Mikhail Skobelev (1843-1882), became famous for his conquest of Central Asia and for his heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Dresse...

Wilson concentrates on St. Petersburg and Moscow. Information on Architecture, etc.First edition. 2 vols. 8vo, xvi, 383; viii, 343 pp., 6 aquatint...

A rare and interesting work on the spa towns of the Caucasus. The plates show plans for fountains, bathing houses and pumping stations of in Piati...

Magnetite mining in the Urals . an uncommon album of the magnetite mining industry in the Urals in the original portfolio. Iron ore was discovered ...

Coxe, an English priest and historian, at one time based in St. Petersburg, endeavoured to collect the journals of the several voyages relating to...

Wilbraham was a Captain in the British Army on military secondment in the service of Mohammad Shah. He gives a good description of Qilhak village,...

A work in which the author has recorded his impressions during the course of a journey in Siberia, which took place in the summer of 1896. A very ...

Having served with the East India Company, Alexander (1803-1885) was aide-de-camp to Colonel Kinneir, British envoy to Persia, and was present wit...

First edition. 2 volumes, 8vo., xxvii, 432; viii, 463pp., bound as an Eton College leaving present, contemporary polished calf gilt, covers with g...

Uncommon work by an eminent Russian chemist. A detailed and systematic description of the mineral springs of the Russian Empire, along with a bibl...

With superb engraved plates. An exceptionally fresh copy of Le Brun's account of his trans-Asia expedition, noteworthy in particular for its superb...

This was the fourth title in a series of costume books first issued by William Miller in 1803. In this copy the watermarks on the paper are dated ...

Fine complete copy of the first edition. The captions for the engravings were printed in three languages, so that it could be placed with the text ...

Scarce account by a professional travel writer, who later produced works on the Sandwich Islands, the Levant, and Central & South America.Firs...

An attractive copy of this lovely work describing all appearences and manners of the peoples living in Russia.Four volumes bound in two, 12mo (14....

RUSSIA. The map was first engraved for Johannes Janssonius, but this state was published in London for Moses Pitt's 'The English Atlas', published ...

Original watercolour . Fresh original watercolour, signed by Kollmann. The subject of this charming composition is a traditional winter scene in th...

By the mid-19th century, Nizhny-Novgorod was firmly established as the trade capital of the Russian Empire. The all-Russia industrial and art exhi...

By the mid-19th century, Nizhny-Novgorod was firmly established as the trade capital of the Russian Empire. The all-Russia industrial and art exhi...