[Rarebooks] FS: THE ROOF OF THE WORLD, Tibet in 1876 with tinted lithographs

[Charles Agvent]

GORDON, Lieutenant-Colonel T. E. THE ROOF OF THE WORLD. BEING THE 
NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY OVER THE HIGH PLATEAU OF TIBET TO THE RUSSIAN 
FRONTIER AND THE OXUS SOURCES ON PAMIR. Edinburgh: Edmonston and 
Douglas, 1876. First Edition. Quarto (7-1/4" x 10-1/4") in original 
gilt-decorated green cloth; xiv, 172 pages. Illustrated with 23 tinted 
lithographs, a folding panorama, and a folding map as well as numerous 
text illustrations, many of which are lovely. Gordon was a member of 
Forsyths second mission to Kashgar in 1873-4, one of the earliest 
expeditions to combine exploration with scientific investigation. 
Recently rebacked retaining nearly all of the original decorated spine. 
Several small institutional blindstamps and ink stamps, none on the 
plates and none bothersome. The plate of the Hemis Bhudist Monastery 
Ladak is almost detached and has edgewear and chipping, not coming close 
to the image or affecting the title. Very Good or better.  $2,500.00

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