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hardcover. Condition: very good. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 Black cloth hardcover with dust jacket, pages unnumbered. Very good condition. From the second century BC onwards, great caravans of merchants traveled by lonely desert tracks and lofty mountain passes along what came to be known as The Silk Road. The great trade route stretched from Xi'an, ancient capital of China, through the oases of Central Asia, to the very heart of the Roman Empire. This stunning visual essay captures the beauty and diversity of the Silk Road's peoples and landscapes in China as they are today. Features stunning color photography, illuminating photo captions and accompanied by an in-depth essay on each country or place.…