The mystery rivers of Tibet. A description of the little-known land where Asia's mightiest rivers gallop in harness through the narrow gateway of Tibet, its peoples, fauna, & flora

Kingdon-Ward, Frank

Published by J. B. Lippincott Co., London: Seeley Service, Philadelphia, 1923

About this Item

First edition, American issue (British sheets with a new title page); 8vo, pp. [14], 17-316, [4] ads; folding map (with tear on the blank stub), 22 illustrations on 16 plates, and 3 other maps in the text (2 full-p.); top of spine with small cracks, else a very good copy in original pictorial yellow cloth stamped in black. Account of the author's botanical expedition made in 1913-14 across Tibet to the Chinese border and in the Salween and Mekong river valleys. Yakushi K191. Schweinfurth IV.

Seller Inventory # 67332

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The mystery rivers of Tibet. A description of the little-known land where Asia's mightiest rivers gallop in harness through the narrow gateway of Tibet, its peoples, fauna, & flora
• Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Co., London: Seeley Service, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1923
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Asia
  • China
  • Tibet