FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN TO THE YELLOW SEA. THE NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY IN1890 AND 1891, ACROSS SIBERIA, MONGOLIA, THE GOBI DESERT AND NORTH CHINA

New York:Charles Scribner's Sons. 1892. 1st US edition. xxiv+384pp. Illustrated by Author, with folding map. Hardcover.  Ex-library, with sticker to lower spine strip, bookplate (with discard in  marker across it), and sticker with library barcode as well as remains of the card envelop to rear end-pages (also stamped discard). Decorated boards lightly soiled, rubbed and shelfworn with wear along edges, spine ends worn and edge points worn to boards. Page edges soiled.  Internally, aside from library markings, there are occasional spots of foxing and smudges scattered throughout.  The binding is holding with front hinge intact but rear starting. Also the binding is cracked between 128/129. Overall a good solid copy.