Guide to the Volga 1894 Russian pictorial travel guide tourist info w/ map

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Travel, Tourism, Russia, Volga River, Illustrated Books, Books with Maps).

Guide to the Volga.
Published 1894, Nizhny-Novgorod, Russian.
252 pages. Text in Russian. Illustrated throughout with numerous b&w photo plates.

Rare 19th century Russian guide book.

1/4 cloth binding, pictorial paper covered boards. Book was neatly rebacked inthe past

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, opens to title page, shaken, some pages protruding or loose, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a unique age patina, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this rare river guide book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 8 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W.

[B9537].