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1969ref. 215105New York.: Greenwood. 1969. Maps 1 folding loosely inserted many illustrations 31 black and white plates xxviii 432pp index very light foxing edges but overall a very nice hardback copy. Archaeological expedition 1932-36. . Greenwood. hardcover
1929ref. 002701London: Macmillan & Co Limited 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. xvi 182 2 folding maps at the back. Publisher's brown cloth gilt with embossed gilt decoration to front cover top edge gilt frontispiece title vignette 97 illustrations of places people landscapes buildings etc. Slight toning of eps owner inscription of Oxford scholar D.Penny on ffep a few minor bumps and marks and rubbing of top and tail of spine else very good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾ Macmillan & Co Limited hardcover
1964ref. 12837New York: Pantheon Books 1964. First Thus. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. xxii 290. Frontis. map of Chinese Turkestan. Illustrated with a section of b&w photo reproductions. Introduction by editor Mirsky. Black publisher's cloth with spine titles in gilt. Crisp and bright. In the color illustrated dust jacket unclipped with print date 10/64: minimal sunning to the spine. Re-issue of the 1933 first edition. Dust jacket title continues: "The archeological discovery of the "silk route" linking the Roman Empire with Cathay." Dust jacket is now housed in a removable clear archival protector. Pantheon Books hardcover
1992ref. 002651Taipei: SMC Publishing Inc. 1992. Detailed account of three expeditions undertaken by intrepid Hungarian explorer and archaeologist Stein between 1900 and 1914. Tracing both the ancient southern and northern silk routes over high mountain ranges and desert in and around Chinese Turkestan now Xinjiang Stein discovered and excavated several highly important sites recovering a trove of ancient documents paintings tapestries and Buddhist relics as well as documenting and photographing the ruins of early settlements in the area. A high quality reprint of Stein's original 1933 edition. A new copy never previously owned or read. xxiv 342 pp. 17 col. and 131 b&w photos of which 6 are multi-page fold-out panoramas 1 fold-out col. map. . Reprint edition. Hardbound. New/new. 22 x 16 cm. SMC Publishing Inc. Hardcover
1964ref. 048171New York: Pantheon Books 1964. First edition 1964. Illustrated in black and white with a double page map of Chinese Turkestan and Adjacent Areas. Black cloth with dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition with good hinges firm text block clean pages no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has a couple of very minor closed tears to the top edge of front front panel no chips. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pantheon Books Hardcover
1964ref. 006953New York: Pantheon Books 1964 F/VG. 8vo. original black cloth gilt in dustwrapper edges a little rubbed with trifling tears in corners; pp. xxii 292 last blank with 8 illustrations & a map. A near fine copy. First Thus. Hard Cover. F/VG. Pantheon Books hardcover
1933ref. 008560London: MacMillan & Co 1933 8vo. original brown cloth gilt teg others uncut occ. spots in text else clean & bright throughout; lacks dustwrapper; pp. xxiv 342 2 original pub. advts last colophon with colour frontispiece147 illustrations inc. panoramas & a colour folding map. Heavy item 1.8 kg additional postage may be required for international delivery. An excellent copy about fine. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/No Jacket. MacMillan & Co hardcover
1933ref. NF3948ON ANCIENT CENTRAL-ASIAN TRACKS BRIEF NARRATIVE OF THREE EXPEDITIONS IN INNERMOST ASIA AND NORTH-WESTERN CHINA Macmillan 1933 first edition t.p.e.'s gold gilt light wear to fore edge corner tips a bit more so to the spine extremities which reveal several short closed tears else a near vg copy with near fine contents replete with all photos illustrations color plates and fold-outs called for. Macmillan unknown
1933ref. 002702London: Macmillan & Co Limited 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. xxiv 336 1 folding map at the back 2 pp book adverts. Publisher's brown cloth gilt with embossed gilt decoration to front cover top edge gilt coloured frontispiece title vignette 147 illustrations of places people landscapes buildings etc. Slight toning of eps owner inscription of Oxford scholar D.Penny on ffep corners bumped a little rubbing of top and tail of spine else very good. Many coloured plates with tissue guards illustrating the paintings from the Cave of a Thousand Buddhas at Tun Huang. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾ Macmillan & Co Limited hardcover
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