Across the Roof of the World: A Record of Sport and Travel through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia.

P. T. ETHERTON

Published by London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1911

About this Item

First edition. Cloth-bound; hardcover; octavo (25cm x 16cm x 4cm); pp. xvi, 437. English text, with a folding map and illustrations. Bound in publisher's original cloth covers; t.e.g.; initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present; portrait frontispiece with tissue-guard; numerous in text illustrations; folding colour map at rear; index. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure. Covers largely clean. Slight bumping to spine ends. Interior well-preserved with light foxing to endpapers. Rear map with an old taped repair. Discrete previous owner signature to front endpaper. Notes: Rare first edition, an interesting narrative, focusing mainly on shooting the horned game of the mountains of Central Asia, with much discussion of the geography and natives of the various regions. Seller Inventory # MFR0436

Bibliographic Details

Title: Across the Roof of the World: A Record of ...

Publisher: London: Constable and Company Ltd.

Publication Date: 1911

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition