Author: Peter Fleming
Title: Bayonets to Lhasa
Description: London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression copy of this account of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904, enclosed in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A fascinating account of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904, the first full account of this important historical event. Written by British journalist and soldier Peter Fleming. The first edition, first impression of this work.Illustrated with twenty-seven full-page plates, three in-text illustrations, one double-paged map, and four full page maps. Collated and complete. Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A library stamp to the front free-endpaper: 'Convent of Notre Dame Dowanhill&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper has some edgewear and amateur tape repair to the extremities and flyleaves. Some residue from amateur rape removal to the pastedowns. A library stamp to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.
Keywords: bayonets lhasa africa history lhasa fleming Not Stated
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Title: Bayonets to Lhasa
Description: London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression copy of this account of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904, enclosed in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A fascinating account of the British invasion of Tibet in 1904, the first full account of this important historical event. Written by British journalist and soldier Peter Fleming. The first edition, first impression of this work.Illustrated with twenty-seven full-page plates, three in-text illustrations, one double-paged map, and four full page maps. Collated and complete. Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A library stamp to the front free-endpaper: 'Convent of Notre Dame Dowanhill&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper has some edgewear and amateur tape repair to the extremities and flyleaves. Some residue from amateur rape removal to the pastedowns. A library stamp to the front free-endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.
Keywords: bayonets lhasa africa history lhasa fleming Not Stated
Price: GBP 175.00 = appr. US$ 249.90 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 836J3
- Book number: 836J3
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