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Trinkler, Emil

The Stormswept Roof of Asia by Yak, Camel & Sheep Caravan in Tibet, Chinese Turkistan & Over the Kara-Koram

1931

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Year of publication
1931
Place of printing
Paris. J. B. Lippincott Company
Author
Trinkler, Emil
Edition
First American edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 15.5 cm]; 312 pp, 27 illustrations from photos on 16 plates, frontis, foldout map showing author's route, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded, light cover wear, very good, clean sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the geologist author's expedition to Central Asia in 1927-8 with good description of the peoples, scenery, geology, living conditions, nature, etc. He travelled from Srinagar to Kargil to Leh, Kashgar, Kunlun, the Taklamakan Desert, Yarkand, Karakoram mountains, etc. Yakushi T102b.