Forbidden Journey. From Peking to Kashmir
by Maillart, Ella K
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/VG-
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1937 VG+/VG-. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (prev. owner's details to front endpapers, leaf edges a little spotted & marked, a few marks to boards) in dustwrapper (rubbed & frayed, some chipping at spine ends); pp. vi, 312, with 64 illustrations & 3 maps. A very good copy.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008937
- Title
- Forbidden Journey. From Peking to Kashmir
- Author
- Maillart, Ella K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- Fourth Impression
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Ella Maillart Forbidden Journey China Peking Kashgar Central Asia Himalaya Travel Kashi Xinjiang Kini Peter Fleming Women Travellers
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
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- Edges
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- Dustwrapper
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- Gilt
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- VG+/VG-
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- Spine
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