From MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
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Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Scattered foxing throughout. Physical description: 391 pages; illustrations; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Antecedents and upbringing -- Clifton and Sandburst -- Meerut and Rawal Pindi -- The call of the hills -- Military staff appointments -- Manchurian journey -- Across the Gobi Desert to Yarkand -- Across the Himalayas by the Mustagh Pass -- Home leave and future plans -- Hunza and the Pamirs -- The Pamirs and Kashgar -- Mission to Chitral -- South Africa and the Jameson Raid -- Marriage: Rajputana and Indore -- The mission to Tibet -- Tibet: the aftermath -- Resident in Kashmir -- Philosophy: and the experience of pain -- The Empire and the future of India -- The Royal Geographical Society and Everest Expeditions -- The living universe -- World Congress of Faiths -- Last years and the last adventure. Subjects: Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir 1863-1942. Explorers England; Biography. Mystics England; Biography. Asia - Explorers Biography. Adventure and adventurers; Biography. Explorers Great Britain; Biography. Explorers Asia; Biography. Explorers Asia, Central Biography. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History. India Discovery and exploration. Genre: Bibliography. Biographies. Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 311839
Bibliographic Details
Title: Francis Younghusband, explorer and mystic
Publisher: London: John Murray
Publication Date: 1952
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st edition.
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MW Books Limited. Registered at 70A Renmore Road, Galway, Ireland. Email;
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