Stein, Marc Aurel: Sand-buried ruins of Khotan. Personal narrative of a journey of archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan. London: T. Fisher Unwin 1903. 23 x 14,7 cm. With a frontispiece, title vignette and numerous illustrations within the text, plus a colour plate with multiple folds. XLIllI, 524 pp. Grey linen with a red-dyed spine. Green spine label with gold lettering. Gold-edged, uncut.

(The spine is discoloured. The edges are scuffed and there is a stain on the cover.)

Yakushi (1994) p. 713a. – First edition. Contains an account of Stein’s first expedition to Central Asia in 1900–01.