Przhevalsky N. From Kyakhta to the sources of the Yellow river.
Exploring the Northern edge of Tibet and the way through LOB-nor along the Tarim basin.
M. Geografgiz. 1948. 366 p., Fig., maps. Hardcover, size 17.5 x 26.5 cm.
The fourth and last Central Asian expedition of the outstanding Russian geographer of the XIX century, the Explorer of Central Asia Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky, made in 1883-1885. this is a continuation of scientific reconnaissance of the Northern outskirts of Tibet, rich in geographical discoveries and ethnographic observations. Expedition photos in the text and on separate sheets of inserts. The route of the second Tibetan journey of N. M. Przhevalsky on an additional tab. Large color unfolding map of the route-eye survey of the fourth trip of N. M. Przhevalsky on Central Asia on a separate tab. Lists of Latin names, reference tables, scientific editorial notes, page-by-page comments. Detailed introductory biographical and geographical essay by E. M. Murzaev: `The second Tibetan journey of N. M. Przhevalsky`.
Condition: Good, maps included. Scuffed binding.