The Heart of a Continent. A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi Desert, through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Hunza 1884-1894.
by YOUNGHUSBAND, Capt. Frank E
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About This Item
London, John Murray, 1896. . First edition. 8vo, xix, 409 pp, photogravure frontispiece, 8 black and white illustrations, folding map at rear, later endpapers, original green cloth gilt, a very good copy.
travel2023 The title that established Younghusband as a serious Central Asian explorer. Starting in Manchuria, he continued to the Gobi Desert, to Kashmir and Kashgar, finally exploring the Pamir Plateau.
Yakushi Y27a.
travel2023 The title that established Younghusband as a serious Central Asian explorer. Starting in Manchuria, he continued to the Gobi Desert, to Kashmir and Kashgar, finally exploring the Pamir Plateau.
Yakushi Y27a.
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- Title
- The Heart of a Continent. A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, across the Gobi Desert, through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Hunza 1884-1894.
- Author
- YOUNGHUSBAND, Capt. Frank E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, John Murray, 1896.
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