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In the Forbidden Land, An Account of a Journey into Tibet, Capture by the Tibetan Lamas and Soldiers, Imprisonment, Torture, and Ultimate Release
by Savage Landor, A. Henry
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers. Hardcover. Near fine. One-volume reprint. Title page undated, copyright 1909. pp xxv, 249, (1), with folding map and numerous illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with black titles and decoration. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, bookplate Grace Nicholson, Pasadena, California on front pastedown, else fine.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22634
- Title
- In the Forbidden Land, An Account of a Journey into Tibet, Capture by the Tibetan Lamas and Soldiers, Imprisonment, Torture, and Ultimate Release
- Author
- Savage Landor, A. Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel Narratives;
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
All books returnable for any reason within 21 days of receipt, provided they are in the original condition. Shipping costs fully refunded if an item is misdescribed or defective. Refund of purchase price only for returns for other reasons.
About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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- Reprint
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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