FORBIDDEN JOURNEY From Peking to Kashmir
Rare and modern books
Maillart, Ella K.
William Heinemann,
FORBIDDEN JOURNEY From Peking to Kashmir
Rare and modern books
Maillart, Ella K.
William Heinemann,
125.00 €
(Westport,
United States of America)
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Details
- Place of printing
- London
- Author
- Maillart, Ella K.
- Publishers
- William Heinemann
- Keyword
- Far East
- Binding
- Hardcover
Description
Spine a bit slanted. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and with a light bump to one corner. Spine with a hint of sunning. Toning to endpapers. Front hinge has a bit of play. Occasional light foxing to pages and edges. ; Profusely illustrated and with one fold out map in front. Chapters include Peking, Inner China, Sian (sic) , Borodishin, Across the Takla Makan Desert, Sinkiang, Kashgaria, India. Ella Maillard was a Swiss travel writer, who undertook this journey with Peter Fleming, British Travel writer and brother of Ian Fleming, creater of James Bond. The trip went across China to India. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages
Condizioni: very good
