PAVEL YAKOVLEVICH PYASETSKY (1843-1919) Voyage a travers la Mongolie et la Chine [A journey through Mongolia and China] Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1883.

Translated from the Russian with the author's permission by Aug. Kuscinski and containing 90 engravings based on the author's sketches and a map. The engravings were drawn by Messrs Th.Weber, A. de Bar, Barclay, H.Clerget, A.Ferdinandus, Dosso, D.Lancelot, V.Pranishnikoff, E.Roniat, P.Sellier, Taylor, Tofani. First edition of the French edition. Frontispiece portrait of the author. 1 volume, 563 pages. Bound in half chagrin with corners, spine with 4 raised bands, gilt title. Tears on the 1st title page, one repaired with adhesive tape. Foxing, spotting. 28,8 x 20 x 4,5 cm Pavel Yakovlevich Piasetsky Russian doctor, traveler, artist and writer. In 1874 he traveled with an expedition to China as a doctor and artist. On this occasion he created his first panoramic painting, a dozen meters long.