News From Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir

London: Jonathan Cape , 1936 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of Peter Fleming's illustrated account of his journey from Peking to Kashmir. The first edition, first impression of this work.Peter Fleming was a travel writer, and was the elder brother of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond.Peter Fleming's vivid travelogue, recounts a seven months trip across China, from Peking, through Sinkiang, to India, an exciting but dangerous expedition under by Fleming with a young female Swiss journalist, Kini Maillart.Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-six full page plates of photographs, alongside a folding map. Collated, complete.With the inscription of J. F. Coales to the front pastedown, with residue of a paper label to the rear pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, and to the head of the front board. Slight fading to back strip. Front hinge lightly strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown, label residue to rear pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright if a touch age toned, with scattered instances of light spotting. Good