John G. Wishard

Twenty Years in Persia: A Narrative of Life Under the Last Three Shahs

New York, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's experiences in Persia, with historical commentary. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty images across twenty-three plates, and one folding map. Collated complete. A detailed commentary of twenty years in Persia, with chapters on the Turco-Persian frontier, the Shah's Capital, environs, topography, language, religion, philosophers, commerce and industries, government, the Reform Movement, and much more. Written by John G. Wishard, an American author and travel writer best known for this work. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Small pencil marks to pages 162, 167, and 174. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 889T13

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Twenty Years Persia Narrative Life Persia Wishard Not Stated

Sir Francis Younghusband

Everest: The Challenge, Second Edition with a Special Account of the 1936 Expedition

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1936. Cloth. A smart copy of the second edition of Younghusband's account of the 1936 expedition to Mount Everest, illustrated throughout. A second impression of the second edition of this work, with a special account of the 1936 expedition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with sixteen black and white plates and four sketch maps. Collated, complete. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942) was a British Army officer and explorer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British expedition to Tibet, led by himself. This is the second edition of his account of his expedition to Mount Everest, an entirely new account with detailed discussion of the problems faced, written after the expedition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with a small mark to the front board and to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for a scattering of spots to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 867M34

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Everest Mountaineering Sir Francis Younghusband Mountaineering Not Stated

Captain Frank E. Younghusband

The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria, Across the Gobi Desert, Through the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Chitral, 1884-1894

London, John Murray, 1896. Cloth. An illustrated travel work by Frank Younghusband, following his decade long exploration of Asia in the late nineteenth century. The third edition, published in the same year as the first. Francis Younghusband's vivid travel account of his time spent exploring Asia from 1884 to 1894.In this volume, Younghusband recounts his explorations of Manchuria, the Gobi Desert, the Himalayas, the Pamirs, and Chitral, with a lively commentary on the scenery and its people. Later in life, Younghusband led the 1904 British expedition to Tibet. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map to the pocket to the rear, three folding maps, and seventeen plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Very light rubbing to the joints and extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Spots to the endpapers, and a small tide mark to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only the occasional scattered spot. Frontispiece is detached but present. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 889P3

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria The Heart of a Continent manchuria gobi desert The Heart of a Continent younghusband Not Stated

Sir Francis Younghusband

Kashmir

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1917. Cloth. A smart copy of this detailed travel guide to Kashmir, with bright illustrations and a folding map. Later edition, originally published 1909. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, sixty-nine colour plates with tissue guards, and a folding map to the rear. Collated complete. A detailed guide to Kashmir, with chapters on the scenery and seasons, surrounding neighborhoods, gardens, valleys, places of interest, sport, people, history, and much more. Written by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, a British Army officer, explorer and spiritual writer. Illustrated by Major Edward Molyneux, a British painter. In the original full pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine resulting in light fraying. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Major E. Molyneux. Good .

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Book number: 898T45

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Kashmir Younghusband Molyneux Younghusband Major E. Molyneux

Konni Zilliacus

Japanesiska Studier Och Skizzer

Helsingfors, Wentzel Hagelstams Forlag, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated travel work on Japan, written by the Finnish Independence activist Konni Zilliacus. The very scarce first edition of this work.In the original German.A beautiful study on Japan, complimented with sketches throughout, a wonderful snapshot of the country at the end of the nineteenth century.Illustrated with full-paged and in-text illustrations.Written by Konni Zilliacus Senior, a Finnish Independence activist who was involved in the 1905 Grafton Affair.Zilliacus lived in Japan from 1894 to 1896, and his son was born there. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some discolouration and marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some occasional handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 762P3

Catalogue: Asia

Keywords: Japanesiska Studier och Skizzer japanesiska japan konrad viktor zilliacus japanesiska german japanese Not Stated