The Glories of the Minya Konka; Carrying the Color Camera Through Unmapped China: The Perennial Geographer; Château Land--France's Pageant on the Loire; A New Alphabet of the Ancients is Unearthed [October 1930 issue of The National Geographic]
by Rock, Joseph F.;W. Coleman Nevils, Gervais Courtellemont, F.A. Schaeffer
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1930. Volume LVIII, Number Four - October, 1930 issue of the National Geographic, featuring Rock's expedition to the Minya Konka range in Tatsienlu on the China-Tibet border; Nevils on Vergil, the 'Perennial Geographer'; Courtellemont on French castles; Schaeffer on excavations in Syria; lots of vintage ads. Paperback, light wear, minor soiling to edges of front cover, wear along back hinge of spine, small rubberstamp ('Godfrey') on front. B/w maps, [130] pages + ads, color & b/w photos.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 10".
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- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- Title
- The Glories of the Minya Konka; Carrying the Color Camera Through Unmapped China: The Perennial Geographer; Château Land--France's Pageant on the Loire; A New Alphabet of the Ancients is Unearthed [October 1930 issue of The National Geographic]
- Author
- Rock, Joseph F.;W. Coleman Nevils, Gervais Courtellemont, F.A. Schaeffer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington D.C.
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Tibet, Buddhism, China, France, Anthropology, Syria, Alaouites, Ancient History
- Size
- 7" by 10"
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