a reserve of Khorezm architecture [Hardcover] MANKOVSKAYA, L by Khiva

London. 2017. September 2017. Eland Books. 1st of This New Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9781780601120. 320 pages. paperback . keywords: TRAVELOGUES. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Mission Impossible - the Central Asian city of Khiva, closed to Europeans by the Russians and a possible springboard for an invasion of India. The man to undertake it - Captain Fred Burnaby, six foot four in his socks, a brilliant horseman, a crack shot and strong as an ox, with eight languages under his belt. In the winter of 1875, braving frostbite and snowdrifts and unbeknown to his army superiors who would have forbidden it, he set out across Central Asia to investigate the latest secret Russian moves in the Great Game. His delight in a life of risk and adventure still burns through the pages of these youthful travels, as does his spontaneous affection for the Cossack troopers and the Tartar, Khirgiz and Turkoman tribesmen he encountered on his way to meet the Khan of Khiva. Once there Burnaby was immediately ordered… Read More

Khiva no date, ca 1950's. A large folding map and guide to the city and its sights, opens up to 90 x 60 cm., folds down to 23 x 30 cm., when opened it contains [16] pages in all, color photos of the sites, map, text in English, Arabic, Russian & German. . Nicely color illustrated, 3 small closed restored tears else clean, solid copy. * Nicely done, a fascinating and good look at native architecture, interiors and perspective of the city from a high point, Mosques, minerettes, tile work, carpets &c. * An obscure ephemeral item! .