Lot 320
A. Stein, Sand-buried ruins of Khotan. London 1903.
Estimate
€ 300
Starting Price
€ 200
Lot:
320
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Marc Aurel Stein
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. 22,4 x 14 cm. With a frontispiece, title vignette and numerous illustrations within the text, plus a multi-fold colour map. XLIII, 524 pp. Rust-brown original linen
(Slightly scuffed and stained.)
Several library stamps reading ‘Oriental Institute, Imperial and Royal University of Vienna’.
Yakushi (1994) p. 713a. – First edition. Contains an account of Stein’s first expedition to Central Asia in 1900–01.
(Slightly scuffed and stained.)
Several library stamps reading ‘Oriental Institute, Imperial and Royal University of Vienna’.
Yakushi (1994) p. 713a. – First edition. Contains an account of Stein’s first expedition to Central Asia in 1900–01.