River Road To China the Mekong River Expedition 1866-1873

Great Britain: Readers Union, 1976. Hardback. Foxing to end inside covers and edge. Wear and tear and marks to D/J. But the book is very good. Ninety years ago, no one in the Western world knew the full course, or indeed the source, of the great Mekong River. In 1866, however, six Frenchmen set out with an expedition to seek… Read more

New York: Liveright, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Near fine in slightly rubbed dust wrapper. 249 pages. Illustrated. Sources. Index.

Newton Abbot: Readers Union. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Reprint; First Printing. Hardcover. Book Club Edition . Some shelf wear and tear to DJ, slight staining to endpapers, paper toned. ; Blue rexine boards with gilt lettering to spine. Nice tight copy, no names inside. ; B&W Illustrations; 250 pages; The story of the French… Read more

Newton Abbot: Readers Union Group of Book Clubs. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Readers Union Edn (1938). Hardcover. Small tear to bottom edge of dustwrap, creasing to edges, NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Clean black boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Hinges sound. NO INSCRIPTIONS.249pp, index epilogue, black and white illustrations and maps. CLEAN TIGHT… Read more