Russia
[CAUCASUS] - BADDELEY, John F.
The Rugged Flanks of the Caucasus.
Oxford University Press, London, 1940. 2 volumes 4to (27.5 x 18 cm). xv, 272; ix, 318 pp., 38 plates printed by Emery Walker after drawings by the author, and nine maps (8 folding). Original brown buckram gilt, ex-library copy with small circular stamp to titles; remains of label to front free endpapers, spines a bit soiled and slightly faded.
A very handsome first edition printed on thick paper. Posthumously published, the book describes the author's journey through the region on horseback, 1898-1902. The work deals with the geography, topography, ethnology, history, archaeology, botany, zoology, and folklore of the Caucasus.
Price: £ 850
US Dollar Price: $ 1290
Stock Number: 71273