Moskvich, Grigorii Georgievich

Illiustrirovannyi prakticheskii putevoditel po Volge [Illustrated Practical Guide to the Volga]

Petrograd: Redaktsiia, 1916. Item #1551

330 pages: illustrations, folding maps, leaves of advertisements. 17 cm. Publisher’s blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorative framing on cover and spine; mild rubbing to cloth, slight wear to corners.

Fourteenth edition of Moskvich’s celebrated travel series Putevoditeli Grigoriia Moskvicha (Guides by Grigorii Moskvich), first published in 1888. Among the most comprehensive and popular Russian travel guides of the late Imperial era, combining detailed topographical data with cultural and historical commentary. It includes detailed descriptions of cities and towns along the Volga River, maps and folding city plans. Provides practical information for travelers—steamboat schedules, fares, hotel and restaurant listings, and tourist services.

Grigorii Georgievich Moskvich (1860–1942) was a Russian publisher, travel writer, and organizer of excursions. One of the founders of organized tourism in the Russian Empire, he established excursion bureaus in the Caucasus and organized travel by steamboat, rail, automobile, and horseback.

Price: $150.00