Search Results: forbidden journey from peking to by maillart ella k

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1937. Hardcover. VG- (light shelfwear to boards and block. pages are lightly age toned but otherwise clear.). Tan cloth boards with brown spine lettering; xiv, 306 pp, bw illustrated frontispiece; map illustrated end papers; bw illustrations throughout. "Translated from the French by Thomas McGreevy." Includes a list of the maps and illustrations. Divided into two parts.

UsedAcceptable. 1937 Henry Holt & Company, orange clothbound hardcover. No dustjacket, cover has heavy wear and fading, front cover hinge and binding cracked, pages have soiling, text unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

London: William Heinemann, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Good + overall. Maillart was a Swiss adventurer travel writer and photographer, as well as accomplished international athlete. (She was captain of the Swiss Women's land hockey team, an international skier, and competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics as a sailor in the Olympic monotype competition). From the 1930s onwards, she explored oriental republics of the USSR. This book is the account of her 3500 mile trip from Manchuria to Sinkiang (then known as Chinese Turkestan), a journey that involved travel on trains, trucks, on foot, horse and camel back. 8vo, vi, 312pp, 64pp illustrations, one folding map & 2 maps in text. Original burgundy cloth, gilt title on spine, which is sunned. Light foxing near the covers. OCLC: 43681644.

Marlboro Press/Northwestern University Press, 2003-02-05. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

London: White Lotus Press, 1937. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.84. Forbidden Journey: From Peking to Kashmir

Henry Holt, 1937. Very Good. Maillart, Ella K. Forbidden Journey from Peking to Kashmir. New York: Henry Holt, 1937. 1st edition. 306pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with slightly rolled spine and lightly faded edges. Yellowed adhesive residue on corners of free endsheets. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair with repairs made in yellowed tape, rubbed and lightly chipped edges.

London: William Heinemann. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine a bit slanted. Boards with light rubbing to extremities and with a light bump to one corner. Spine with a hint of sunning. Toning to endpapers. Front hinge has a bit of play. Occasional light foxing to pages and edges. ; Profusely illustrated and with one fold out map in front. Chapters include Peking, Inner China, Sian (sic) , Borodishin, Across the Takla Makan Desert, Sinkiang, Kashgaria, India. Ella Maillard was a Swiss travel writer, who undertook this journey with Peter Fleming, British Travel writer and brother of Ian Fleming, creater of James Bond. The trip went across China to India. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages .