Lot 74
W. Filchner, Das Kloster Kumbum in Tibet. Berlin 1906.
Estimate
€ 200
Starting Price
€ 140
Lot:
74
Category:
Geography and work of views
Artist:
Wilhelm Filchner
Filchner, Wilhelm: Das Kloster Kumbum in Tibet. Ein Beitrag zu seiner Geschichte. Berlin: Mittler 1906. 26,5 x 18,3 cm. With 39 plates, 3 maps, and numerous illustrations. XIV pp., 1 folio, 164 pp. Original illustrated paperback.
(Somewhat worn, stained, with tears along the edges and discoloration on the spine. The interior is slightly discolored and has a few minor age spots. Plate 18 has a small tear at the fold.)
Yakushi (1994) F52. - First edition. - A seminal work by the geophysicist, geodesist, and explorer Wilhelm Filchner (1877–1957), based on his 1904 stay at the historic Buddhist monastery of Kumbum in the western part of the Chinese province of Gansu. - “The first special monograph on the results of the author’s expedition in China and Tibet” (Yakushi).
(Somewhat worn, stained, with tears along the edges and discoloration on the spine. The interior is slightly discolored and has a few minor age spots. Plate 18 has a small tear at the fold.)
Yakushi (1994) F52. - First edition. - A seminal work by the geophysicist, geodesist, and explorer Wilhelm Filchner (1877–1957), based on his 1904 stay at the historic Buddhist monastery of Kumbum in the western part of the Chinese province of Gansu. - “The first special monograph on the results of the author’s expedition in China and Tibet” (Yakushi).