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Central Asia and Tibet. Towards the Holy City of Lassa
by Hedin, Sven (1865-1952)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Publisher's burgundy cloth, decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Generally a bit rubbed and worn with minor loss to extremities, oc
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited and New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1903. First Edition. 5 folding maps on 4 sheets, frontispiece portraits, plates (some in color), in-text illustrations. xvii, [3], 608 pp.; xiv, [2], 664 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's burgundy cloth, decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Generally a bit rubbed and worn with minor loss to extremities, occasional foxing and toning throughout, toned folding maps with some fraying edges and short marginal tears not affecting images. First Edition. 5 folding maps on 4 sheets, frontispiece portraits, plates (some in color), in-text illustrations. xvii, [3], 608 pp.; xiv, [2], 664 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Yakushi H100b
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317029
- Title
- Central Asia and Tibet. Towards the Holy City of Lassa
- Author
- Hedin, Sven (1865-1952)
- Format/Binding
- 5 folding maps on 4 sheets, frontispiece portraits, plates (some in color), in-text illustrations. xvii, [3], 608 pp.; xiv, [2],
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's burgundy cloth, decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Generally a bit rubbed and worn with minor loss to extremities, oc
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett, Limited and New York: Charles Scribners Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Tibet
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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