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Group Lot of 19th Century Books on Travel in Chi

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:188.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Group Lot of 19th Century Books on Travel in Chi
<B>Group Lot of 19th Century Books on Travel in China, Mongolia, Tibet, Manchuria</B></I> including:<BR><B>James Gilmour<I> Among the Mongols.</B></I></B></I> (London: The Religious Tract Society, n.d.), first edition, 382 pages, illustrated, one fold-out map, original cloth pictorial boards with gilt titles and decorations, 12mo (5.5" x 7.25"), previous owner's book plate on inside front cover, boards lightly scuffed, corners bumped, inside front hinge starting to crack, internal contents sound and tight, good condition.<BR><B>W. H. Medhurst<I> The Foreigner in Far Cathay.</B></I></B></I> (London: Edward Stanford, n.d. circa 1872 ), first edition, 192 pages, color fold-out map, maroon pictorial cloth with gilt titles and decoration, 12mo (5.5" x 7.25"), previous owner's book plate on inside front cover, inside front hinge just beginning to crack, one small indention to front board, internal contents sound and tight, and boards bright, a very good copy.<BR><B>E. H. Parker<I> A Thousand Years of the Tartars.</B></I></B></I> (Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., 1895), first edition, 371 pages, original green cloth boards, gilt titles, 8vo (6" x 8.5"), previous owner's book plate on the ffep, small piece of cloth missing from spine, spine sunned, covers lightly soiled, internal contents sound and bright, near very good condition.<BR><B>Francis Younghusband<I> Among the Celestials</B></I></B></I> <I>A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, Across the Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas to India.</B></I> (London: John Murray, 1898), first edition, 261 pages, 15 photographic illustrations, fold-out map, original tan cloth boards with gilt titles and red dragon cover device, 8vo (5.5" x 8.25"), previous owner's book plate on front free end paper, corners bumped, spine faded, covers lightly soiled, internal contents sound and tight, very good condition.<BR><B>E. Huc<I> Souvenirs of a Journey Through Tartary, Tibet and China</B></I></B></I> <I>During the Years 1844, 1845, and 1846.</B></I> (Peking: Lazarist Press, 1931), new edition, two volumes, 361 pages and 439 pages respectively, illustrations by J.M. Planchet, bound in paper wraps, 8vo (7" x 9.5"), light toning to wraps, previous owner's book plate on inside front cover of each volume, pages uncut, internal contents sound, very good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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