pp., 15 engraved illustrations, one folding, 3 maps, 2 folding. Original blue cloth gilt.

Excellent copy of the first edition, inscribed on half-title: "To Mrs Fletcher S. Bassett / with the author's best compliments and regards, Aug. 1893." The author had a particular interest in local dialects but the book is a general account of the countryside and its inhabitants. Ghani 2-3.

Price: £ 850
US Dollar Price: $ 1290
Stock Number: 71011