{"product_id":"overland-through-asia-pictures-of-siberian-chinese-and-tartar-life-by-thomas-w-knox-1870-first-edition-subscription-hardcover-american-publishing-company-nearly-200-illustrations-map","title":"Overland Through Asia: Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas W. Knox 1870 First Edition Subscription Hardcover American Publishing Company Nearly 200 Illustrations Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOverland Through Asia: Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life\u003c\/em\u003e is Thomas W. Knox’s illustrated account of travel and adventure in Kamchatka, Siberia, China, Mongolia, Chinese Tartary, and European Russia. Knox also addresses Siberian exiles, their treatment and mode of life, the Amur River, and the Siberian shores of the Frozen Ocean. This 1870 subscription issue retains its map and nearly 200 wood-engraved illustrations, giving the book the substantial visual character intended for its original readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original embossed dark brown cloth binding carries gilt pictorial decoration, including a horse-drawn carriage scene on the front board and gilt spine lettering and imagery. A frontispiece portrait of Knox bears his facsimile signature, and the copy has an evocative period association in its pressed leaves and fern, preserved between the pages.\u003c\/p\u003ePublication Details\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomas W. Knox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst edition subscription copy, 1870\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge octavo (8vo) hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle page also names F. G. Gilman \u0026amp; Co., Chicago; Nettleton \u0026amp; Co., Cincinnati; and H. H. Bancroft \u0026amp; Co., San Francisco.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopyright entered in 1870 by Thomas W. Knox; William H. Lockwood, Electrotyper, Hartford, Conn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBook Features\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrontispiece portrait with Knox’s facsimile signature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppropriate map and list of illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNearly 200 wood-engraved illustrations, intact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal embossed cloth boards with gilt pictorial stamping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod botanical pressings, including leaves and fern, preserved between pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eMarkings\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandwritten period ownership inscription on the front endpaper: “Lina Page, Madison Ind., Dec 4 1871.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePencil writing is present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eCondition\u003cp\u003eOverall Fair condition. The original embossed dark brown cloth boards are Fair, with heavy scuffing, surface scratching, edge rubbing, corner wear, and spotting; the gilt pictorial stamping remains visible. The spine is Poor, with severe cloth and structural damage at the head and foot, heavy chipping and missing pieces, exposed frayed backing\/weft threads, edge wear, edge splits, and sunning. Binding is Fair with moderate to heavy wear: it is loose but intact, with cracked and strained internal hinges and visible webbing at the gutters. Pages are Good with moderate tanning, foxing, edge chipping, spotting, pencil writing, and the historical botanical pressings. The text block is Good with moderate wear and tear and age toning throughout; text and nearly 200 wood-engraved illustrations are intact. Issued without a dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs as they show the actual item for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease ask questions if you are unsure about any details on the item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIVL - STL-TU\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45742699020464,"sku":"SG-22069-S","price":148.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/5990\/8661\/files\/img_01_efef69b7-6ebe-442c-821b-8a5a4a5fe615.png?v=1793145073","url":"https:\/\/juststuffisell.com\/products\/overland-through-asia-pictures-of-siberian-chinese-and-tartar-life-by-thomas-w-knox-1870-first-edition-subscription-hardcover-american-publishing-company-nearly-200-illustrations-map","provider":"Just Stuff I Sell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}