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In the Forbidden Land, an Account of a Journey into Tibet Capture by the Tibetan Lamas and Soldiers, Imprisonment, Torture and Ultimate Release brought about by Dr. Wilson and The Political Peshkar Karak Sing-Pal, With the Government Enquiry and Report and Other Official Documents by J. Larkin, Esq., Deputed by the Government of India. With 1 Photogravure, 8 Colored Plates, 50 Full Page and about 150 Text Illustrations, and a Map from Surveys by The Author. In Two Volumes.

Landor, A. Henry Savage · New York and London

Author
Landor, A. Henry Savage
Date
1899
Place
New York and London
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Language
English
Binding
8vo.(6" x 9") Two volumes complete. Full green cloth with gilt title and colored decoration of prayer wheel and metal shackles to upper cover, small round blue symbol to foot of rear board. Spine with gilt and black lettering. Virtually no edgewear to speak of, books protected in brodart covers. A beautiful, heavy set of books with 200+ illustrations and a map.
Category
Travel & Exploration
Record
S.I.8428

In the Forbidden Land, an Account of a Journey into Tibet Capture by the Tibetan Lamas and Soldiers, Imprisonment, Torture and Ultimate Release brought about by Dr. Wilson and The Political Peshkar Karak Sing-Pal, With the Government Enquiry and Report and Other Official Documents by J. Larkin, Esq., Deputed by the Government of India. With 1 Photogravure, 8 Colored Plates, 50 Full Page and about 150 Text Illustrations, and a Map from Surveys by The Author. In Two Volumes. 1899. New York: Harper & Brothers.

8vo.(6" x 9") Two volumes complete. Full green cloth with gilt title and colored decoration of prayer wheel and metal shackles to upper cover, small round blue symbol to foot of rear board. Spine with gilt and black lettering. Virtually no edgewear to speak of, books protected in brodart covers. A beautiful, heavy set of books with 200+ illustrations and a map.

In the Forbidden Land is a travel narrative written by Arnold Henry Savage Landor and published in 1898. The book recounts Landor's daring and dramatic journey into Tibet, a region largely closed to foreigners at the time.

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Condition

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