The Golden Horde: Travels from the Himalaya to Karpathos by Paine, Sheila

Penguin Books, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

Michael Joseph Ltd, 1997-05-01. Hardcover. Good.

London: Michael Joseph. 1997. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Maps and Drawings. The drawings are by Imogen Paine. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 303 pages. Sheila Paine was a linguist who spent much of her life travelling in order to record embroidery traditions before they disappeared. She wrote several books on the subject. This book, recounts her continuing quest for the source of the embroidered Afghan amulet. It begins in a Himalayan valley, then through Northern Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbebekistan, Ukraine and ending on the Greek island of Karpathos. . 1st Edition. Hardback.