GLEN, Rev. William. Journal of a Tour from Astrachan to Karass, North of the Mountains of Caucasus; containing Remarks on the general Appearances of the Country, Manners of the Inhabitants, &c., with the Substance of many Conversations with Effendis, Mollas, & other Mohammedans, on the Questions at Issue between them and Christians. London, Ogle, Duncan and Co., J Nisbit, 1823.
Small 8vo. Quarter red calf over marbled boards; raised bands to spine, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled edges; red endpapers; pp. [ii], 227; light wear to hinges; ink inscription to paste-down; a few light spots internally; a very good copy.
First edition. William Glen, a Scottish missionary and biblical translator, details his tour through Central Asia in the early nineteenth century. 'He offered his services to the Edinburgh Missionary Society as an overseas candidate, thus fulfilling a youthful ambition. After training, Glen, accompanied by his wife, went as a missionary to Astrakhan in southern Russia, where he remained for five years. He achieved little in the way of conversion but was more successful in his efforts to master the Persian, Arabic, and Turkish languages' (ODNB).
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