London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993. Maps, xiii + 194pp, dustjacket shelf worn, a good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179776. More

London. I.B.Tauris. 2012. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 352pp indices, bibliography, notes, 29 x 23.5cm dustjacket has a few scratch marks on the rear, else a near fine copy. "The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations, as well as many of the..... More

New York. Knopf. 2001. Reprint. Maps, black and white frontispiece, xi + 352pp, index, light foxing reverse of slightly shelf worn dustjacket, spine of dustjacket little faded, tiny remainder mark lower edge, still a good clean and bright hardback copy. "In 629, the revered Buddhist monk Hsuan Tsang set out..... More

New York. Viking Press. 1973. Maps, colour and black and white illustrations, 280pp, bibliography, notes, index, worn dustjacket with closed tear, sunned spine, a good hardback copy. 25.5 x 20.7cm. Contents include: Alexander the Great : an invader from the West -- Hsuan-tsang : a pilgrim from the East --..... More

London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1976. Pictorial endpapers, profuse black and white illustrations, 264pp, chronology, index, endpapers and edges just starting to brown, very good hardback copy in dustjacket with sunned spine. This work "tells the story of the Mongol Empire, from the rise of Genghis Khan to the aftermath of..... More

London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1946. Reprint, same year of publication. 2 maps (1 folding), 3 colour plates, many photographic illustrations, 301pp, some foxing on endpapers, a series of small indentations in the margins of first leaves and a few leaves. Good copy in original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on..... More

Beijing. China Pictorial Publishing. 1989. Maps, profuse colour photographic plates, 31.7 x 23.5cm, 303pp, colour photographic pictorial boards with clear plastic wrappers a little browned. 32 x 23.5cm. Looks at the history of the Silk Road and the different routes that were favoured over the years. Includes the central route..... More

London. Bloomsbury. 2013. Endpaper and in text maps, colour photographic plates, viii + 509pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, a very good paperback copy. "The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth..... More

London. Abacus. 1997. Reprint. Translated and edited by David Selbourne. Map, black and white reproductions, xi + 516pp, notes and references, index, even browning, covers shelf worn, good paperback copy. Remainder's mark lower edge. "In 1990 distinguished academic David Selbourne was shown a remarkable manuscript which had been hidden from..... More

Shenzen. Sea Sky Publishing House. 2005. Colour illustrations, 115pp, references, front free endpapers a touch of foxing, covers a little shelf worn, good paperback copy with French flaps. Dunhuang was one of the first cities encountered by merchants on the silk road. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More

London. Penguin. 2000. Endpaper maps, illustrated title page, black and white illustrations and photographic plates, xxiv + 344pp, note on place-names, bibliography, index, dustjacket, very good hardback copy. "Roy Chapman Andrews led "the most celebrated fossil-hunting expedition of the twentieth century", wrote New York Times science writer John Noble Wilford..... More

London. I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd., 1989. Maps, 230pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket little rubbed, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159205. More

New Delhi. Asian Educational Services. 2002. Reprint. Folding map, black and white illustrations, x + 382pp, index, hardback with pictorial upper cover, gilt lettering spine and upper cover. First published in London in 1933. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213362. More