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Prejevalsky, Nikolai
Estimate
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Mongolia, the Tangut country, and the solitudes of northern Tibet, being a narrative of three years' travel in eastern High Asia. London: Sampson, Low [&c.], 1876
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FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, 2 volumes, 8vo (220 x 136mm.), half-titles, photographic portrait frontispiece, folding lithographed map, 12 wood-engraved plates, illustrations in text, original pictorial cloth gilt, slightly rubbed
Provenance
Alfred Trapnell, signature dated 1878 and bookplate in vol.2
Literature
Yakushi (1994) P293a
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"Przhevalskii's expeditions, which preceded those of Sven Hedin and the host of later Europeans, for the first time since Marco Polo and his successors defined the basic geography of Central Asia. They had visited places known only by rumour or report and had returned with a mass of meteorological, scientific and biological data... He had discovered the wild population of Bactrian camels as well as what became known as Przewalski's horse and Przewalski's gazelle. In 1887, under the auspices of the Russian Geographical Society, he set out from St Petersburg on a final expedition, his intention being to map the central Tibetan plateau and make one last attempt to reach Lhasa from the direction of Tien Shan. Sadly, having got no further than the Issyk Kul, he contracted typhoid and died" (Howgego, P58, p.748).