2 volumes. xvii, [3], 608; xiv, 664 pp. With 420 illustrations from drawings and photographs, eight full-page colored illustrations from paintings, and five maps, mostly by the author. 24x16.7 cm (9½x6½"), original maroon cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Sven Anders Hedin was a Swedish explorer and geographer. In 1885, he went to Persia as a tutor and was attached to a Swedish-Norwegian embassy to the Shah in 1890. He made many journeys into uncharted areas, particularly in the Himalayas (1893-1898), the Gobi Desert, and Tibet. His accounts contain much information on the local peoples' way of life and numerous black-and-white photo plates, taken by Hedin, as well as reproductions of some of his sketches. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply.
2 volumes. xvii, [3], 608; xiv, 664 pp. With 420 illustrations from drawings and photographs, eight full-page colored illustrations from paintings, and five maps, mostly by the author. 24x16.7 cm (9½x6½"), original maroon cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Sven Anders Hedin was a Swedish explorer and geographer. In 1885, he went to Persia as a tutor and was attached to a Swedish-Norwegian embassy to the Shah in 1890. He made many journeys into uncharted areas, particularly in the Himalayas (1893-1898), the Gobi Desert, and Tibet. His accounts contain much information on the local peoples' way of life and numerous black-and-white photo plates, taken by Hedin, as well as reproductions of some of his sketches. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply.
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