The heart of a continent: a narrative of travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi desert, through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Chitral, 1884-1894 .

YOUNGHUSBAND, Francis Edward, Sir.

Published by London, John Murray, 1896., 1896

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8vo, pp. xvii, [3], 409, [1]; with 4 folding maps (1 in pocket at rear) and 18 plates; closed tear at head of p. 55 (repaired), closed tear to first map (repaired), some tears to folds of map at end (without loss); overall very good in original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, upper cover decorated and lettered in gilt, decorative endpapers; neatly rebacked with spine laid down, some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards; 'Fred R. Manthey Jr' inked to front pastedown with bookplate of Richard Sale.First edition. In 1886 Younghusband (1863-1942) 'accompanied a seven-month expedition toManchuria. InPeking (Beijing)in March 1887 he met his superiorColonel Mark Sever Bell, and the two men obtained leave to return to India by separate land routes. Younghusband, alone with hired guides, spent seven months crossing theGobiDesert toHami, and over the Himalaya viaKashgarand theMuztaghPass to Kashmir. The crossing of this19,000 footpass was a rite of passage which heightened his sense of being a lone Englishman carrying "England's mission" into new territory . On returning to London in April 1888Younghusbandlectured to theRoyal Geographical Society; he was elected their youngest fellow, and awarded the founder's medal in 1890. In 1889 91 he consolidated his role as a trekking arm of empire in the border zones of British India, Russia, China, and Afghanistan, and recorded these journeys inThe Heart of a Continent(1896)' (ODNB). Seller Inventory # T5058.517

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Title: The heart of a continent: a narrative of ...

Publisher: London, John Murray, 1896.

Publication Date: 1896

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition