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Pilgrims Book House Pilgrims Books , pp. xiv + 279, Map, Indices. Papeback. New.

Gyan Publishing House, 2021. Paperback. New. English

Gyan Publishing House, 2021. Paperback. New. English

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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 1933. Hardcover. Fair. No DJ. 278p.

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Gyan Publishing House, 2021. Hardcover. New. English

Gyan Publishing House, 2021. Hardcover. New. English

NY 1933 first edition. Dutton. Hardcover. 278pp., photo illustrations. VG, occasional very light foxing in text, no owner marks, hinges not cracked, almost no wear. no DJ. Jelhol was the summer residence area of the Manchu emperors and a place with many Lama temples which Hedin studied. .

Kegan Paul. Collectible - Good. Condition: Good +; Hardcover in dustjacket. 273 pages with index. The book is in Good+ condition with a square spine and tight binding. Mild soiling to covers, foxing and toning to some pages. The jacket is in Poor condition and is missing the top third of spine with many other chips and tears. Photo illustrated.

New York:E.P. Dutton & Company, 1933. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. New York:E.P. Dutton & Company. 1933. 278pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Boards show some soiling and wear to the edges and spine. Otherwise in very good condition. Interior is clean and free of stray markings, though there is a touch of age-toning to the page edges throughout. Overall, this is a very good copy.

New York 1933, Dutton. Buff cloth, very good, 278p., index, 62 b.w. photos, 4 illustrations. Impeccable scholarship by by the celebrated Sinologist, archaeologist, scientist, and explorer. FIRST EDITION S C A R C E . * The "Fontainebleau of China," Jehol was the set of Lamaisti temples and the final resting place of Manchurian emperors. . This study was completed before hostilities broke out. Very valuable & well illustrated first comprehensive study. . This contains much readable information on the personalities and times of K'ang-shi & especially Ch'ien-lung Emperors. . *** REFERENCE: Hucker 533. . * .

London: Kegan Paul French Trubner, 1932. Book. Near Very Good. Original Cloth. First Edition.. Book has slightly bumped corners, light cover soiling to edges thus near very good. Dj has small chips, creases light soiling. All plates are present..

Kegan Paul, London, 1932. First English edition. Plates. 8vo (10 x 6 1/4 inches), 278-pages. Original orange cloth. Binding damp marked and with splits to the cloth of lower joints. Headbands bruised, corners bumped, upper fore corner of first few leaves bumped, signature on front pastedown. Internally good.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1932 4to. original brown cloth gilt (neat ex-library with tipped in comment sheet, occ. faint RSMs, adhesive mark to spine from old label; occ. spotting and slight marks, lowe rhinge a little tender, else clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi, 278, with a frontispiece, 63 plates, 3 line illustrations & a map. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company. Hardcover. 1933. 1st Edition. 8vo 278pp . Fine in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations. DJ slightly stretched and has edgewear. A book of true adventure, recreating the legendary glamor, and exotic romance of the Far East. Jehol, is a defunct Chinese Special administrative district and later province. It was the summer residence of the great Manchu Emperors .

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, London, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition: xiv [1] 278 pages, illusrated, b/w photos, line drawings. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, some minor spotting, mainly to page edges, contents clean, discrete booksellers stamp verso rear cover. "Translated from the Swedish by E.G. Nash." Sven Hedin was a Swedish explorer who devoted a number of years to exploring Turkestan and the Gobi Desert. "Jehol, the City of emperors, is truly a dead city. The founders of the Manchu Dynasty, K'ang Hai and Ch'ien Lung, created it as a place for hunting, military exercises, and that religious devotion which they knew so well how to combine with a certain Machiavellianism in mundane affairs. Now, its glories have almost departed and it is doomed to complete ruin in the space of a few years." Chapters include: The road to Jehol; The Potala; The flight of the Torgot; The Hsien-Kung… Read More

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1932T. hardcover. Very Good. 5.5957 in x 27.7789 in x 17.9863 in. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. LTD 1932 edition. Minor foxing to first few pages, text clean and bright, corner cut off from title page, binding firm, shelf wear to dust jacket, including discolouration and chips, price clipped.

Dutton, New York, 1933. 1st Edition, 4th Impression. HARDCOVER. Thick 8vo in yellow cloth, red lettering to spine and front cover, 278pp, 62pp photo plates, line illustrations in text, index etc __CONDITION : A well preserved VERY GOOD+ very clean and tight unmarked copy (covers faintly foxed, slight sunning to spine). A nice copy. ... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1933. Small faded area on top edge; faint stain on upper edges of cover. Dust jacket with a little wear at spine ends and two tears, one about one inch.. First Edition in English. Original Cloth. Near Fine/About Good.