LHASA & ITS MYSTERIES

WITH A RECORD OF THE EXPEDITION OF 1903-1904

BY MAJOR L. A. WADDELL

1905 FIRST EDITION

TIBET CLASSIC

WADDELL WAS LEADING EXPERT ON TIBET


This is the first printing of the first USA edition of LHASA & ITS MYSTERIES WITH A RECORD OF THE EXPEDITION OF 1903-1904 by Major L. A. Waddell. This book was published in New York by E. P. Dutton. The book measures 237mm tall x 154mm, and has 530 pages, 3 color plates, 110 b/w plates (photos—some double per plate, and sketches), 33 in-text illustrations, 8 maps (including large folding one at end), 17 appendices, index. Very uncommon first edition printed from the UK plates. Waddell was in the British Army Medical Service and a trained, practicing surgeon. He describes here the march of the British Force to Lhasa in 1903-04, Tibet and the Tibetans/religion, Lhasa & vicinity, one chapter on exploration of the Tsangpo Valley. This is one of the principal works on Lhasa and the British Mission under Younghusband.

CONDITION: Original tan cloth, red lettering front, red-gilt-black dec front, gilt lettering & gilt dec spine. Rebound with original spine relaid (good work that is hard to notice without close inspection), new end-pages that are similar to the originals, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, usual darkening to spine cloth which has a few foxing-like spots, clean bright covers, tight binding, occasional tiny foxing on the blank side of some of the plates, text pages free of foxing, big heavy book that often has issues with the external hinges breaking the cover cloth. This example restored to VG+. Price: $400.

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