‘The Land where all things are forgotten’: with Photographs

On the Road to Khiva.

London: Henry S. King, 1874.

Price: $4,500.00


About the item

First edition. With seven mounted and captioned photographs, folding map. [4],[vii]-xiv, [2], 359, [1, blank]; [40, ads]. 1 vols. 8vo. ‘The Land where all things are forgotten’: with Photographs. Brown cloth, gilt pictorial, by Burn. Minor bumping to spine, a few ripples to cloth, hinges tender. Very good plus, fresh copy in cloth slipcase. Ghani, p. 207; Yakushi K125.

Item #311712

Ker travelled to the newly conquered lands of Russian Central Asia to report for the London Telegraph. Delays prevented him from joining the invading forces but he made an interesting trip.