Through Khiva to Golden Samarkand. The Remarkable Story of a Woman's Adventurous Journey Alone through Central Asia to the Heart of Turkestan. By Ella R. Christie. With 55 Illustrations & a Map. London: Seeley, Service & Co. 1925. First edition.
The author's calling card is laid in.
The binding is very badly cracked and weak. Good+ in other respects with all plates present, top of spine chipped, moderate wear and soiling, pages yellowed with occasional foxing and smudges, 1927 owner signature in pencil (Sarah D. Gardiner) and a later one in pen (Russia scholar Marshall Winokur).