Ruins of Desert Cathay.

£5,750 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

with rare dust-jackets Complete with the rare original publisher's dust-jackets, printed on cream paper in black with photograph to front panels, leaving the books in truly fine condition. Popular account of Stein's second exploration to Central Asia between 1906 and 1909. From Khotan he surveyed eastwards to Loulan, and in 1907 he reached Tunhwang, where he visited and surveyed the Cave of a Thousand Buddhas. First edition; 2 vols, 8vo (24 x 18 cm); 3 maps, 13 panoramas, and 343 photographic illustrations; publisher's original brown cloth, gilt medallion to upper covers, gilt lettering to spines, in rare original dust-jackets, some very light rubbing to edges, one small pinhole to spine of vol. 1 repaired, tear to panel fold of vol. 2 repaired, portion of lower panel of vol. 2 replaced in facsimile, cloth books fine in well preserved dust-jackets; xxxviii, 546, 2 (ads); xxi, 517, 2 (ads) pp. Yakushi S716.

• Binding: Hardcover

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