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Libros antiguos y modernos

Curtis, William Eleroy

TURKESTAN: THE HEART OF ASIA

Hodder & Stoughton, 1911

225,00 €

Complete Traveller

(Westport, Estados Unidos)

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Año de publicación
1911
Lugar de impresión
New York
Autor
Curtis, William Eleroy
Editores
Hodder & Stoughton
Materia
Central Asia
Encuadernación
Tapa dura

Descripción

Boards with light rubbing to extremities. A few neat underlinings. ; Dark blue boards with gilt lettering and ornate design in white, green, and gilt. Large rear fold-out map. Turkestan was the region where the Turks once ruled the world and includes nowadays Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and parts of China. The book includes a chapter on Samarkand (now in Uzbekistan) which is a well known trading hub along the Silk Route. Other chapters include "Askabad, Capital of Trans-Caspia", "Merv, Queen of the Ancient World", "Khiva and the Kirghiz", "The Oasis of Bokhara" and many others. Author Curtis was a well-known activist, autor and journalist. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 344 pages

Condizioni: very good
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