Author: JONES, M
Title: Life and Travel in Tartary, Thibet, and China Being a Narrative of the Abbe Huc's Travels in the Far East
Description: London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown leather cover with newly restored leather spine with gold print. Contents complete with browning to pages due to age. Color plates and black and white engraving throughout. Very colorful. Évariste Régis Huc, or Abbé Huc, (1813–1860) was a French missionary traveller, famous for his accounts of China, Tartary and Tibet. Since the travels of the Englishman, Thomas Manning, in Tibet (1811–1812), no European had visited Lhasa. Huc stimulated European interest in Central Asia and blazed a trail for Asian studies. Huc devoted himself to the study of the dialects and customs of the "Tatars," for whom he translated several religious texts. Scarce if not rare. Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protect condition. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide free delivery tracking and ship daily or next business day!; Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7˝" tall; 120 pages. Fair with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Tibet Adventure China Catholicism Thibet Asia
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Title: Life and Travel in Tartary, Thibet, and China Being a Narrative of the Abbe Huc's Travels in the Far East
Description: London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown leather cover with newly restored leather spine with gold print. Contents complete with browning to pages due to age. Color plates and black and white engraving throughout. Very colorful. Évariste Régis Huc, or Abbé Huc, (1813–1860) was a French missionary traveller, famous for his accounts of China, Tartary and Tibet. Since the travels of the Englishman, Thomas Manning, in Tibet (1811–1812), no European had visited Lhasa. Huc stimulated European interest in Central Asia and blazed a trail for Asian studies. Huc devoted himself to the study of the dialects and customs of the "Tatars," for whom he translated several religious texts. Scarce if not rare. Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protect condition. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide free delivery tracking and ship daily or next business day!; Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7˝" tall; 120 pages. Fair with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Tibet Adventure China Catholicism Thibet Asia
Price: US$ 67.97 Seller: A Book Legacy
- Book number: 57780
- Book number: 57780
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