IN FORBIDDEN CHINA,
by Vicomte D'Ollone
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
IN FORBIDDEN CHINA, Vicomte D'Ollone, Fisher Unwin, London, 1912, 2nd imp, original decorated cloth VG, 306 page hardback, internal foxing, B&W plates, fold-out map, Account of famous French expedition through China, Mongolia and Tibet... I. From Hanoi to Sze-Chuan II. The Country of the Independent Lolos. III. In the Heart of the "Great Cold Mountains". IV. The last of the Independent Territory. V. Lolos and Miao-tze. VII. Round the Lolo Territory. VIII. The Gate of Tibet. Rock-Sculptures. IX. The Tibetan Borderland. X. Entering Tibet. XI. Crossing the "Land of Grass". XII. Attacked by the Tibetans. Lhabrang. XIII. From Tibet into Mongolia. The Dalai-Lama. Pekin. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#123
- Title
- IN FORBIDDEN CHINA,
- Author
- Vicomte D'Ollone
- Format/Binding
- VG+
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second imp
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fisher Unwin,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
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