Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central Asia

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Sale 408: Natural History - Travel & Exploration - Maps - Prints (#408) 07/23/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #7Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central Asia

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Title:

Oriental and Western Siberia: A Narrative of Seven Years' Explorations and Adventures in Siberia, Mongolia, the Kirghis Steppes, Chinese Tartary, and Part of Central Asia

Author:

Atkinson, Thomas Witlam

Place Published:

Philadelphia

Publisher:

J.W. Bradley

Date Published:

1859

Description:

483 + [7]-20 ad pp. Mezzotint frontispiece; wood engravings in the text. 7¾x4¾, original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First American Edition.

Though not graced with the color lithographs of the English edition, the frontispiece is a striking example of the mezzotint, depicting a night attack on the Atkinson encampment, with guns blazing.

Condition:

Spine ends chipped, cloth splitting along joints, corner showing as is 1" strip of board at top of front cover; ink name of R.C. Waterston to front free endpaper and top of title-page, a bit of foxing within, else very good.

Item#:

187737

Headline:

Atkinson's Siberia with mezzotint frontis. 1859
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