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1882 — pp. x, 426, (2)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus large folding color map, slightly torn at upper edge. Uncut and unopened. XLib. 8vo. [in 12's]. Original full green cloth binding, spine soiled. Though XLib a nice copy of an important account of travels in Russia, from St. Petersburg on to Moscow, Astrakhan, Tiflis, Batoum, Odessa, Kiev, and Warsaw. Includes remarks on: rural economic conditions; the exile system; Nihilism; Etc. Antonio Gallenga (1810-95), was an Italian patriot who settled in London. He taught at the University College, and also was a critic, journalist and writer. He joined the London Times in 1859 and was foreign correspondent for twenty-five years. His numerous publications dealt mostly with history, literature and politics, which covered a period of over fifty years. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! RUSSIA/1