Volga River Travel Guide Russian Empire Pre WWI 1909 rare tourist book 12 maps
Brian DiMambro(Old Books, Early 20th Century Books, Travel, Tourism, Russian Empire, Volga River, Illustrated Guidebooks).
Illustrated Practical Guide on the Volga.
Published 1909, Odessa, by M.A. Moskvich.
320 pages plus index. Text in Russian. Illustrated throughout with many interesting b&w photos plus 12 folding maps.
Publisher's cloth binding, embossed title lettering.
Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.
Binding gently age worn, cloth splitting along the joints, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.
Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.
Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive.Â
Please review photos for more detail showing how this 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. 6 1/2" H x 4 1/4" W.
[B10056].