Forbidden Journey. From Peking to Kashmir. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Forbidden Journey. From Peking to Kashmir

[Travel] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 312. Publisher's dark red cloth, gilt titles to spine. Three maps, one folding, and numerous black and white photographic plates. With a later printing of the jacket (same artwork as first), priced at 12/6. Edges toned, some dustiness, no inscriptions, reprint jacket with a few small chips and tape mends to reverse side. Very good. Maillart's account of her journey from Peking to Srinagar in 1935. She was accompanied on this mammoth trek by the British writer Peter Fleming, who published his version as News from Tartary. From the collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within).