Through Asia
by Hedin, Sven
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1899. Hardcover. very good. 1st American Edition. xviii,649;xii,[651]-1255pp. Two volumes Octavo in original gilt lettered blue-green cloth, gilt top edge others uncut, with photogravure frontispieces, plates (some colour) and illustrations from sketches and photographs by the author and two folding colour maps. With two rare prospectus laid in. very good A popular account of three and a half years exploration in the deserts of Takla Makan and the Lob-nor region, Tsaidam and Southern Tibet from 1893 to 1897. 1899
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102719
- Title
- Through Asia
- Author
- Hedin, Sven
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Central Asia|Geography|Natural History|Travel and Exploration
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Calgary, Alberta
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