While on leave in 1875 Burnaby spent the winter travelling through Russia and central Asia, “enduring intense cold and frostbite. Evading Russian officials, and accompanied by a dwarf Tartar servant, in January 1876 he reached Khiva and was welcomed by the khan” (ODNB). A vivid, lively travelogue, ...

8vo. (198 × 131mm). Near contemporary tan calf, title gilt direct to spine, raised bands. Folding coloured map frontispiece, two similar maps at the rear. Light marginal foxing and browning, but overall a very good copy, spine just a little scuffed.