Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Etats-Unis
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Edité par John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Greener Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
Edité par John Murray Publishers Ltd 26/10/1995, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : 369 Bookstore _[~ 369 Pyramid Inc ~]_, Dover, DE, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. To the Chinese the fearsome Taklamakan was always the \'desert of death\' - \'You go in but you never come out.\'Steeped in legend and seemingly uncrossable, this desert is an empty vastness 5,000 feet above sea-level, with treacherous dunes often rising 1,000 feet higher. For centuries the Silk Road, the ancient trade route linking Imperial Rome to China, skirted the edge of the desert to north and south, following the line of the isolated oasis towns along the foothills of the towering Tien Shan and Kun Lun mountain ranges. Even so, many caravans of merchants (with silk, gold and other precious cargoes), soldiers and also pilgrims lost their way between these oases never to be heard of again, often engulfed in the terrifying and all-devouring karaburan, or black hurricane.Charles Blackmore, together with thirty camels and a party of British, Chinese and Uyghurs, set out to cross this daunting desert for the first time ever, from end to end, a distance of 780 miles. For fifty-nine days the party, often pushed to the limits of their endurance and out of reach of all help, moved relentlessly forward, overcoming sickness, injury and extremes of temperature in an awesome wasteland that sustains no life or water. Despite the loss of camels and moments of near mutiny among members of the crossing party, they emerged triumphant to take their place in the history of exploration.
Edité par John Murray Publishers Ltd 26/10/1995, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Bahamut Media, Reading, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Edité par John Murray, London, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. London: John Murray, 1995. 1st edition, F/NF. Book has very little wear. DJ has some wear to upper corners and spine. Illustrated with b & w and color photos and 2 maps. a 59 day journey across 780 miles of desolation located above 5,000 ft. in theXinjiang province of westernChina. They discover an abandoned city lost for centuries under the sand. Fascinating read, well written, nice copy.
Edité par JOHN MURRAY 1996, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Leaf Ends, Stocksfield, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. reprint hardback with dustwrapper very good / very good almost as new, 268 pages, illustrated.
Edité par John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : very good. Purchase pre-owned books for prompt service and customer satisfaction.
Edité par John Murray, London, United Kingdom, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : David Kenyon, King's Lynn, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. [xvii] 265pp. Black cloth w gilt title to spine in a dust-jacket just lightly bumped along top edge o/w fine. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : very good. Very Good Copy. Fast Shipment.
Edité par John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Jenhams Books, Dundee, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Very Good condition, edges with some flecking otherwise Fine, in a Fine dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). Overseas buyers please also note that shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel.
Edité par London: John Murray, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
Fine. Etat : Very Good. First edition. Hardcover book . Cloth and dustjacket. 268pp. With 14 colour photos in plates, 20 b&w photos in plates, and a map. The story of the first entire crossing of the feared Taklamakan desert in China, a total of 780 miles overcoming many dangers. Foreword by Peter Hopkirk. Fine in Very Good jacket, which has slight colour fade to spine and spine edge, and is price-clipped.
Edité par John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Travel, Spies & Otherwise, Ellesmere Port, CHESH, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good with clear film covering. 1st Edition 1995. The Worst Desert on Earth - crossing the Taklamakan, the desert of death which you go in, but never come out according to the Chinese, but Charles Blackmore proved that wrong. 268 pp. 8 pages of colour and 8 black and white photographs with double page map. Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The dust wrapper is not price clipped with no fading. Slight foxing on the side edge otherwise in excellent condition. Please see image.
Edité par John Murray, London, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Jonathan P Vokes, Richmond, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. (xvii) 268 pp. Map. Cld and monochrome photograph pls. Black boards with author, title and publisher in gilt on the spine. Dust spotting to the head edge slight spotting to the fore-edge and tail edge. The dust wrapper is not price clipped. The spine is slightly faded. A very good tight, bright and clean copy. 665 gms. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Edité par John Murray Publishers, London, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Great Southern Books, King River, WA, Australie
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 268 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. A fine unread copy. This book is available and ready to be shipped. For centuries, the Silk Road skirted the edge of the Taklamakan desert to north and south, following the lines of the isolated oasis towns. The Taklamakan was to the Chinese, the desert of death, which you go in but you never come out. This volume retraces the adventures of Charles Blackmore and his companions as they cross the Taklamakan, overcoming both scorching heat and bitter cold, surviving dysentry and water shortages and relentlessly attacking the endless and intimidating sand dunes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Adventure, Survival, Exploration; China; Travel & Places. ISBN: 0719554365. ISBN/EAN: 9780719554360. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8694.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service.
Edité par John Murray Publishers Ltd, London, 1995
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : M & P BOOKS PBFA MEMBER, Buxton, Derbyshire, Royaume-Uni
Membre d'association : PBFA
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. Tight Firm Clean Copy - First Edition - No Signatures, Inscriptions Or Notations Discovered. Photo Illustrations. Navy Blue Cloth Hard Cover With Gold Gilt Titles To Spine - Faint Wear. Unclipped Jacket In Similar Condition.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. Brand New Copy.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. Buy for Great customer experience.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New.
Edité par Brand: Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Etat : new.
Edité par Trafalgar Square, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0719554365 ISBN 13 : 9780719554360
Vendeur : BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. In shrink wrap! Looks like an interesting title!.