Central Asia, India & Ceylon
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Ruins of Desert Cathay - Personal Narrative of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China (1912)
Aurel Stein
| Publisher: | London: Macmillan | | Edition: | First Edition | | Year: | 1912 | | Condition: | In original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; top edge gilt | | Stock Number: | B10697 | | | Price: | HK$ 20,000 | | |
A fascinating account of author’s expedition from 1906 to 1909 through Taklamakan Desert and the Kun-lun Range, with detailed survey of the ruins of the desert where he discovered the Cave of Thousand Buddhas in Tunhwang. Profusely illustrated with photographs, folding panorama and three folding maps.
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