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

London: Heinemann, 1937. reprint. Very Good. octavo. orig. cloth 312pp., b/w pls., notes, fldg. map, index, Translated from the French. Some institutional stamps o/w nice copy

London.: Heinemann.. Reprint.. Reprint.1949.. Maps, one folding, black and white photographic illustrations, xvi + 312pp, notes and index, Original burgundy cloth covered boards, spine faded and marked still a good copy copy. An account of her 3500 mile trip from Manchuria to Sinkiang (then known as Chinese Turkestan) with Peter Fleming in 1932. .

London.: William Heinemann Ltd.. Reprint of the first 1937 edition.. 1940.. Maps, one folding, black and white photographic illustrations, xvi + 312pp, notes and index, browned endpapers, some light foxing upper edge and preliminary leaves, cloth slightly faded, lettering dulled on the spine, but good copy. Two prior owner inscriptions on front free endpaper. 22 x 14cm This journey undertaken by Ella Maillart and travel writer Peter Fleming resulted in two books - Forbidden Journey by Maillart and News from Tartary by Fleming. Each tells the story of their journey but their accounts could not be more different. .

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.

London: William Heineman Ltd, 1937. xvi, 312pp. Folding Map and illustrations throughout. Original brown cloth,gilt. Fisrt issue was August 1937.. 1st edition, 4th Reprint. Hardback. V.g./No d.j.. large 8vo.

London: William Heinemann, 1937 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (a little rubbed & bumped, slight sunning and toning, occ. spots, frontispiece affixed with the aid of craft tape) in facsimile of original dustwrapper (a little rubbed)); pp. vi, 312, with 64 illustrations & 3 maps. A very good copy. Ex-libris musicologist Christopher Dyment, with his ownership label to foot of upper pastedown.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. VG/Facsimile.

Dj is much restored with matching chips on all corners, head & tail. Maps as end papers. Occasional foxing, no inscriptions.

Dj is much restored with matching chips on all corners, head & tail. Maps as end papers. Occasional foxing, no inscriptions.

London: William Heinemann LTD, 1937. xvi, 312. Quarto. Red cloth boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Spine somewhat sunned. Boards very lightly rubbed. Trimmed edges, a bit dust soiled. Former owner's bookplate on the front paste down. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes a fold out map. Rear joint cracked. A very readable copy. "I put as many miles as possible between myself and the world of luxury hotels and stream-lined expresses," wrote Ella Maillart. Through a career that lasted eight decades, Maillart, a writer, photographer, and journalist, introduced her readers to far-off places. She brought main character energy to women's lives—her own and the women she met on her journeys. In this volume, Maillart's travels took her westward across China, through swamps, deserts and mountains, and her only regret was that the journey must someday end. "I was thinking; returning home I was different than the person who had left. I… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1937 VG+/VG-. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (prev. owner's details to front endpapers, leaf edges a little spotted & marked, a few marks to boards) in dustwrapper (rubbed & frayed, some chipping at spine ends); pp. vi, 312, with 64 illustrations & 3 maps. A very good copy.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-.

London: William Heinemann, 1937. First reprint same year as first edition.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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: Heinemann, 1937. reprint. Nice copy. octavo. torn dust jacket xvi + 312pp., frontis., maps, b/w plates, notes, index, Ownership signature o/w nice copy

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

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 .