HEDIN, Sven (1865-1952). History of the Expedition in Asia 1927-1935. Stockholm: The Sven Hedin Foundation, 1943-1945. 1ST EDITION.
4 volumes, 4to. Photographic frontispiece portrait, numerous photographic plates (many folding), numerous in-text illustrations. Publisher's tan buckram, original wrappers bound in.FIRST EDITION of this rare set of reports from the Scientific Expedition to the North-Western Provinces of China: Part I 1927-1928; Part II 1928-1933; Part III 1933-1935; and Part IV General reports of travels and fieldwork by Folke Bergman and others. It provides a detailed account of the one of the greatest Central Asian expeditions ever undertaken. Yakushi (1994) H199.
