Transhimalaja - Entdeckungen Und Abenteuer in Tibet. (Erfter Band) Volume 1 Only de Hedin, Sven - 1909

Germany: Eberhard Brockhaus Wiesbaden. Good. Hardcover. 1953. 411 pages. ex library poor d/j but repaired text in German .

Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus. VG books, no DJs. 1st GERMAN ed. FINE inside & f/o maps.. 1909. 1st German ed.. Hardcover. VG books. Brown cloth w bright pict paper on each cover. Both with badly worn spine tops, vol 2 w 1/2" chip. INDEX @ vol 2 end. .

No Dust JacketBook: Blemishes--shelf storage wear on the board edges, the pages are uniformly and moderately toned. The spine-board junction is stapled and some separation is seen in both volumes. Mended with binder's glue. Volume I has a blemish on the back board (photo). Two-volume set (photo). The text is in German. Both volumes have numerous color and B&W illustrations. Several fold-out richly detailed maps. One map has a tear that was mended with tape (photo)."Between 1905-1908, Sven Hedin became the first European explorer to reach the Kailash region, including the sacred Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash, the midpoint of the earth according to Buddhist and Hindu mythology."This is a fine-crafted set that has stood the test of time due to its superior construction. The purchaser will receive the set by Media Mail in a protective cardboard box, generously covered in shipping paper and bubble wrap.

F.A. Brockhaus, 1909. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Complete 2 volume set. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappy, 1910. 1st Dutch edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes, green cloth, 1st Dutch ed. (1910), 238 + 251 pages met 68 Buitentekst-Platen, Waaronder 4 Gekleurde en eenige Kaartjes (TEXT IN DUTCH). Lightly soiled / rubbed exteriors, small bookplates, owners address stamp, light foxing through text, Vol. I front hinge cracked, Due to size (over 4 lbs), extra cost to ship overseas / expedited. TRANSHIMALAJA: DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURES IN TIBET.

Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. g. 2 volumes. Ex library. xviii,405pp. x, 406pp. Brown cloth with illustrated color paste-down. Library inventory plates with numbers near tail of spines. Split on both sides along library plate and on side on head of spine on Vol. I. Some staining and scuffing to boards and spines. Wear to corners. Residue of bookplate to front and rear endpapers in Vol. I. Library card pocket and check-out sheet to rear endpaper in Vol. II. Hinges on Vol. I starting. Illustrated with reproductions of sepia-toned and b/w photographs, drawings by Hedin, as well as three color fold-out maps of which two are laid-in. Some tearing and chipping to outer edges of maps. A fascinating account of this Swedish explorer's adventures in Tibet. Text in German, gothic script. Overall good condition.

F.A. Brockhaus, 1909T. hardcover. Good. . 2-volume set. Covers show minor wear and soiling. Minor writing on the front endpapers. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1909. Hardcover. VG. Brown cloth boards with black stamped lettering and inlaid color illustration. 405, 406 pp. Each volume has frontispiece with tissue guard. Plates, portraits, and maps, some in color. A third volume, published in 1912 to complete the set, is not present. Text in German.

Leipzig, 1909. Endeckungen und Abenteuer in Tibet 2 Bde. guter Zustand Brockhaus 8°. Ln. Asiatica

F A Brockhaus . Text: Gothic script. Exploration and adventures in Tibet. Colour fold-out maps to each volume as well as illustrations and b&w photographs. Splits to end papers. Previous owner's details on prelim. Reprint. Condition: Good+. No dust jacket. Binding: Hardover. Cloth boards with printed illustration and embossed text to each volume. Cloth to Vol 3 is a different hue. Light bumping to spine edges.