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Cordier's beautiful copy of Moser's journey through Central Asia

A travers l'Asie centrale

£1,650

Cordier's beautiful copy of Moser's journey through Central Asia
MOSER, Henri. A travers l'Asie centrale.
Published/created in: [1885]

£1,650

An excellent example of the first edition of this travel account in nowadays Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan - inscribed by the author to Henri Cordier. Richly illustrated, with a folding map of the region.

Image for MIRZO and others. Chertenok bezroglii bezkhvostyi. Dushanbe, 1964. #2

Tajik children book for Russian speakers

MIRZO, Gaffar, Marianna FOFANOVA (translator), Vladlen BUDNYI (artist)

Chertenok Bezrogii, Beskhvostyi [The Little Imp Without Horns or a Tail]

£575

Tajik children book for Russian speakers
MIRZO, Gaffar, Marianna FOFANOVA (translator), Vladlen BUDNYI (artist). Chertenok Bezrogii, Beskhvostyi. [The Little Imp Without Horns or a Tail]
Published/created in: 1964

£575

Very rare Russian edition of this Tajik poem for children, published in Tajikistan's capital. Only one other copy traced, in Berlin.

Image for LEVCHINE, A. Description des hordes..., Première édition en français, exemplaire Barante, Paris, 1840. #2

By the "Herodot of Kazakh steppes" - the dedicatee's copy

LEVCHINE, Alexis de [Aleksei Iraklevich LEVSHIN, also LIOVSHIN]

Description des hordes et des steppes des Kirghiz-Kazaks ou Kirghiz-Kaïssaks

£2,750

By the "Herodot of Kazakh steppes" - the dedicatee's copy
LEVCHINE, Alexis de [Aleksei Iraklevich LEVSHIN, also LIOVSHIN]. Description des hordes et des steppes des Kirghiz-Kazaks ou Kirghiz-Kaïssaks.
Published/created in: 1840

£2,750

The first extensive study of the people of Kazakhstan: first French edition, with the same illustrations as the original Russian edition; including a folding map of the area, which was very rare at the time. This is the copy which belonged to 'Le Baron de Barante', the dedicatee of the translation.

Image for C. de BRUIN [LE BRUN]. Reizen over Moskovie. Amsterdam, 1714. #2

A fresh, crisp example of this celebrated travel account

BRUIN [BRUYN], Cornelis de

Reizen over Moskovië door Persië en Indië: verrykt met driehondert kunstplaten

£7,500

A fresh, crisp example of this celebrated travel account
BRUIN [BRUYN], Cornelis de. Reizen over Moskovië door Persië en Indië: verrykt met driehondert kunstplaten.
Published/created in: 1714

£7,500

One of the great accounts of Russia under Peter the Great, as well as Persia, especially remarkable for the wealth of illustrations. Here in a beautifully fresh example of this Dutch edition.

Image for M. DZHANASHVILI. History of Georgia and Russia. First edition, inscribed. Tiflis, 1912. #2

History from Georgia and Armenia, to Central Asia and Palestine - inscribed

DZHANASHVILI, Mose

K materialam po istorii o drevnostiam Gruzii i Rossii [On the History and Antiquities of Georgia and Russia]

£1,500

History from Georgia and Armenia, to Central Asia and Palestine - inscribed
DZHANASHVILI, Mose. K materialam po istorii o drevnostiam Gruzii i Rossii. [On the History and Antiquities of Georgia and Russia]
Published/created in: 1912

£1,500

A desirable copy of this historical booklet with an agenda: showing that Georgia and Russia haven been naturally linked for centuries. Covering also other, more unexpected regions. First edition, inscribed and with émigré provenance.

Image for SARYKULOVA. Grafika Kazakhstana. First edition, Antoshchenko-Olenev's copy. Alma-Ata, 1967. #2

Kazakh art by a woman art historian - with provenance

SARYKULOVA, Gul-Chara [Abutalipovna]

Grafika Kazakhstana [Graphic art of Kazakhstan]

£1,750

Kazakh art by a woman art historian - with provenance
SARYKULOVA, Gul-Chara [Abutalipovna]. Grafika Kazakhstana. [Graphic art of Kazakhstan]
Published/created in: 1967

£1,750

A groundbreaking work on art from Kazakhstan, written by a major female figure of Kazakh art history - this copy with great artistic provenance. First edition, uncommon, a choice copy.

