Across Asia's Snows & Deserts by Morden, William J - 1928 2nd printing

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First Edition . Hardcover. Ex-library copy, rebound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Typical library markings in and on book. Includes author's photograph as frontispiece, 65 illustrations including foldout map near the end of the book, two appendices, and an index; 415 pages.

Putnam, 1927. Leather. Very Good. Full Brown Leather, Ribbed Spine, Top edge gold Gilt,Decorative end Papers with Gilt lettering. First page has a short tear and some edge wear. I believe This was rebound in leather by the previous owner. Could not find an example of this edition

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. 1927, 415pp, illus., illus. eps, teg, navy cloth w/ gilt lettering, corners slightly bumped, some shelfwear to cover, front inner hinge beginning to loosen, owner's name to fep, no dj, contents clean.. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Square and unmarked copy in full cloth binding that is lightly rubbed. Top edge gilt. xiv, 414pp. Introduction by Roy Chapman Andrews. Plates. Fold-out map. An expedition to collect specimens for the American Museum of Natural History, this is a great journey through Central Asia. India, the Himalayas, the Pamirs, Thian Shan, Mongolia, Siberia, across the endless steppes to Manchuria, Peking, Kashmir, Kashgaria, the "Celestial Mountains," Kara Shar, Dzungaria, Kobdo.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. (1928). Hardcover. Cloth torn along most of front joint, with paper tape repair. Hinges broken and loose, with spine mull visible at gutters. Small brass eyelet hole in corner of rear board.; 1928 second printing (the first edition was in 1927). xiv, 415, [1 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 64 illustrations on 31 plate leaves + 3 maps (1 folding). 4 other illustrations within the pagination (including 1 facsimile letter.) Green cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 235 x 156mm. Travel in central Asia, looking for Ovis poli sheep. "In 1923 I had hunted throughout Kashmir and Ladak, and had gone northwar into Baltistan. It was then that I began my queries concerning Ovis poli. These remarkable sheep, first reported by Marco Polo seven hundred years ago, had come to be accepted as rare and almost mythical animals." - pages 3-4. Contents: Introduction (by Roy Chapman Andrews);… Read More

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st ed, NY, 1927. 9 x 6-1/4 in, 415 p, plates. Moderate wear, a bit shaky. .

C6b. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by G P Putmans Sons, New York. 1927. Xiv, 415 pgs. Illustrated with 65 photographic illustrations and a Folding Map. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Bookplate present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An expedition to collect specimens for the American Museum of Natural History, this is a great journey through Central Asia. India, the Himalayas, the Pamirs, Thian Shan, Mongolia, Siberia, across the endless steppes to Manchuria, Peking, Kashmir, Kashgaria, the "Celestial Mountains," Kara Shar, Dzungaria, Kobdo. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .