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UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Marlboro Press/Northwestern University Press, 2003-02-05. New edition. Paperback. Used:Good.

London: Heinemann, 1937. reprint. Very Good. octavo. orig. cloth 312pp., b/w pls., notes, fldg. map, index, Translated from the French. Some institutional stamps o/w nice copy

London.: Heinemann.. Reprint.. Reprint.1949.. Maps, one folding, black and white photographic illustrations, xvi + 312pp, notes and index, Original burgundy cloth covered boards, spine faded and marked still a good copy copy. An account of her 3500 mile trip from Manchuria to Sinkiang (then known as Chinese Turkestan) with Peter Fleming in 1932. .

London.: William Heinemann Ltd.. Reprint of the first 1937 edition.. 1940.. Maps, one folding, black and white photographic illustrations, xvi + 312pp, notes and index, browned endpapers, some light foxing upper edge and preliminary leaves, cloth slightly faded, lettering dulled on the spine, but good copy. Two prior owner inscriptions on front free endpaper. 22 x 14cm This journey undertaken by Ella Maillart and travel writer Peter Fleming resulted in two books - Forbidden Journey by Maillart and News from Tartary by Fleming. Each tells the story of their journey but their accounts could not be more different. .

London: William Heinemann. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. (1940). Hardcover. Owner's signature. Light foxing to page edges. 1" missing at each end of dust wrapper spine. 4" tear in front panel of dust wrapper with tape repair on reverse side. Dust wrapper spine rubbed and foxed. Bookseller's sticker pasted over price on spine of dust wrapper. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 6th impression, January 1940. [The first printing was August 1937]. xvi, 312 pages + frontis + fold-out map + 65 b&w illustrations. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. ; 8vo .

London: William Heinemann. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover. 7th impression, April 1949. [First printing was August 1937]. Xvi, 312 pages + frontis + fold-out map + 65 b&w illustrations. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Uneven fading to spine. No signatures. Minor foxing. Lower third of dustjacket spine missing. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 8vo .

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1937. Hardcover. VG- (light shelfwear to boards and block. pages are lightly age toned but otherwise clear.). Tan cloth boards with brown spine lettering; xiv, 306 pp, bw illustrated frontispiece; map illustrated end papers; bw illustrations throughout. "Translated from the French by Thomas McGreevy." Includes a list of the maps and illustrations. Divided into two parts.

London: William Heinemann, 1937 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (a little rubbed & bumped, slight sunning and toning, occ. spots, frontispiece affixed with the aid of craft tape) in facsimile of original dustwrapper (a little rubbed)); pp. vi, 312, with 64 illustrations & 3 maps. A very good copy. Ex-libris musicologist Christopher Dyment, with his ownership label to foot of upper pastedown.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. VG/Facsimile.

Marlboro Press/Northwestern University Press, 2003-02-05. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Dj is much restored with matching chips on all corners, head & tail. Maps as end papers. Occasional foxing, no inscriptions.

Dj is much restored with matching chips on all corners, head & tail. Maps as end papers. Occasional foxing, no inscriptions.

London: William Heinemann, 1937 VG+/VG-. 8vo. original burgundy cloth gilt (prev. owner's details to front endpapers, leaf edges a little spotted & marked, a few marks to boards) in dustwrapper (rubbed & frayed, some chipping at spine ends); pp. vi, 312, with 64 illustrations & 3 maps. A very good copy.. Fourth Impression. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-.

London: William Heinemann LTD, 1937. xvi, 312. Quarto. Red cloth boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Spine somewhat sunned. Boards very lightly rubbed. Trimmed edges, a bit dust soiled. Former owner's bookplate on the front paste down. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes a fold out map. Rear joint cracked. A very readable copy. "I put as many miles as possible between myself and the world of luxury hotels and stream-lined expresses," wrote Ella Maillart. Through a career that lasted eight decades, Maillart, a writer, photographer, and journalist, introduced her readers to far-off places. She brought main character energy to women's lives—her own and the women she met on her journeys. In this volume, Maillart's travels took her westward across China, through swamps, deserts and mountains, and her only regret was that the journey must someday end. "I was thinking; returning home I was different than the person who had left. I… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1937. First reprint same year as first edition.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Heinemann, 1937. reprint. Nice copy. octavo. torn dust jacket xvi + 312pp., frontis., maps, b/w plates, notes, index, Ownership signature o/w nice copy

UsedAcceptable. 1937 Henry Holt & Company, orange clothbound hardcover. No dustjacket, cover has heavy wear and fading, front cover hinge and binding cracked, pages have soiling, text unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

London: William Heinemann, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Good + overall. Maillart was a Swiss adventurer travel writer and photographer, as well as accomplished international athlete. (She was captain of the Swiss Women's land hockey team, an international skier, and competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics as a sailor in the Olympic monotype competition). From the 1930s onwards, she explored oriental republics of the USSR. This book is the account of her 3500 mile trip from Manchuria to Sinkiang (then known as Chinese Turkestan), a journey that involved travel on trains, trucks, on foot, horse and camel back. 8vo, vi, 312pp, 64pp illustrations, one folding map & 2 maps in text. Original burgundy cloth, gilt title on spine, which is sunned. Light foxing near the covers. OCLC: 43681644.

London: White Lotus Press, 1937. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.84. Forbidden Journey: From Peking to Kashmir

Henry Holt, 1937. Very Good. Maillart, Ella K. Forbidden Journey from Peking to Kashmir. New York: Henry Holt, 1937. 1st edition. 306pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with slightly rolled spine and lightly faded edges. Yellowed adhesive residue on corners of free endsheets. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair with repairs made in yellowed tape, rubbed and lightly chipped edges.