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Sale 625 - Adventure & Exploration Library of Steve Fossett
Mar 15, 2019
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HEDIN, Sven (1865-1952). Through Asia. London: Methuen & Co., 1898.
2 volumes, 8vo. With 2 photogravure frontispiece portraits, 2 folding maps, plates & illustrations. (Map with separations to folds repaired verso.) Original publisher's green cloth gilt.FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Hedin's first Central Asian Expedition, 1893-97, exploring the Pamir, the Taklamakan, The Tsaidam Basin and Lop Nor, the Kun Lun and Southern Tibet, covering over 6,800 miles, much through unexplored territory, and preparing maps. Yakushi (1994) H171b.