Add this copy of Central Asia, Travels in Cashmere, Little Thibet and to cart. $12.84, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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This is a brand new hardback edition which we will send out from our uk warehouse first Class post hopefully to arrive the day after your order depending on date and time of receipt. We are highly experienced, ethical dealer dealing principally in books of a spiritual nature. Your patronage is deeply appreciated.
Add this copy of Central Asia Travels in Cashmere, Little Thibet and to cart. $28.00, very good condition, Sold by Xerxes Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Glen Head, NY, UNITED STATES.
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New York 1893. Scribner's. Hardcover. Tan cloth. Revised by Thomas Stevens. octavo., 294pp., hardcover. VG. binding secure; hinges not cracked; light cover wear; no ownership marks. no dj.
Add this copy of Central Asia: Travels in Cashmere, Little Thibet and to cart. $39.00, very good condition, Sold by Banjo Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Near Fine. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Revised edition. BAL 19820. One of the publisher's "Illustrated Library of Travel" series. 294 pp. plus illustrations. Light wear to the spine ends and corners. Otherwise fine in a tight binding with hinges intact.
Add this copy of Central Asia; Travels in Cashmere, Little Thibet and to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Robinson Street Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1892. Illustrated Library of Travel. Revised by Thomas Stevens. Clean pages, lightly tanned. Light wear to cover cloth, frayed head of spine. Binding tight. 12mo. 294pp.
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Fair. vi, [2], 294, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Stamp of previous owner's/private library on fep. From the collection of Dr. J. E. Gross! ! ! Hinges have some weakness. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is one of the Illustrated Library of Travel. This may be the preferred edition. Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825-December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. In 1848, Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, hired Taylor and sent him to California to report on the gold rush. He returned by way of Mexico and published a two-volume collection of travel essays, El Dorado; or, Adventures in the Path of Empire (1850). Within two weeks of release, the books sold 10, 000 copies in the U.S. and 30, 000 in Great Britain. In 1849, Taylor won a popular competition sponsored by P. T. Barnum to write an ode for the "Swedish Nightingale", singer Jenny Lind. His poem "Greetings to America" was set to music by Julius Benedict and performed by the singer at numerous concerts on her tour of the United States. In 1862, he was appointed to the U.S. diplomatic service as secretary of legation at St. Petersburg, [10] and acting minister to Russia for a time during 1862-3 after the resignation of Ambassador Simon Cameron. On July 4, 1876, at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Bayard recited his National Ode to an enthusiastic crowd of more than four thousand, the largest audience for a poetry reading in the United States to that date and a record which stood until 1961. Taylor's travel writings were widely quoted by congressmen. Thomas Stevens (24 December 1854-24 January 1935) was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, from April 1884 to December 1886. He was helped by an interpreter at the Chinese embassy in London, who discouraged him from riding across Upper Burma and China. This experience contributed to his being engaged to revise Bayard Taylor's famous work. In revising Mr. Taylor's work great care had been taken to make no alterations beyond those made necessary by recent political changes and the developments of time and progress. The chapter XIX, Across Thibet has been added.
