Through Asia

Hedin, Sven

Published by Harper & Bros, New York & London, 1899

About this Item

First American edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xviii, 649; xii, [2], [653]-1255; "with nearly three hundred illustrations from sketches and photographs by the author," including 2 gravure frontispieces, and 2 folding maps printed in color; original green cloth gilt, t.e.g.; volume II with some red staining on upper cover and spine with some very shallow dampstaining to the last few gatherings of text; volume I with cracked front joint, as is common in this set due to the weight of the paper; very good. One of Hedin's earlier works, an account of his travels between 1893-97 in which he traversed some 6250 miles, 2000 of them through regions never before visited by Europeans, including Northern Tibet, Pamir, and the Tarim Basin. A student of several of the local languages, Hedin was able to record for he first time many of the local geographic names which were previously unknown in the West. Yakushi H171b erroneously noting a 1898 Harpers edition, which doesn't exist.

Seller Inventory # 67634

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Through Asia
• Publisher: Harper & Bros, New York & London
• Publication Date: 1899
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Asia
  • China
  • Tibet