REINDEER, DOGS, AND SNOW-SHOES: A JOURNAL OF SIBERIAN TRAVEL AND EXPLORATIONS MADE IN THE YEARS 1865, 1866, AND 1867
by Bush, Richard J
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- Hardcover
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1871. 529pp., including in-text and full-page illustrations, plus folding map and advertisements. Frontispiece. Original gilt cloth. Cloth soiled, chipped at spine ends and with a neat horizontal split across center portion of backstrip. Internally clean. Overall good. "This book complements George Kennan's TENT LIFE IN SIBERIA. It describes Bush's also- lengthy expedition in behalf of the Russian- American Telegraph Company's survey in Siberia in the 1860's" - Smith. SMITH TRAVELLERS B173
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM12832
- Title
- REINDEER, DOGS, AND SNOW-SHOES: A JOURNAL OF SIBERIAN TRAVEL AND EXPLORATIONS MADE IN THE YEARS 1865, 1866, AND 1867
- Author
- Bush, Richard J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1871
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William Reese Company
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About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.