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$140 A CONQUEST OF TIBET, Sven Hedin, Halycyon House, New York, 1941 1st US edition, 400 page hardback, original cream cloth with highly decorative spine and front board,

A CONQUEST OF TIBET, Sven Hedin, Halycyon House, New York, 1941 1st US edition, 400 page hardback, original cream cloth with highly decorative spine and front board, VG jacket, fep missing - author's own drawings throughout - Swedish scholar-explorer's narrative of travel through Tibet, Trans-Himalaya, Shigatse, Temple city of the Tashi Lama, the source of the Indus, etc. Popular account of expeditions to Central Asia of 1899-1902 and 1906-08. The book brings together all Hedin's explorations in Tibet starting with his 1896 attempt to get into the country; his work in northern Tibet and bid to reach Lhasa [Central Asia and Tibet 1903] and his explorations in the south. $140

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A CONQUEST OF TIBET,  Sven Hedin, Halycyon House, New York, 1941 1st US edition, 400 page hardback, original cream cloth with highly decorative spine and front board, VG jacket, fep missing - author's own drawings throughout - Swedish scholar-explorer's narrative of travel through Tibet, Trans-Himalaya, Shigatse, Temple city of the Tashi Lama, the source of the Indus, etc. Popular account of expeditions to Central Asia of 1899-1902 and 1906-08. The book brings together all Hedin's explorations in Tibet starting with his 1896 attempt to get into the country; his work in northern Tibet and bid to reach Lhasa [Central Asia and Tibet 1903] and his explorations in the south. $140<br />
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BARKING MAD BOOKS - New Zealand's premier specialist, rare, antiquarian, second hand & out-of-print bookshop & mail order service. Colin Monteath's collection of quality titles on Antarctica, Arctic, polar, mountain, Himalaya, mountaineering, rock climbing, natural history, travel and exploration books. - For sale in New Zealand dollars Contact colin@hedgehoghouse.com for more details/scans on any item....or to be added to Barking Mad Book's email Dogalog newsletter of recent acquisitions. Browsers welcome when in Christchurch, New Zealand - bookshop in Cashmere, 15 mins from city centre (by appointment only Cell# 022-693-2439).<br />
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TO ORDER A BOOK: Email: Colin@hedgehoghouse.com or Cell# 022-693-2439 with your postal address etc (No Shopping basket) Foreign customers usually pay on invoice via Paypal - New Zealand customers by direct bank credit.<br />
<br />
The cover photo you see in these galleries is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.<br />
<br />
Send a list of books that you are looking for...or wish to sell. I also offer a valuation service for a single book to an entire library. Estates handled sensitively.