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THE MYSTERY RIVERS OF TIBET: A Description of the Little-Known Land Where Asia's by KINGDON-WARD, F

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THE MYSTERY RIVERS OF TIBET: A Description of the Little-Known Land Where Asia's

by KINGDON-WARD, F

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London [1986], Cadogan. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, 4 maps 316p., index, appendix, reprint of the 1922 edition. This expedition began in 1913, and followed the Yangtze- Mekong divide. With commentary on the region, its ethnology, social inter-relationships, religions, land use, natural produce, plant life &c. * An excellent primary source & record of his plant hunting and discoveries in this fascinating and most remote area. With appendix. * The work begins with the journey from the Kachin Hills to China; across the Chung-tien plateau; flowers & glaciers; the meadows of Do-kar-la; Ka-kar-po the Sacred Mountain; plant hunting on the sierra; by the Turquoise Lake; with the pilgrims to Do-kar-la; start for Tibet; the Yu River; on the road to the Salween; dwarfs and slaves; amongst the Lutzu; Lisu and Nung; the road to the Taron; the Monsoon Salween; back to Tra-mu-tang; through the Granite Gorge; the rise of the T'sa-wa-rong; the end of the journey. * .
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  • Keywords China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Frank Francis Kingdon-ward: Celebrated Asian Plant Hunter & Botanist; Tibet: All Items: Land, Her People, Mountains, Culture & Ethnology; Botany In China; Burma;

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London: Cadogan Books, 1986. (1986), 316pp, map, 'Plant Hunters Series', slight soiling & shelfwear to cover, light soiling to pg edges, light foxing to a couple pgs, otherwise contents clean & unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket.
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London: Cadogan Books, 1986. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 418 8vo. With an introduction by Geoffrey Smith. Coloured frontispiece. In Cadogan's Plant Hunters series. Condition notes: A little wear to the rear cover, four leaves creased as the result of manufacturing fault, otherwise internally clean, bright and sound.
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London: Cadogan Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1986). Softcover. 0946313520 . No signatures.; 1986 paperback reprint of a title first published in 1923. [8], [5], 14-316, [3], [1 (blank)] pages. With 3 maps (2 full page, 1 double page). 1 in-text illustration "Sketch Across Glacier Foot, Ka-Kar-Po". This edition does not have the plate illustrations of the 1923 first edition. This edition with a 3 page Introduction by Geoffrey Smith. Contents: Through the Kachin Hills to China; Across the Chung-Tien Plateau; Flowers and Glaciers; The Meadows of Do-Kar-La; Ka-Kar-Po, the Sacred Mountain; Plant Hunting on the Sierra; By the Turquoise Lake; With the Pilgrims to Do-Kar-La; The Start for Tibet; By the Yu River; On the Road to the Salween; Dwarfs and Slaves; Amongst the Lutzu; Lisu and Nung; The Road to the Taron; The Monsoon Salween; Back to Tra-Mu-Tang; Through the Granite Gorge; The Rise of Tsa-Wa-Rong; The End of the Journey; The Return; Appendix; Index. .
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1986 CADOGAN BOOKS, LONDON. SOFTBACK. NEAR FINE. . VERY GOOD SOFTBACK COPY. INTRODUCTION BY GEOFFREY SMITH. ONE OF THE 'PLANT HUNTER' SERIES.
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