Image for E. ZICHY. Travels to the Caucasus and Central Asia. First edition, in French and Hungarian. Budapest, 1897. #2

Extensive ethnography of the peoples of the Caucasus

ZICHY, Eugene [Jenő], Dr. Jean [Janos] JANKO and Dr. Bela POSTA

Kaukaìzuri eìs Közeìpaìzsiai utazaìsai. Voyages au Caucase et en Asie Centrale : La Migration de la race Hongroise [et] La Description des collections

£1,950

Extensive ethnography of the peoples of the Caucasus
ZICHY, Eugene [Jenő], Dr. Jean [Janos] JANKO and Dr. Bela POSTA. Kaukaìzuri eìs Közeìpaìzsiai utazaìsai. Voyages au Caucase et en Asie Centrale : La Migration de la race Hongroise [et] La Description des collections.
Published/created in: 1897

£1,950

Fine copy of this great scholarly work on the population of the Caucasus, richly illustrated. First edition.

Image for TILLO, A. Opisanie Aralo-Kaspiiskoi nivellirovki. First edition, Skt. Peterburg, 1877 #2

Which one is higher?

TILLO, Aleksei

Opisanie Aralo-Kaspiiskoi nivellirovki proizvedennoi v 1874 godu [Description of the Aral-Caspian Levelling Conducted in 1874]

£1,950

Which one is higher?
TILLO, Aleksei. Opisanie Aralo-Kaspiiskoi nivellirovki proizvedennoi v 1874 godu. [Description of the Aral-Caspian Levelling Conducted in 1874]
Published/created in: 1877

£1,950

Scarce scientific work with detailed maps of the area between the two seas, now in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Image for BOURKE-WHITE, Meet Some of the Soviet People. First edition, c.1941 #2

By the first American woman war photojournalist

BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret

Meet Some of the Soviet People

£800

By the first American woman war photojournalist
BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret. Meet Some of the Soviet People.
Published/created in: [1941?]

£800

The variety of peoples of the USSR in fine photographic portraits by a great photographer, possibly the most significant woman photographer of her time.

Image for J. KLAPROTH. Asia polyglotta. Second edition of the text, Paris, 1831. #2

Out of stock

"A new departure for the classification of Eastern languages" (Encycl. Britannica)

KLAPROTH, Julius

Asia polyglotta

"A new departure for the classification of Eastern languages" (Encycl. Britannica)
KLAPROTH, Julius. Asia polyglotta.
Published/created in: 1831

£1,750

Impressive work on all languages from the Caucasus to the North Pacific through Central Asia, Siberia, China and the Far East. Very rare on the market.

Image for PASHINO. Turkestan Krai v 1866. First edition, St. Ptersburg, 1868. #2

Out of stock

The first significant account of Russian Central Asia, with 20 plates

PASHINO, Petr, Dmitrii VELEZHEV (artist) and Mikhail PRIOROV (photographer)

Turkestanskii krai v 1866 godu [The Turkestan Region in 1866]

The first significant account of Russian Central Asia, with 20 plates
PASHINO, Petr, Dmitrii VELEZHEV (artist) and Mikhail PRIOROV (photographer). Turkestanskii krai v 1866 godu. [The Turkestan Region in 1866]
Published/created in: 1868

£9,500

Fine copy of the first edition of this important account of, mostly, nowadays Uzbekistan. With plates and a map of the region.

Image for Nik. KARAZIN. From Orenburg to Tashkent. First edition in the original Russian. St. Petersburg, 1886. #2

Out of stock

Picturesque window into Russia's conquest of Central Asia

KARAZIN, Nikolai Nikolaevich

Ot Orenburga do Tashkenta: Putevoi ocherk [From Orenburg to Tashkent: A Travel Account]

Picturesque window into Russia's conquest of Central Asia
KARAZIN, Nikolai Nikolaevich. Ot Orenburga do Tashkenta: Putevoi ocherk. [From Orenburg to Tashkent: A Travel Account]
Published/created in: 1886

£1,250

Fine illustrated record of Central Asia, by a leading Russian artist and book illustrator. First edition, rare outside Russia, with no copy in the UK.

Image for TIMUR & N. OSTROUMOV. Ulozhenie Timura. First edition in Russian. Kazan, 1894. #2

Out of stock

"A famous edition" of a "a very astute system"

TIMUR [also TAMERLAN] and N[ikolai] OSTROUMOV

Ulozhenie Timura (Tamerlana) [The Code of Timur (Tamerlan)]

"A famous edition" of a "a very astute system"
TIMUR [also TAMERLAN] and N[ikolai] OSTROUMOV. Ulozhenie Timura (Tamerlana). [The Code of Timur (Tamerlan)]
Published/created in: 1894

£3,550

A very good copy of this rare first Russian edition of Tamerlan's legal code. No copy traced in the US, only 2 in Europe, both in the UK.

Image for BOGOLIUBOV, A. Tapis de l'Asie Centrale. Saint-Petersbourg, 1908. #2

Out of stock

Impressive large-format carpets

BOGOLIUBOV – BOGOLUBOW, Andrei

Kovrovyia izdeliia Srednei Azii. Tapisseries de l'Asie Centrale

Impressive large-format carpets
BOGOLIUBOV - BOGOLUBOW, Andrei. Kovrovyia izdeliia Srednei Azii. Tapisseries de l'Asie Centrale.
Published/created in: 1908

£2,950

The first systematic study of the rugs of Central Asia in a very large, impressive format. A beautiful production of the Russian State Press, here in a full red leather binding.

Image for G.W. HUNTER. Turki Dialects. First edition, Ürümqi, 1918. #2

Out of stock

Central Asian languages printed and bound in chinese style

HUNTER, George W

Examples of the Various Turki Dialects. Turkish Text with English Translation

Central Asian languages printed and bound in chinese style
HUNTER, George W. Examples of the Various Turki Dialects. Turkish Text with English Translation.
Published/created in: 1918

£2,250

An unusual book: produced by a Scottish protestant in Western China, printed in mimeography and detailing and translating many Central Asian dialects related to Turkish. First edition of this remarkable item, here in appealing condition.

Image for KRAFFT, H. A Travers le Turkestan russe. First edition, Paris, 1902. #2

Out of stock

Central Asia in beautifully subtle tones

KRAFFT, Hugues

A Travers le Turkestan Russe

Central Asia in beautifully subtle tones
KRAFFT, Hugues. A Travers le Turkestan Russe.
Published/created in: 1902

£4,950

Remarkable photographic record of nowadays Uzbekistan and neighbouring regions - a beautiful, luxury production, and a fine example, inscribed by the photographer and author.

Image for LEVCHINE, A. Description des hordes..., Première édition en français, Paris, 1840. #2

Out of stock

By the "Herodot of Kazakh steppes"

LEVCHINE, Alexis de [Aleksei Iraklevich LEVSHIN, also LIOVSHIN]

Description des hordes et des steppes des Kirghiz-Kazaks ou Kirghiz-Kaïssaks

By the "Herodot of Kazakh steppes"
LEVCHINE, Alexis de [Aleksei Iraklevich LEVSHIN, also LIOVSHIN]. Description des hordes et des steppes des Kirghiz-Kazaks ou Kirghiz-Kaïssaks.
Published/created in: 1840

£2,250

The first extensive study of the people of Kazakhstan: first French edition, with the same illustrations as the original Russian edition; including a folding map of the area, which was very rare at the time.

Image for STRAHLENBERG, Ph. Description - with map - in English. London, 1738. #2

Out of stock

With the large map of the Russian Empire

STRAHLENBERG, Philipp Johann von

An Historico-Geographical Description of the North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia; but More Particularly of Russia, Siberia, and Great Tartary

With the large map of the Russian Empire
STRAHLENBERG, Philipp Johann von. An Historico-Geographical Description of the North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia; but More Particularly of Russia, Siberia, and Great Tartary.
Published/created in: 1738

£7,500

Fine, fresh example of this famous work, with its impressive map but also with important illustrations and a wide-ranging content on Siberia and other Russian regions.

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