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Blackie, no date., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Prize plate to front free endpaper. Undated but inscription states 1934. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Light staining, foxing and tanning to pages. Moderate thumb marking present throughout also. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Blackie and Son Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Noted. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Minor dog-eared corners. Some pages are loose. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

London: No Date.: Blackie & Son Limited. Hardcover with illustrated spine and front board with no jacket. 224 pp. Illustrations, maps. Very minor rubbing to boards. Near Fine. Lovely copy.

Blackie. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The boards are a bit marked and worn. Some foxing. Tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Hardback. Very Good/Fair/Poor. Very good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. Grey cloth with black titles and decoration. 6 b/w plates. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present. Wrapper is price-cut with large tears and chips; some loss; very creased.

London: Blackie & Son. Good+ with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Large mark to rear board, about 1 1/2" x 2". Heavy rubbing and fading to ends of spine. 1" x 1/4" loss of cloth at tail of spine. 1" x 1/4" loss of cloth at head of spine. 1/4" tear at head of spine. Rubbing at corners of boards with up to 1/8" loss of cloth. ; 224 pages + plates + frontis + an appendix of 6 maps. No date (c. 1920s). Brown cloth boards with black and cream illustration. Page dimensions: 192mm x 135mm. Includes the chapter "In and Around Lhasa, The Forbidden City," from pages 15 to 50. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .