A Journey across the Pamir from North to South. [With:] A Journey across Central Asia, [and:] A Journey Across Tibet from North to South and West to Ladak.

LITTLEDALE St. George (1896.)

£475.00 

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Three pamphlets bound together, the first a separately paginated offprint from the Proceedings of the R.G.S., the second and third, extracts from the Geographical Journal. 6 Folding maps contained in a separate chemise, within a box  also containing the text volume.  Illustrations in the text. 8vo. Quarter green morocco, the box in cloth with a leather label. 36, 32, 32pp. London, R.G.S. , 1891, 1894 &

The extraordinary travels  of the remarkable Littledales, an indefatigable husband and wife duo, who were never celebrated by a printed work in their lifetimes apart from these lectures delivered at the R.G.S. in April 1890 June '94, & May, '86. St. George received the Patron's medal of the R.G.S. and their dog Tanny was given a special silver collar marking its honorary fellowship of the society.

 

A well presented collection honouring these intrepid little-known travellers.

 

 

Stock Code: 244344

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