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Transhimalaja: Entdeckungen und Abenteuer in Tibet

Transhimalaja: Entdeckungen und Abenteuer in Tibet

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Transhimalaja: Entdeckungen und Abenteuer in Tibet

by Hedin, Sven

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  • Hardcover
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Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. g. 2 volumes. Ex library. xviii,405pp. x, 406pp. Brown cloth with illustrated color paste-down. Library inventory plates with numbers near tail of spines. Split on both sides along library plate and on side on head of spine on Vol. I. Some staining and scuffing to boards and spines. Wear to corners. Residue of bookplate to front and rear endpapers in Vol. I. Library card pocket and check-out sheet to rear endpaper in Vol. II. Hinges on Vol. I starting. Illustrated with reproductions of sepia-toned and b/w photographs, drawings by Hedin, as well as three color fold-out maps of which two are laid-in. Some tearing and chipping to outer edges of maps. A fascinating account of this Swedish explorer's adventures in Tibet. Text in German, gothic script. Overall good condition.

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Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
15283
Title
Transhimalaja: Entdeckungen und Abenteuer in Tibet
Author
Hedin, Sven
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - g
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
F.A. Brockhaus
Place of Publication
Leipzig
Date Published
1909
Keywords
Himalayas, Tibetan culture, Tibetan customs, Tibetan Buddhism, Asian travels
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Edges
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Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Spine
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G
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Laid-in
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First Edition
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Plate
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Cloth
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Paste-down
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Bookplate
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Tail
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