John Keay
Eccentric Travellers
London, John Murray; British Broadcasting Corporation, 1982 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of John Keay's biographical study of the lives of prominent explorers, with a loosely inserted letter discussing the publishing rights of his work. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Flat signed by Keay to the title page, dated 1983.Loosely inserted is a 1983 typed letter from Keay to R. T. B. Hall at Penguin Books, hand signed by Keay to the tail. The letter begins with a discussion of the paperback publishing rights of his work 'Into India', which Hall had expressed interest in acquiring, but Keay suggests are somewhat contentious. He goes on to discuss television adaptations of some of his works, including a project planned to be produced by BBC director and producer Adam Clapham.He closes the letter discussing his next work, which will be about cattle droving in the Highlands, and the wish that (referring to this work) 'the enclosed might help pass a delayed flight at Palam Airport&apos.Illustrated with twenty-three images on plates. Collated, complete.The work traces the exploits of seven extraordinary explorers, from Father Gifford Palgrave - the first Westerner to reach Riyadh - to Thomas Manning, the first European to visit the forbidden mountain fortress of Lhasa. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Minor bump to spine head, and small mark to tail of front board, otherwise externally fine. Suning to dust wrapper back strip, with wraps bright. Small mark to tail of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.
Boeknummer: 879F23
GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 88.75]
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