Description: The Opening of Tibet, by Landon Percival, 1906 First US Edition The Opening of Tibet - An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and the Progress of the Mission Sent There by the English Government in the Year 1903-4. Percival, Landon. New York: Doubleday, 1906. First US edition. Introduction by Colonel Francis Younghusband, the commander of the military mission and narrative of a letter by Landon to Younghusband, plus acknowledgement to those who assisted in the writing of the book. The narrative is an account of a military expedition led by Younghusband to open Tibet to British trade. The author accompanied the expedition as a special correspondent for the London Times, so he gives a journalist's view of the march, as well as insight into the people and culture. Color frontispiece illustration with tissue guard, 52 plates from photographs, mostly full page. Large, thick, heavy hardcover, bound in green cloth with a swastika on the front cover, gilt titles on the spine. 7.25x10.5 inches, 484 pages. Good condition, tiny nick to back cover, endpapers browned, signature of former owner and date of 1929 on the front cover, plus two Chinese stamps in red. Front hinge a little fragile. A couple very light spots to cover. Laid in is a 2018 article on someone who was an officer with the expedition. Classic book on Tibet.
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, First US Edition
Author: Landon Percival
Publisher: Doubleday
Topic: Tibet
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 1906
Original/Facsimile: Original
