On ancient Central-Asian tracks. Brief narrative of three expeditions in innermost Asia and north-western China.

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First edition of the account of the three very important explorations by the Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein s (1862-1943) and of his researches carried out in Chinese Turkistan and adjacent parts of innermost Asia in 1900-1901, 1906-1908 and 1913-1914. Stein travelled through Pamirs, Khotan and Niya to Dunhuang, Suchou, Turfan and Kashgar to Samaskand and the northern and southern silk roads. In the present work, he describes his archeological and topographical discoveries, by showing artefacts like documents, art objects and describing buildings and landscapes (all illustrated with the photographic illustrations), showing the eastern and western influences. Highly interesting summary of this important archeological expedition to Chinese Turkistan and its adjacent areas.With the bookplate of Louise Maxwell Scott on the front paste-down and another owner's inscription dated March 1991 and the bookplate of A. Constable Maxwell on the first free endpaper. Untrimmed, in very good condition. Original publisher's terracotta cloth, title in gold on spine and Stein's gold-tooled and blind-stamped emblem of Athena on the front board. With a coloured frontispiece, a coloured map and 147 photographic illustrations of among others documents, art and views (some folding). Pages: xxiv, 342, [2] pp.

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Título

On ancient Central-Asian tracks. Brief narrative of three expeditions in innermost Asia and north-western China.

Editor

MacMillan and co.,, London,

Fecha de publicación

1933

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