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Travel -Central Asia:

Etherton, Colonel P. T. . ON EITHER SIDE OF THE EQUATOR
NY no date (mid 20thc) Roy. Himalayas. Octavo, 253pp., photos, index, hardcover. Near Fine, no DJ. (a21015)
$24.00 Bonvalot, Gabriel . ACROSS THIBET BEING A TRANSLATION OF "DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
London 1891 Cassell. Translated by C. B. Pitman. 2 volume set complete. Hardcovers. Large octavos, 218pp., 230pp., with illustrations from photographs taken by Prince Henry of Orleans, and a map of the route, original cloth. Several private library blind stamps in text. No other library markings except inch-in-diameter circle in middle of each spine where circular spine label once attached and removed taking part of spine color away. Good plus, light wear and soiling on cover. New glassine covers. Set: (a38960)
$490.00 Dawson, Christopher (editor) . THE MONGOL MISSION: NARRATIVES AND LETTERS OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES IN MONGOLIA AND CHINA IN THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
London 1955 1st Sheed and Ward. Translated by a Nun of Stanbrook Abbey. 8vo., 246pp., red cloth hardcover. A volume with translations of a number of important sources not available elsewhere. Fine in VG DJ, a bit browned. Scarce. (a58573)
$162.00 Bonvalot, Gabriel . ACROSS THIBET BEING A TRANSLATION OF DE PARIS AU TONKING A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
NY 1892 Cassell. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 417pp., photo illustrations, large folding map in pocket, light purplish tan cloth with brown and gilt pictorial front. Good, map splitting at folds, corners a bit worn, light cover wear and soiling, spine lettering very faded. Excellent travel narrative. (a61561)
$240.00Buxton, L. H. Dudley. THE EASTERN ROAD
London 1924 1st Kegan Paul. Travel in Japan, Northern Japan to visit Ainu, Mongolia, Tibet, China. Octavo, 268pp., photo illustrations, maroon cloth hardcover. Good, front inner hinge just beginning to crack; occasional light foxing, no DJ. (a61691)
$22.00 David-Neel, Alexandra . INITIATIONS LAMA�QUES. DES TH�ORIES, DES PRATIQUES, DES HOMMES
Paris 1930 Adyar. In French. Small octavo, 244pp., photo illustrations, errata, original printed wraps. Uncut. VG. (a65216)
$29.00 Chonnelier, Jules . DICTIONNAIRE GEOGRAPHIQUE DE L'ASIE CENTRALE
Paris 1869 Maisonneuve & cie. Imp. Lith et Augo le Callet. Offrant par ordre alphabetique les transcriptions en caracteres mandchoux et Chinois, desnoms geographiques donnes en langue nationale de chaque contree, accompagnees de notices extraits ou traduites des ouvrages choinois et autres ourages originaux de l'Orient musulman le tout publie annote et ornee de cartes levees sur les originaux. In French. Small folio, 53pp., original printed green wraps. Good, some wear on all cover edges and corners, some chips on spine. (a66209)
$390.00 Carey, William . ADVENTURES IN TIBET, INCLUDING THE DIARY OF MISS ANNIE R TAYLOR'S REMARKABLE JOURNEY FROM TAU-CHAU TO TA-CHIEN-LU THROUGH THE HEART OF THE FORBIDDEN LAND
Boston 1901 1st United Society of Christian Endeavor. Hardcover. Octavo, 285pp., photo illustrations, original yellow cloth with blue and black picture of two yaks and a driver on front. Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn and lightly soiled. (a70966)
$70.00 Bookwalter, John W. . SIBERIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
Springfield 1899 First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo, 548pp., illustrated with photos taken by the author, original green cloth with gilt trident horse-drawn buggy on front. Good , inner hinges cracked, spine ends frayed. (a83394)
$60.00