Asie centrale

otiginal light blue cloth with gilt mosque device in front, small 8vo, pp. xi-444+ 39 adv. , 19 illustrations from sketches by Verestchagin, numerous photographs and two folding maps, library stamp on title page, some binding wear and a small tear on top of spine (repaired, no loss) , some quite marginal spotting, but overall a very good copy, with plates and maps in excellent state. Francis Henry Bennett Skrine (1847-1933) was a member of the Indian Civil Service and wrote other books on the expansion of Russia. E. Dennison Ross (1871-1940) was one of the early British orientalists and Professor of Persian at University College, London. He also served as one of the first Directors of the School of Oriental Studies at the University of London (now SOAS). Ex-Library