The Heart of the Continent a Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, Across the Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Hunza 1884 -1894
by Younghusband, Col. Francis Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1904 London: John Murray, 1904 332 pp with a portrait of Younghusband (1863 - 1942) frontis, nine B&W plates and a fold-out map of Peking to Yarkand after text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Some foxing to endpapers. Yellow cloth boards are VG with some dulling to spine. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket.. Fourth Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200434
- Title
- The Heart of the Continent a Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, Across the Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Hunza 1884 -1894
- Author
- Younghusband, Col. Francis Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Bookseller catalogs
- Afganistan, Hunza, Central Asia; Tibet;
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About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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