In the Forbidden Land. An Account of a Journey into Tibet...
Capture by the Tibetan Lamas and Soldiers, Imprisonment, Torture and Ultimate Release Brought About by Dr. Wilson and the Political Peshkar Karak Sing-Pal
New York and London. Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1899. First American Edition. Stock ID #223671 Profusely illustrated account of Landor’s 1897 expedition to Tibet, a region then closed to foreigners. It details his attempts to reach Lhasa, his eventual capture by Tibetan soldiers, and descriptions of the torture and imprisonment he and his servants endured before their release. When referring to this item please quote stockid 223671.
Two Volumes, large colour folding map of Southern Tibet showing the author's route and return journey, 8 colour plates (including frontispiece in Vol II), 251 black and white plates and text illustrations (many from photographs and sketches by the author), xviii + 307pp; xiv + 250pp, original pictorial green cloth-covered boards, lettered in gilt, 23.3 x 16 cm, corners a little bumped, but the cloth in very bright condition, endpapers renewed, several leaves in the first volume unopened, and a few carelessly opened (with loss at the outer margins, text unaffected), small sealed edge and fold tears to the folding map, a handsome copy in very good condition.
Price: $750.00 AU