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Trans-Himalaya Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet, With 388 Illustrations from Photographs, water-colour Sketches, and Drawings by The Author and 10 Maps, In Two Volumes

Hedin, Sven · New York

Author
Hedin, Sven
Date
1909
Place
New York
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Language
English
Binding
8vo.(5.75" x 8.75") Two volumes complete. Full burgundy cloth with gilt figure centered to upper board, rear blank, spine with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt, deckled edges. Minor edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, gutters starting with mesh seen, still secure. Now protected with brodart cover. Illustrated with 388 illustrations and 10 maps, 3 of the maps are folded at rear of Vol.II. A beautriful set of books.
Category
Travel & Exploration
Record
S.I.8427

Trans-Himalaya Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet, With 388 Illustrations from Photographs, water-colour Sketches, and Drawings by The Author and 10 Maps, In Two Volumes. 1909. New York: The Macmillan Company.

8vo.(5.75" x 8.75") Two volumes complete. Full burgundy cloth with gilt figure centered to upper board, rear blank, spine with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt, deckled edges. Minor edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, gutters starting with mesh seen, still secure. Now protected with Brodart cover. Illustrated with 388 illustrations and 10 maps, 3 of the maps are folded at the rear of Vol. II. A beautiful set of books.

Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet" is a two-volume travel and exploration account by Sven Hedin, published in 1909. Hedin was a renowned Swedish explorer, geographer, and cartographer. This work documents Hedin’s third expedition (1906–1908) through Tibet, a region still largely unknown to Westerners at the time.

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