Siberia and the exile system. (2 volume set)

George Kennan

Century Co., 1891.

2 volumes, in fine green embossed cloth with gold gilt edges. Hinges cracked. Clean, unmarked pages. Book plate on first page. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. Century Co, 1891. Vol 1, 407 + Vol 2, 595 pages. "In 1881 the assassination of Alexander II., and the exile of a large number of Russian revolutionists to the mines of the Trans-Baikal, increased my interest in Siberia and intensified my desire not only to study the exile system on the ground, but to investigate the Russian revolutionary movement." - Preface.  Written by the uncle of noted American statemen, George Kennan.  This books exposes the Tsarist-era gulag system.