Lot 162
J. L. Jaworskij, Reise der Russischen Gesandtschaft in Afghanistan und Buchara in den Jahren 1878-79. 2 Vol in 1. Jena 1885.
Estimate
€ 400
Starting Price
€ 260
Lot:
162
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
J. L. Jaworskij
Jaworskij, J. L.: Reise der Russischen Gesandtschaft in Afghanistan und Buchara in den Jahren 1878–79. Aus dem Russischen von Ed. Petri. 2 Vol. in 1. Jena: Costenoble 1885. 22 x 14,4 cm. With 2 portraits as frontispieces, 1 plate and 2 folding maps (one of which is inserted in a map pocket). XII, 427 pp.; VIII, 392 pp., 1 fol. Modern half-linen. Gold-embossed title on the spine.
(The bottom third has been browned. The inner edge of the first and last layers has been glued. pp. Vll/Vlll: the tear at the bottom edge has been glued. pp. 208/209: a large stain and the corner have been glued.)
Henze II, 705. – The author ‘accompanied, in his capacity as a doctor, the Russian diplomatic mission to Afghanistan led by General Stoljetov, which set out from Tashkent; he described their journey in a substantial work that dealt equally with geographical and historical-political conditions’ (Henze).
(The bottom third has been browned. The inner edge of the first and last layers has been glued. pp. Vll/Vlll: the tear at the bottom edge has been glued. pp. 208/209: a large stain and the corner have been glued.)
Henze II, 705. – The author ‘accompanied, in his capacity as a doctor, the Russian diplomatic mission to Afghanistan led by General Stoljetov, which set out from Tashkent; he described their journey in a substantial work that dealt equally with geographical and historical-political conditions’ (Henze).