From D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
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2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xviii, 649; xii, [651]-1255. 2 photogravure frontis. portraits, 2 folding coloured maps & numerous plates (some colour) & text illus. A nice set in original cloth, t.e.g., others untrimmed (slight fraying to spine ends). First American Edition. An account of Hedin s first expedition, 1893-97, during which he investigated the Pamir Mountains, travelling through the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang region, across the Taklamakan Desert, Lake Kara Koshun and Lake Bosten, proceeding to study northern Tibet. In all he covered 26,000 kilometres and mapped over 10,000 kilometres, approximately one third of which was previously uncharted territory. Seller Inventory # elala2647
Bibliographic Details
Title: Through Asia.
Publisher: New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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