News from Tartary - A Journey from Peking to Kashmir

Original maroon cloth over boards with gilt decoration and lettering. The book states "Third Impression, September, 1936" on copyright page. One page has minor pencil underlining. Front hinge firm. Rear hinge starting. The author (the elder brother of "James Bond" author, Ian Fleming) undertook this seven-month journey in 1935 accompanied by Swiss adventurer, Ella Maillart (aka "Kini"). "Tartary" refers to Turkestan. Scarce. 384 pp. with Index.

Product Info

Publisher: Jonathan Cape

Year: 1936

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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