BIG HORSE'S FLIGHT: The trail of war in Central Asia
by Sven Hedin,
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
BIG HORSE'S FLIGHT - The trail of war in Central Asia, Sven Hedin, Macmillan, London, 1936 1st Uk edn., Original pale blue cloth, gilt titles, some wear to 245 page hardback, front fep missing, some foxing, very nice B&W plates, large fold-out colour map of Sinkiang China VG+ "In August, 1933, Hedin was commissioned by the Central Government in Nanking to conduct an expedition to Sinkiang in order to mark out two motor roads between China proper and that remote province. the story of the bloody war in Sinkiang1931-1934" THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#174
- Title
- BIG HORSE'S FLIGHT
- Author
- Sven Hedin,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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