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New York: Arno Press / The New York Times, 1970. Hardcover. xvi, 493p., illus., very good facsimile reprint of the 1865 edition. No dust jacket. Russia Observed.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1865. Cloth binding. rubbed. No title label on spine. Front hinge tender but holding nicely; front flyleaf pulled half loose. NO Map in rear. 493pp., illus.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Facsimile reprint of the first (1864) English edition, 8vo, pp. vii*, [3], xvii, [1], 443; 12 plates of illustrations; original grey cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt; fine.

London.: John Murray., 1864. 1st edition.. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, leather spine labels, gilt spine titles.. Good, marbled paper missing a strip at the foredge of front cover, covers lightly soiled and shelfworn, lacks the map, one plate repaired with no loss, text tight and clean.. 8vo.. weight: 1.9 lb. 12 full-page engraved plates. Lacks the folding map.

, xvi [4] 20-493 [3] pages, contains 12 full page black and white steel plates including frontispiece

Harper & Brothers, 1865. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Includes rear pocket map. Rubbing to cover edges. Previous owner bookplate on inside front cover: E. Donnelly, M.D. No. 397 Pittsburgh. Bookplate, when attached, must have been somewhat attached to front free page as some of the brown coloring of the page was removed. Something was cut out of next free page near the top. I expect it was some other previous owner name. On next free page is inked: E. Donnelly M.D. Pittsburgh, Penn, 1865. His name is again inked on the title page below the author's name. Lightly read. Scattered foxing here and ther but not much really. Binding is tight. No DJ issued. Sunned spine. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

NY: Harper and Brothers, 1865. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xvi, 493pp; [2] ads. Map in rear pocket [separated from board at bottom. Foxing to prelims, extremities lightly worn with some fraying to the spine ends, else very good in publisher's brown cloth.

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good+. 1865. Hardcover. Brown cloth, NO MAP in rear, light wear, 2 bookplates & small newspaper cllipped attached to endpaper .

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1864. First Edition, American Issue, same year as the English. With 12 wood-engraved plates. Tall 8vo, publisher’s original dark plum cloth blind decorated on the upper cover, the spine gilt lettered and decorated. xvi, [2], 493, [2 ads] pp. A very nice copy, the cloth still dark with bright gilt, minor age-wear to the spine tips and corners, small chip at the tail of the spine, without the folding map. FIRST EDITION OF AN IMPORTANT WORK ON CENTRAL ASIA. Vámbéry travelled to Central Asia as a linguist to study the languages represented there and determine their relation to his own mother tongue, Hungarian. The book is divided into two parts: the first a description of his travels, the second devoted to notices concerning the geography, statistics, politics, and social relations of Central Asia.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1865. First edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Map edges creased and frayed.. Ownership signature on title page of Dr. Elmira Y. Howard, a Nineteenth Century woman physician; Color folding map, 27" x 16 1/2", in rear packet; Frontis engraving with facing tissue.

London, John Murray, 1864, First edition. . recent red simulated morocco backed marbled boards, with silver spine title lettering, marbled edges, inscription on endpaper, dated 1878, a clean fine copy in handsome binding. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xvii, [i], 443 pp, 12 plates including frontis, folding map hand-colored in outline (clean tear & split at fold), tables. . Wilson 234. Ghani 381. Sykes (History of Exploration) 246: 'a celebrated journey in disguise across Persia to Bokhara and Samarkand'. 'Of considerable value' (Baker). The frontis of 'Dervishes at Bokhara' gives some idea of the author's disguise as a dervish through much of his travels, the original goal of which was to determine the sources of the Hungarian language. His description of the peoples and their customs is most interesting. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York 1865, Harper. Brown cloth, v. good, 493p., 12 full page wooducts, large facsimile foldout map.FIRST AMERICAN ED rebacked.Subtitle:cont.Caspian to Khiva,Bokhara & Samaracand Vambery was a Hungarian with a passion for linguistics. He was a translator for the foreign office. In 1860 he was awa- rded a scholarship to undertake a journey into Central Asia to investigate the relationship between the Magyar language and the speech of that region. Assuming the character of a Dervish he accompanied a band of pilgrims to Khiva. He was the only European traveller to successfully travel through forbidden and dangerous places. He faced four major dangers: the unknown & terrible Kara Kum desert, groups of wandering Tekke Turkomans who enslave any travellers they discover, instant death by the Khanates & by his fellow pilgrim-Hajjis if he was discovered to be a European. This work covers his treck from Persia to Karatepe, on the Caspian, Gomushtepe, Khiva, Bokhara, Samnarcand, Karshi, Maymene,… Read More

London: John Murray, 1864. 1st edition. Hardcover. twelve plates & folding map. pp. xvii, 443. 8vo. Bound in original gilt decorated green cloth. Gilt vignette on front board and gilt lettering and design to spine. This copy contains all twelve plates, and the coloured folding map of Turkestan, which is creased, a few small (repaired) closed tears. The original spine has recently been professionally re-backed and the hinges reinforced. The boards show wear and soiling, but the contents are very tight and clean. A sturdy copy in very good condition. Vambery (1832-1913), an inveterate traveller and philologist, was born in Hungary. He travelled to Constantinople, where he taught French in the house of a minister and, in 1858, published a German-Turkish dictionary. In 1862 he began his trek through central Asia, often travelling in disguise (or, as an 'Efendi' or 'Dervish', as he describes himself in the Preface) in order to enter places forbidden to Westerners, or non-believers. He claimed no… Read More

London: John Murray, 1864. Hardcover Octavo no dust jacket. Hardcover. Good. half leather, green, gilt lettering and designs, raised bands, black and red labels, , marble boards, marbled endpapers, 443 pp + 12 plates bookseller bookplate on the front pastedown map is missing covers are worn on the edges spine is very solid but worn on the top and bottom blank pages show foxing. Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

London: John Murray, 1864. First Edition. Motivated by a desire to investigate the linguistic affinities between the Hungarian and the Turco-Tartaric dialects, Vambery embarked on his daring Central Asian journey in 1861. Travelling with a band of pilgrims, disguised as a dervish, he visited Teheran, Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarkand. Cordier, Sinica, IV 2816. 8vo. pp. xvii, [1], 443. with half-title. large folding engraved map with outline hand-colour & 12 wood-engraved plates (incl. frontis.). contemporary half calf, gilt back (rubbed, light foxing to first few leaves, map neatly backed)

London: John Murray, 1864. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvii, [1], 443, [1], 16 (Murray ads dated January, 1864); wood-engraved frontispiece, 11 wood-engraved plates, large folding color map (approx. 16" x 27") in pocket inside lower cover; a very good, sound copy in original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Wikipedia notes the details of Vámbéry's travels. In the autumn of 1861, "disguised as a Sunni dervish, and under the name of Reshit Efendi, he set out from Constantinople. His route lay from Trebizond on the Black Sea to Tehran in Persia, where he joined a band of pilgrims returning from Mecca, spending several months with them traveling across Central Iran (Tabriz, Zanjan, and Kazvin). He then went to Shiraz, through Ispahan, and in June, 1863, he reached Khorezm (Central Asia). Throughout this time, he succeeded in maintaining his disguise as "Reshit Efendi," so that upon his arrival at the Khanate of Khiva he managed to keep up appearances during interviews with Khan Sayyid Muhammad. Together… Read More