The Gobi Desert

Boston, MA Beacon Press, 1987. Paperback First Edition Thus [1987]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus [1987]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just the barest hint of wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing to the… Read more about this item

NY: Macmillan. VG book, no DJ. Orange cloth. Clean. Extrems scuffed.. 1945, (1944cp). 2nd printing. Hardcover. VG book, no DJ. FINE text block & plates. Text block top edge dusty. Pencilled ep notes, but no aging, foxing, etc. 8vo 303pp. .

London.: Hodder & Stoughton.. Reprint.. 1946.. Two maps (1 folding), three colour plates, many photographic illustrations, 301pp, light browning, inscription front free and neat label of a prior owner front endpapers, corners a little bumped. Spine a trifle darkened but overall a very good copy in bright original cloth binding. .

Hodder and Stoughton, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. Reprinted. 303 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour plate to centre of book. Pull-out map to rear free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1944. First printing as stated. Hardcover. Good + +. New York: Macmillan, 1944. First printing as stated. Good + +.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. Reprinted. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Fold-out map at rear. Black and white photographs. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to rear hinge with netting exposed. Binding slightly loose. Front free endpaper missing. A previous owner's… Read more about this item

Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1946. 303 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little… Read more about this item

London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1943. First Edition, 3rd Impression of 1943 . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW. Pale blue linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/VG; strong & sound showing discoloration & brown spotting (acidic reaction) to backstrap and leading text edge. DJ/None. Upper text edge dyed blue. Fold-out map (also BRAND NEW) to rear. Travel narrative of… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954 F-/VG+. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (prev. owner's name to FFE) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a little rubbed & nicked, spine a trifle toned); pp. 304 (last blank), with 48 black & white plates & 3 maps. A very good copy.. Tenth Impression. Hard Cover. F-/VG+.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1943. Reprint. . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 1943 reprint. Size large octavo, 303 pages. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, top page edge blue, with the dust jacket. Book condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed, spine a little faded, pages are slightly toned else clean. Dust… Read more about this item