#R34
1878
24,5x15,3 cm. First and only edition. Modern half-leather binding with publisher’s wrappers bound in. Careful restoration of one corner of the front wrapper. Pale water-stain throughout. Otherwise a very good copy.
Very Rare Russian imprint with no paper copies found in Worldcat. An account of the travel to India and Japan in autumn-winter 1876, by a noted Russian geographer and meteorologist Alexander Voeykov. Having planned an extensive research of the Earth’s climate, in 1872-1877 Voeykov travelled around the world, carrying out thorough meteorological observations in Europe, the United States, Mexico, Central America, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, India, Java and Japan. The results of his research in Japan and India were published as an offprint from the “Proceedings of the Russian Geographical Society” (vol. 13). The book contains four chapters: Travel to Japan, Population of Japan, Maritime trade of Japan, Results of the latest research of the climate of India. Our copy bears Voyeykov’s presentation inscription to “Greatly respected Eduard Georgievich Fischborn from the author,” the latter was the treasury of Saint Petersburg Vegetarian Society, which Voeykov was the chairman of. An attractive rare publication by a renowned Russian meteorologist.
