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1964 Mission to Turkestan: Being the Memoirs of Count K. K. Pahlen 1908-1909
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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
First translated edition. With a portrait frontispiece and map endpapers. Written during his time in exile after the Revolution, the memoirs of Count K. K. Pahlen explore the journeys undertaken for the Commission of Enquiry in Russian Turkestan and his experiences in the Baltic provinces. Edited by Richard Austin Pierce, an American historian and publisher who specialized in the Russian era of Alaska's history. Translated by N. J. Couriss, an American translator of French and Russian works.
Condition
In the original quarter black cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Sunning to the spine and extremities with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpapers.
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