Trans-Himalaya Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet [2 Vols]

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First edition, 2 volumes, 1909, VG, COMPLETE with 388 illustrations & 10 maps, in the publishers red cloth, corners lightly rubbed, bright gilt image to upper boards. Spines, faded very lightly, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, Vol 1, 1909, half title, avert to verso, tissue guarded portrait frontis, [6], (vii-xxiii), [1], 436 pp, [4] adverts, 188 illustration (some coloured), 7 maps. Vol 2, 1909, half title, adverts to verso, tissue guarded portrait frontis, [4], (v-xvii), [1], [1], 2-441 pp, [1], (2) adverts, 199 illustrations (some in colour), 3 maps (large folding & coloured). T.e.g., a little offsetting to eps, small cloth bubble to corner vol 1 upper. A VG example. A third volume was published in 1913. (225*145. 224*145 mm). (Alpine Club LibCat p148). Hedin, a Swedish explorer and geographer, undertook this ambitious journey at a time when Tibet was largely closed to foreigners. His goals were both scientific and geographical: to chart unexplored terrain, measure altitudes, survey lakes and rivers, and understand local cultures.