Siberia and the Exile System
New York: The Century Co., 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Siberia and the Exile System Kennan, George The Century Co., New York (1891) SIBERIA AND THE EXILE SYSTEM. Kennan. George. The Century Co., New York. (1891). Two thick and heavy octavo-sized hardcover books; [xv + 409] + [x + 575] pages of text with numerous illustrations and maps. Very good conditions: no torn or missing pages; no writing or markings in the text; top page edges gilt, other page edges untrimmed and uncut; signature on front-free endpaper. Original hardcover bindings, with some wear, fraying to corners and fading to spines. A set of two solid and attractive books. George Kennan s travels to Siberia resulted in his two first, and best, travel books: Tent Life in Siberia (1870) established his reputation as a travel writer; and his work, on the exile system, provided the most detailed exposé yet of the atrocities and injustice of the czarist method for punishing political prisoner Item. Very good. Item #141
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