Gates to Asia: A Diary from a Long Journey
by Myrdal, Jan; Kessle, Gun
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394471156
- ISBN 13
- 9780394471150
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1971 New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1971 From accounts of british military operations in Afganistan to an intriguing digression on the meaning of rugs, Myrdal weaves together the fascinating strands of the history of Central Asia. This book is ultimately a tribute to the fierce independence of these nations and an account of their struggle against both the West and the Russians in maintaining their own cultures and destinies. Text is clean, tight and unmarked with B&W illustrations. Endpapers have owner's name and stamp. DJ is clean and bright in mylar jacket, price clipped. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000571
- Title
- Gates to Asia: A Diary from a Long Journey
- Author
- Myrdal, Jan; Kessle, Gun
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0394471156
- ISBN 13
- 9780394471150
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mountaineering; Afganistan, Hunza, Central Asia;
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About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.