Vladimir Klavdiyevich Arsenyev (1872-1930) - In der Wildnis Ostsibiriens

First German edition of the first volume (of two), dealing with travels in 1902. [The second volume, however, deals with another voyage]. With a preface by Fridtjof Nansen, and a large, detailed map. The author, Vladimir Klavdiyevich Arsenyev (1872–1930) was a Russian explorer of the Far East"...who recounted his travels in a series of books, including Po Ussuriyskomu krayu "Along the Ussuri land" (1921) and Dersu Uzala (1923), about his military journeys to the Ussuri basin with Dersu Uzala, a native hunter, from 1902 to 1907. He was the first to describe numerous species of Siberian flora and the lifestyles of the local ethnic groups" (see wikipedia). Old bookplate pasted on title page verso. unused library card tipped in on rear free endpaper, and small label mounted on spine foot; otherwise, a very good, clean copy in an attractive, original binding.

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