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Kreitner, Gustav.

Im Fernen Osten. Reisen des Grafen Bela Széchenyí in Indien, Japan, China, Tibet und Birma in den Jahren 1877-1880.

Wien, Alfred Hölder, 1881.,

850.00 €

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(Wien, Austria)

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Author
Kreitner, Gustav.
Publishers
Wien, Alfred Hölder, 1881.
Keyword
Travel and Exploration
Languages
English

Description

8vo. [8], VI, [2], 1013, [1 blank] pp. With 56 wood engraved plates, and dozens of smaller wood engravings in text, and 3 tinted litographed folding maps. Original publisher's decorated cloth. First edition of a work on a research expedition to the Far East by Gustav Kreitner (1847-1893). As a diplomat and geographer, Kreitner accompanied the Austrian count Béla Széchenyí (1837-1918) to China, Tibet, Burma and Japan. The text is illustrated with numerous views of cities, landscapes, architecture and more. - Browned throughout, but otherwise a very good copy. - Cordier, Japonica, col. 705; Cordier, Sinica, cols. 2142-2143.
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