George Henderson and Allan O. Hume
Lahore to Yarkand
London, 1873
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This copy belonged to Hugh Whistler, containing a tipped in letter.
The book documents the author’s expedition from Lahore to Yarkand, focusing on the route and the natural history of the traversed regions. The expedition took place in 1870, under the leadership of Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth.
The book provides a detailed account of the journey, including observations on the geography, flora, fauna, and local cultures encountered along the way. It is a valuable historical record of this expedition and the region it covered.
First Edition. 26 x 18 cm. Contains 38 hand colored plates, including 32 of birds by Keulemans, 6 of plants, 26 heliotype illustrations on 16 plates, frontis, colored plates of geological sections, other illustrations, and a folding map.
Binding: Original half leather bound in red-brown with raised bands and gilt tooling on spine.
Condition: Minor soiling on the edges of the paper not affecting the insides. And excellent tight copy
This item is non-exportable.
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