My Life As An Explorer HEDIN Sven 1865-1952 Publisher: Cassell and Company, Limited Publish Year: 1926 Publish Place: London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne Illustrator: HEDIN Sven Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 008331 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £95 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information The first English edition, in the publishers red cloth, gilt titles, tips repaired. Spine re-cased, old laid down, horizontal scratch, gilt titles, edges worn. Internally, coloured frontis, [6], (vii-xii), 498 pp, complete with 154 illustrations (1 coloured) and 14 maps, modern printed endpapers, a few bubbles to top board edge, very occasional spot to blanks. First published in the US the year earlier, 1925. Recased by the previous owner 1995. (234*163 mm). (Alpine Club LibCat p148). The autobiography of the Swedish explorer who started the international race in the early half of the twentieth century to uncover and remove the long-lost treasures of the ancient Silk Road in China.
