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Across Asia's Snows and Deserts (introduction by Roy Chapman Andrews) by Morden, William J
NY Putnam 1927.. very good dark blue cloth, with slight edgewear, top edge gilt, fresh gilt title. From Bombay across Afghanistan and Central Asia to Peking for the American Museum of Natural History, hampered by the Civil War in China. Pages xiv, 415 with index. 65 excellent photographs. Three maps, l folding. first edition. Protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Handsome copy of an intrepid trip. Inscrobed on first page after the front endpaper, "To Hal & June with best wishes for a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, William J. Morden , Florence H. Morden, 1927 (both signatures by the same hand). . Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
- Bookseller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #: 006942
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: NY Putnam 1927.
- Keywords: CENTRAL ASIA, AFGHANISTAN U.S. NAVY JOHNSON EAST INDIA SQUADRON CHINA PHILIPPINES MILITARY ANDREWS ILLUSTRATED BY 65 ILLUSTR, MAPS,L FOLDING.
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