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The Heart of a Continent: A Narrative of Travels in Manchuria
Captain Frank E. Younghusband
1896
John Murray : London
9.5" by 6.5"
xvii, [3], 409pp
SUMMARY
An illustrated travel work by Frank Younghusband, following his decade long exploration of Asia in the late nineteenth century.
Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The third edition, published in the same year as the first.
Francis Younghusbands 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, three folding maps, and seventeen plates.
Collated, lacking the folding map to the pocket to the rear.
CONDITION
In the original publishers cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Minor rubbing to the spine, and very light rubbing to the boards. A few light marks to the cloth. Spine is a little faded. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Scattered spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Lacking the folding map to the pocket to the rear.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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