Mongol Journeys
by Owen Lattimore
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- The book is in very good condition.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Doran and Co., c. 1941. The book is in very good condition. . Edition: First Edition. , Binding: Publisher’s orange cloth. Small illustration on top cover. Text and illustration on spine. Top edge dyed brown. Pasted and free endpapers in the form of a map of the East Asian region. , Notes: A book about Lattimore’s travels through Eastern Asia, in particular Mongolia. Owen Lattimore (1900 – 1989) was an American author, educator, and influential scholar of China and Central Asia, especially Mongolia. Although he did not have an advanced academic degree, in the 1930s he was editor of Pacific Affairs, a journal published by the Institute of Pacific Relations, and then taught at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1938 to 1963. During World War II, he was an advisor to Chiang Kai-shek and the American government and contributed extensively to the public debate., Size: 8vo (229x154mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with frontispiece photo of the author’s guide throughout his travels and 16 photographs of various scenes from the journey. , Category: Book Asia Far East; Book Voyages General;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B5402
- Title
- Mongol Journeys
- Author
- Owen Lattimore
- Book Condition
- Used - The book is in very good condition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1941
- Keywords
- Book Asia Far East; Book Voyages General;
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