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London: MacMillan, 1909 (1500 gram rate) One volume only, red cloth gilt titled and decorated, top page edges gilt, has split to head of lower joint, backstrip sunfaded with frayed head, bookseller rubber stamp to base of fep, paper scar to paste down, some scattered foxing throughout, hinges cracked but tight, xxiii + 436pp + 188 images on plates and 7 maps. First edition in British issue.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.
Trans-Himalaya Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet by Sven Hedin - 1909
by Sven Hedin
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Trans-Himalaya Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet
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London: Macmillan and Co, 1909. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition set of this travelogue written by Sven Hedin regarding his time in Tibet. Being volumes I and II of this eventual three volume set. Volume III was issued in 1913 and therefore at the time of publication this is all that was published. The uncommon blue cloth edition from the Macmillan's Colonial Library. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and three plates to volume I. A frontispiece and three plates to volume II.With publisher's adverts to the rear of both volumes. Collated, both volumes are complete. Stamp to the front pastedown of both volumes, Tyrrells Pty Ltd. Sven Hedin was a geographer, topographer and explorer. He went on four expeditions to Central Asia and made the Trans Himalaya known to the West through his publications. He was also responsible for locating the sources of Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej Rivers. An important work that popularised Trans Himalaya to the west. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of spine. A few light marks to the spine of volume I. Stamp to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise, just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed
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- Date Published 1909
- Keywords Travel Asia Atlas Himalaya Asia
- Size 8\" by 5.5\"
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Trans-Himalaya, Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet (Vol 1 only)
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Trans-Himalaya
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Gyan Publishing House , pp. 1968, Maps (Partly Folded) Indian Edition . Hardback. New.
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Trans-Himalaya. Discoveries And Adventures In Tibet (Three Volumes)
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SBW Publishers, New Dehli, 1991. 1991 rep. hardcover. 442pp, 450pp, 453pp, near VG in near VG dw.. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.
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Trans-Himalaya. Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet
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New Delhi: SBW Publishers, 1991 F-/F-. 3 vols. 8vo. original black cloth (a few marks) in dustwrapper (edges a little rubbed); pp. xvi (last blank), 442, with 4 illustrations; viii (last blank), 450, with 4 illustrations; viii, 454 (last blank), [2 (advts.)], with 4 illustrations. Heavy set (2.6 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A near fine set. [Neate H68: The Trans-Himalaya is a recognised section of the Himalaya, lying to the north of the Kumaun Himalaya, in Tibet. Although of interest it does not contain any peaks of great height].. Facsimile. Hard Cover. F-/F-.
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New York: The MacMillan Co.. Very Good. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols, maroon cloth, gilt decoration, 10 maps total, b/w illustations, both vols have a portrait frontis illustration, top edge gilt; Vol 1: hinges crackedspine cloth dulled, paper a little yellowed; 2 vols plates: vol. 2 4 colored plates; some pages uncut; 2 Volumes .
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Trans-Himalaya. Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet
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London. Macmillan and Co. 1909. 1st Edition. Hardcover. thick8vo. 22cm, first edition, In Two Volumes, xxiii,436 & xvii,441 pp., 2 frontis portraits (Lord Minto & Hedin), with 338 illustrations from photographs, water-colour sketches & drawings by the author, 10 rear maps (3 large folding), rear ads, index, burgundy cloth, gilt decoration of front covers (Tibetan), gilt spine titles, top edges gilt, some wear on the edges, paper spine labels removed, chip on the top spine edge repaired, internally clean and sound, a very good set (tr). ~ A extensive account by Swedish explorer, geologist and topographer, Sven Hedin (1865-1952) of his third Central Asian expedition of 1905-1908. Traveling extensively through the western highlands of Tibet and the Transhimalaya, Hedin became the first European to reach the Kailash region and visited sacred Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash, the centre of the Earth according to Buddist and Hindu religions. He also found the sources of the Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers.…
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TRANS-HIMALAYA, DISCOVERIES AND ADVENTURES IN TIBET
by Hedin, Sven
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New York: MacMillan, 1909. First American edition. Slight fraying with a nick to one crown and one foot, inner hinge paper cracked at one joint, but quite sound, spine gilt faded but still legible. All-in-all a presentable copy. First American edition. Two volumes. xxiii, 436p, 4p ads; xvii, 439p, 4p ads. Illustrated, including ten maps, three folding. Maroon cloth with gilt spine titles and gilt vignette on upper covers. A supplemental volume was published in 1913.
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Trans-Himalaya Discoveries And Adventures In Tibet
by HEDIN, Sven [1865-1952]
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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New York: Macmillan Company, 1909. First American Edition. As usual, offered without the third volume, which was published in 1913. On his third expedition, 1905-08, Hedin investigated the Central Persian desert basins, the western highlands of Tibet, and the Transhimalaya, which for some time afterward was called the Hedin Range. He visited the 9th Panchen Lama in the cloister city of Tashilhunpo in Shigatse, and was the first European to reach the Kailash region, the sacred Lake Manasarovar and the sacred Mount Kailash, the midpoint of the earth according to Buddhist and Hindu mythology. His most important accomplishment was the sources of the Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxiii, 436, [4]ads; xvii, 439, [4]ads. with half-titles. 10 maps (3 folding colour) & 388 illus. from photographs, watercolour sketches & drawings by the author on 206 plates (8 colour, 2 folding). original cloth, gilt vignette on upper covers, t.e.g., others untrimmed (spines dull, 1 inner hinge partly cracked)
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TRANS-HIMALAYA. Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet.
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London, Macmillan, Volume I and II reprinted 1910; Volume III first edition 1913.. 3 vols; each c420pp. 8vo. Original cloth, spotted and bumped, b&w and colour plates and fold-out maps, foxing to preliminary and endpapers, leaves at pp. 305-322 of vol I loose, hinges a little weak, otherwise a very good set.
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Trans-Himalaya Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet (2 Vol.)
by HEDIN, SVEN
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo. P.l., xxiii, 436p., 7 maps, 4p. ads; xvii, 439p., 3 f/o maps, 4p. ads. 2 volumes, bound in burgundy cloth with gilt image to front board of each volume, and gilt lettering to spines. Spines with very light wear at head and heel. Top edges gilt. New endpapers, with bookplate to front pastedown in each volume. Illustrated with black and white plates throughout, some folding, with several maps. Fold-out maps in volume 2 in colour, in fine condition. Books very clean, bindings are tight and square. A very good set. Complete in 2 volumes, a third volume was added in 1916.
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