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A Wayfarer in China, Impressions of a Trip Across West China and Mongolia
by Kendall, Elizabeth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin. Hardcover. Very good. Early reprint (title page undated, copyright page states "Published, February 1913." 338 pp, indexed and illustrated (including double-page map), in original blue cloth binding. No dust jacket. Light shelfwear to boards; binding sound, text clean, with the exception of some foxing to the first few leaves. Previous owner's raised stamp on front free endpaper. As described in contemporary review in the Missionary Herald, "the earlier part of Miss Kendall's journey brings out vividly the life of such unfamiliar regions as French Tonking and the provinces of Yunnan and Szechuan in West China, and includes such unusual experiences as a peek into Lolo Land, a stop at Tachieniu--gateway to Tibet--and a remarkable sojourn at the monastery of Omei Shan, that ancient and mysterious mountain shrine of Buddhist China. The middle part of the journey follows the more usual highways, down the Yangtze and north to the Wall, but the route becomes adventurous again as it crosses the Gobi Desert and pushes northward through Mongolia to Siberia.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21423
- Title
- A Wayfarer in China, Impressions of a Trip Across West China and Mongolia
- Author
- Kendall, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel Narratives;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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