Beable, William Henry Russian Gazetteer and Guide , London: The Russian Outlook.Cloth Hardback. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 8vo Subtitled " being an account of the territorial divisions and a description of over 300 of the principal towns and cities of Russia, Finland and Siberia " . An 8 3/4" by 5 5/8" red cloth covered hardback with a double page map in the front followed by 141 pages of text. There is a brief introduction about the area as a whole covered which also includes Poland and the Ukraine. Then there are geographic, government and economic and ethnographic accounts divided into the Caucasus, Finland, Poland, Siberia, Turkestan . This is followed by " Governments or Provinces of the former Russian Empire " arranged in alphabetical order pp18-47. This is followed by "The Town " in alphabetical order pp48 -141. This followed by a 3 page advertisement for another book " Commercial Russia " written by the author. This book and the one advertised appear to be put together to promote British importing opportunities into Russia. Minor faults to the red cloth covers . Tight and clean interior. (Book ref. 017975 ) £ 25.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Recycling Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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