In this two-volume work, published in 1912, the Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) describes his second expedition to the deserts of Chinese Turkestan in 1906-8. (His account of his first expedition, Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan (1903), is also reissued in this series.) Stein intended this account to be read by non-specialists, and, like his previous book, it is highly illustrated and full of interesting details about his journey and the people he met en route, as well as of the important ...
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In this two-volume work, published in 1912, the Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) describes his second expedition to the deserts of Chinese Turkestan in 1906-8. (His account of his first expedition, Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan (1903), is also reissued in this series.) Stein intended this account to be read by non-specialists, and, like his previous book, it is highly illustrated and full of interesting details about his journey and the people he met en route, as well as of the important archaeological discoveries which still link his name with the civilisation of this remote and dangerous area. In Volume 2, Stein describes the discovery of the caves near the great trading post of Dunhuang which contained - walled up and almost perfectly preserved - manuscripts, sculptures, silk cloths, and the Diamond Sutra, the earliest complete and dated example of a printed book, hidden by Buddhist monks nine hundred years previously.
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Good. No jacket. Includes 3 maps! Volume 2 only. The cover is shelf worn with the bottom corner edge of the front cover being slightly creased and folded. The back cover is slightly tanned with the spine having a few small smudged, but none affecting legibility. The fore edge of the text block is slightly smudged, but not visible on the page margins. The spine is cocked, but binding is secure. Pages are clean and unmarked.
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Good. No jacket. Includes volume one only. Cover is tanned and worn along edges. Spine is foxed, not affecting legibility. Spine is creased and binding glue is visible between front cover and first page, but binding is secure. Text block is tanned and lightly foxed, with a small stain on lower edge, visible on edges of some pages but not covering text. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. As is.
