9781108019538 - The River of Golden Sand: The Narrative Of A Journey Through China And Eastern Tibet To Burmah (Cambridge Library Collection: Travel and Exploration) von Gill, Will... (4 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Reprint. Octavo, 420 pages. In Good plus condition. Yellow and blue spine with blue and yellow text. Covers have slight tearing to front cover, slight creasing to spine, scratching to both covers, and mild shelf and edge wear. Textblock has light staining to edges. Shelved ND-E. 1378585. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Zustand: New. An 1880 report describing an expedition from Chengdu, China along the eastern edge of Tibet to Bhamo in northern Burma. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia. Num Pages: 534 pages, 7 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JF; HBJF; HBTP; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 41. Weight in Grams: 746. . 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - William Gill (1843-1883) was an explorer and commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers. After inheriting a fortune from a distant relative in 1871, Gill decided to remain in the Army and use his inheritance to finance explorations of remote countries, satisfying his love of travel and gathering intelligence for the British government. He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Geographical Society in 1879 for his scientific observations on his expeditions. This two volume work, first published in 1880, is Gill's account of his expedition from Chengdu, China through Sichuan, along the eastern edge of Tibet via Litang, to Bhamo in Burma, a region little explored by westerners before him. Gill describes in vivid detail the cultures, societies and settlements of the region, and their political and economic systems. Volume 1 covers the area around Chengdu and includes an introductory chapter by the eminent orientalist Henry Yule (1820-1889).