Sand-buried ruins of Khotan.

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Personal narrative of a journey of archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan.
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STEIN, Sir Marc Aurel.

Sand-buried ruins of Khotan.

Sand-buried ruins of Khotan.

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Personal narrative of a journey of archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan.

Stock Code 118333

London, Hurst and Blackett, 1904

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A handsome copy of the 'cheaper' edition of Stein's first exploration of Central Asia, 1900-01, scarce to find in such good condition. Crossing the Karakoram and the Pamirs he entered Chinese Turkestan and excavated the eponymous ruins.

'Cheaper' edition; 8vo (23.5 x 16 cm); 135 photographic illustrations including frontispiece, large folding map; original sienna pictorial cloth, spine gilt, the faintest of bumping to foot of spine, a near-fine copy; xl, 503 pp.

Yakushi S713a.
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