A Tour in Mongolia 1920 Bulstrode 1st US Ed Travel Exploration Asia Mongols HC

Description: "A Tour in Mongolia" is a 237 page (plus xix and 28 plates), 5.75"x8.75" hardcover written by Beatrix Bulstrode and published in 1920 by Frederick A. Stokes Company (New York). This is the first American edition, which seems to be less common than the (already scarce) British version. From the introduction: "Mrs. Gull (Mrs. Bulstrode as she then was) had the fortune, not to mention the pluck, to be in Urga at a time when history was being made for Mongolia. I well remember the perturbation in British official circles in Peking when this adventurous lady, at a time when the Chinese were fighting the Mongols, sought a passport to take her through the opposing lines.... Needless to say the passport was not forthcoming, whereupon Mrs. Gull, without papers, went off by herself.... Her experiences in Inner Mongolia made it plain that getting through to Urga meant a detour so long, expensive, and risky as not to be worth while. Accordingly, she and her sporting companion, Mr. E. M. Gull..., went round the back way be train and reached Urga from Siberia, no small adventure...." There are black-and-white photos throughout. The map found in the British edition serves here as the front endpaper. The book is in good condition, with no dust jacket. The burgundy cloth boards are torn and have loss along the spine's back edge, a bit of fraying at the spine ends, light soiling. The title lettering on the spine has faded. There's a gift inscription in pencil on the half-title page, a bookstore ticket and small stamp to the last flyleaf, various degrees of foxing to some pages, and the browned tissue paper protecting the frontispiece has stained the title page. A handful of pages are creased at the bottom corner. International buyers – please note: Import duties, taxes, and charges aren't included in the item price or postage cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.

Price: 250 USD

Location: Tucson, Arizona

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