C G E Mannerheim (5 results)

29x21 cm. 296 pp. Richly illustrated. Publisher's hardcover, dust-jacket. Inscribed on front free end-paper. A very good copy. Parallel text in English, Swedish and Finnish.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprinted. Explore a fascinating glimpse into an important archaeological collection from Eastern Turkestan. This publication presents findings and observations from early explorations in the region, bringing together artifacts, research, and field notes in a clear and straightforward way. It is based on the archaeological collection assembled under the leadership of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, best known as a Finnish military leader, statesman, and former President of Finland, who also led a major expedition across Asia in the early 20th century. The book is richly illustrated, adding visual context to the material and findings. Text in English. 53 pp. Small tear on the thin front cover. Previous owner's name stamp on the front cover and front endpaper.…

Folding map with outline colour, full page plate showing an old Chinese document with chops in red, 5 plates at rear with 35 black and white line and photographic illustrations showing costume, ornament and tools. 72pp including tables of anthropological measurements (7 pages) and a List of Yögur words (10 pages) at rear. Very light even browning at margins. Bound in attractive unlettered patterned paper covered boards. Very pleasing copy. Scarce. Finnish noble, stateman and military officer Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim's career led him more than once into Central Asia. In an expedition into Central Asia and Northern China between 1906 and 1908 he spent time among the Sarò and Shera Yögur peoples. These extracts from his journal include a vocabulary of words noted down in parallel with Classic Mogolian making up the third column. In the introductory note Mannerheim, who also had a long career in the Imperial Russian army, notes that "the principal aim of my expedition lay altogether outside the spheres of anthropology and ethnography" an oblique reference to the journey's real purpose to collect intelligence on behalf of the Russian court.…

Helsingfors, Societé Finno-Ougrienne, 1911. 72 pp. 33 ills. 5 plts. & 1 map. Rebound in cloth with title on frontcover. - Small tape remains on title-page.

Condition: Très bon. MANNERHEIM, Carl Gustaf Emil. Across Asia from West to East in 1906-1908. Oosterhout, Anthropological publications, 1969. 2 volumes in-4, 741 pp. ; 53-47-35-12-30-12 pp., 14 cartes volantes en index, toile bleue d'éditeur. Réimpression de l'édition originale parue en 1940. Ex-libris Wouter Van Geuns. …