Product code: The Englishwoman in Russia - antique anonymous memoir from order 1855
This antique hardcover first edition is bound in black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration, and decorative etched floral motifs on the cover. Covers faded, bookplate on front inner board; front free endpaper is missing; water stains on first 25 pages; other pages generally clean. Wear and soil to covers. This anonymously published travelogue has been attributed to Mrs. Andrew Neilson as well as to Sophia Lane Poole. The author describes her travels throughout Russia. 316 pages; approx. 5"x8". The Englishwoman in Russia: Impressions of the Society and Manners Of the Russians at Home "A Lady" Charles order Scribner, 1855 First edition.
This antique hardcover first edition is bound in black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration, and decorative etched floral motifs on the cover. Covers faded, bookplate on front inner board; front free endpaper is missing; water stains on first 25 pages; other pages generally clean. Wear and soil to covers. This anonymously published travelogue has been attributed to Mrs. Andrew Neilson as well as to Sophia Lane Poole. The author describes her travels throughout Russia. 316 pages; approx. 5"x8". The Englishwoman in Russia: Impressions of the Society and Manners Of the Russians at Home "A Lady" Charles order Scribner, 1855 First edition.