TRAVELS IN LADAK, TARTARY, AND KASHMIR
by Torrens, Henry D
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About This Item
London, 1863.. iv,367pp. including numerous in-text illustrations, plus chromolithographic frontispiece, eleven additional chromolithographic plates (two folding), and one folding map. Errata slip following p. iv. Later three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands, gilt morocco labels. Calf rubbed, worn at joints and extremities. Very good. Second edition of Lieut. Col. Henry D. Torrens' account of his travels in the Trans- Himalayan regions of present-day northern India. The work is illustrated with dozens of chromolithographic and wood-engraved ethnographic portraits and landscape views. The large panoramic folding plates show views of "Kashmir Valley from Soleiman's Seat to Nishat Bach" and "Lè [Leh], from the Palace...to the Valley of the Indus." The folding map traces "the Course of the Hindostan and Thibet Road from Kalka in the Plains to Shipkee on the borders of China."
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM38589
- Title
- TRAVELS IN LADAK, TARTARY, AND KASHMIR
- Author
- Torrens, Henry D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863.
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About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...