INNERMOST ASIA. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia, Kan-Su, and Eastern Iran. Carried out and Described Under the Ordered of H.M. Indian Government. With desriptive lists of antiques by F.H. Andrews and F.M.G. Lorimer; and Appendices by J. Allan, E. Benveniste, A.H. Francke, L. Gles, R.L. Hobson, T.A. Joyce, S. Konow, A, von le Coq, E. Lentz, S. Lévi, H. Maspero, F.E. Pargiter, R. Smith, W.J. Sollas, R.C. Spiller, F.W. Thomas, V. Thomsen; etc.

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Reprint. Vols. 1 & 2 (2 vols text); vols. 3 & 4 (2 vols. plates/plans) (vols. 2 and 3. in later reprint smaller format); vol. 5 (1 vol. map); Complete in 5 vols. 4to/Royal 8vo. 59 plans, 138 plates including some folding, 4 colour plates, 505 large pictures of geographical and historical descriptions (in modern reprint volume), 51 folding maps as per contents listing. All except modern reprint vols. in bright gilt lettered red cloth, with chipped d/ws., modern reprint vols. 2 and 3 in half leather with original d/w. to vol. 3. loosely inserted. The reports of the author's third great Central Asian Expedition of 1913-16, when he rediscovered the ancient silk route from the passage land of westernmost China across the Tarim basin to the uppermost reaches of the Oxus and to Iran and Hindukush valleys. During his explorations he unearthed numerous long buried sites and excavated Khara-Khoto. Additional postage may be neccessary US$258.

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INNERMOST ASIA. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia, Kan-Su, and Eastern Iran. Carried out and Described Under the Ordered of H.M. Indian Government. With desriptive lists of antiques by F.H. Andrews and F.M.G. Lorimer; and Appendices by J. Allan, E. Benveniste, A.H. Francke, L. Gles, R.L. Hobson, T.A. Joyce, S. Konow, A, von le Coq, E. Lentz, S. Lévi, H. Maspero, F.E. Pargiter, R. Smith, W.J. Sollas, R.C. Spiller, F.W. Thomas, V. Thomsen; etc.

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Cosmo Publications New Delhi India -2019

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1981

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