1910 · First edition · Same-month reprint

India and Tibet

Sir Francis Younghusband

Younghusband’s authoritative account of the political and military encounter that transformed relations between British India and Tibet.

London: John Murray, 1910. First edition, same-month reprint. In India and Tibet, