Moscow, K. S. Genrikh, 1866
Tibet - scarce russian edition. Evariste Huc's Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China first appeared in French in 1850 and editions soon appeared in English and German. The Russian translation was separated in to two works, one dedicated to Tartary and the other to Tibet, both are extremely rare but the present copy on Tibet is the rarer of the two.
Huc's remarkable narrative details the pioneering exploration of Central Asia conducted on behalf of the Holy See. After the decline of the Jesuit and other early missions to China, the Vatican was forced to locate its mission north of the Great Wall at Si-Wan. However, the region was little known to the West and so the thirty-year-old Lazarist priest, Évariste Régis Huc and his elder companion Joseph Gabert, were sent to determine the nature and extent of this new dominion.
Huc and Gabert shaved their heads and adopted the yellow robes of Tibetan lamas. They crossed the Yellow River and the Ordos Desert arriving at the Kunbum Monastery where they acquainted themselves with the Tibetan language and religion. They travelled extensively in the region but incurred the displeasure of the Chinese Commissioner who regarded them as a security risk. they eventually made their way to Canton before returning to France where Huc wrote the present highly influential account.
First edition in Russian, 8vo (23 x 15 cm); 322 pp., translated from the original French, some foxing throughout, water staining to title-page, Chinese chop to titlepage; modern brown morocco over marbled boards, spine in six parts with raised bands, gilt ruled, black morocco label to second part, new endpapers, Russian newspaper clipping tipped in at the rear, a good copy.
Not located in Yakushi. See Yakushi H445 for various editions.
Huc's remarkable narrative details the pioneering exploration of Central Asia conducted on behalf of the Holy See. After the decline of the Jesuit and other early missions to China, the Vatican was forced to locate its mission north of the Great Wall at Si-Wan. However, the region was little known to the West and so the thirty-year-old Lazarist priest, Évariste Régis Huc and his elder companion Joseph Gabert, were sent to determine the nature and extent of this new dominion.
Huc and Gabert shaved their heads and adopted the yellow robes of Tibetan lamas. They crossed the Yellow River and the Ordos Desert arriving at the Kunbum Monastery where they acquainted themselves with the Tibetan language and religion. They travelled extensively in the region but incurred the displeasure of the Chinese Commissioner who regarded them as a security risk. they eventually made their way to Canton before returning to France where Huc wrote the present highly influential account.
First edition in Russian, 8vo (23 x 15 cm); 322 pp., translated from the original French, some foxing throughout, water staining to title-page, Chinese chop to titlepage; modern brown morocco over marbled boards, spine in six parts with raised bands, gilt ruled, black morocco label to second part, new endpapers, Russian newspaper clipping tipped in at the rear, a good copy.
Not located in Yakushi. See Yakushi H445 for various editions.
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