THE OPENING OF TIBET, An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There by the English Government in the Year 1903-4.
by Landon, Perceval
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Page & Co., 1905. hard cover. Good/No jacket. New York; Doubleday, Page & Co., 1905. First American Edition. Hardcover, no dj. 484pp. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Ex-library. Good condition. Green cloth boards are moderately worn with some fabric fraying at the extremities and top/bottom of spine. Library number is taped to spine. Light foxing to preliminaries and again to final few pages; also a bit around each of the photographic pages. Library sticker to front paste down, a few pencilled library markings,and small library stamp to title page and to margins of all photographs. The binding is slightly cocked but tight, with rear hinge starting. Overall a very satisfactory copy of this important historical account of Tibet. (cfm) *This is a heavy book and will incur extra postage.
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- Seller
- Parnassus Book Service
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 21791
- Title
- THE OPENING OF TIBET, An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There by the English Government in the Year 1903-4.
- Author
- Landon, Perceval
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co.
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- CENTRAL ASIA, EXPLORATION, TIBET, ENGLAND
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About Parnassus Book Service
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