The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the ..., Greymouth in Greymouth, West Coast for sale

Signs of small label removed from head of spine. No signatures or stamps. Hinges intact. Spine faded. Some staining to spine. Small 1/4"tears to cloth at ends of spine. Some foxing. Paper label on front endpaper, with name excised.;"Macmillan's Colonial Library"edition. xi, [1], 444, [2] pages + frontispiece + 33 illustrations on 31 plate leaves + 2 folding maps ( 1 colour) + 39 pages advertisements. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 205 x 137mm. Selected chapter titles: Earliest Times to the Death of Alexander; The First Eastern Campaigns of Kutayba Ibn Muslim; Nasr Ibn Sayyar and Abu Muslim; The Saffarides and the Rise of the Samanides; The Seljuks; Chingiz Khan; Mongol Invasion of Central Asia; Timur, the Great Amir; The Shaybanides; The House of Astrakhan; The House of Mangit; The Making of Russia; The Struggle with the Khanates; The Central Asia Railways; Transcaspia in 1898; Askabad and Merv; Bokhara, A Protected Native State; Samarkand. ; 8vo
The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times (Francis Henry&Edward Denison Ross Skrine)
Author
Francis Henry&Edward Denison Ross Skrine
Title
The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times
Publisher name
Methuen&Co., London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1899
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d