ABERCROMBY, John. A trip through the eastern Caucasus, with a chapter on the languages of the country. Stanford, London 1889
First edition. 8vo., inscribed presentation copy, xvi, 376pp., 15 engraved illustrations, one folding, 3 maps, 2 folding, original blue cloth gilt, an excellent copy.
INSCRIBED on half-title: "To Mrs Fletcher S. Bassett / with the author's best compliments and regards, Aug. 1893." The author had a particular interest in local dialects but the book is a general account of the countryside and its inhabitants.
£850
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