first edition
1931 · Philadelphia
by Trinkler, Emil
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, n.d., 1931. First edition in English, American issue; 8vo, pp. [4], 11-312; folding map, 27 illustrations from photographs on 16 plates; fine copy in original orange cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine, in an uncommon dust jacket showing a few short tears and creases. "Account of the author's Central Asian expedition of 1927-28, with H. de Terra and W. Bosshard; Srinagar, Leh, Kashgar, the Western Taklamakan desert and the Kunlun. Return journey to India via the Karakoram Pass, and Bosshard directly to Europe via Russia" (Yakushi). Yakushi T218b.
(Inventory #: 67791)