Francis Younghusband

by George Seaver

$60 · Offered by Trophy Room Books

London: John Murray, 1952. First. Hardcover. 391 pp, ill.The two achievements of Younghusband were the penetration as a youth of the continent of Asia from east to west by an unknown route, immediately followed by his crossing of the Himalayas also by a hitherto unknown pass. His other accomplishment was the expedition through Tibet to Lhasa and the successful conclusion of his domestic mission there. Interesting reading. VG+

• Binding: Hardcover

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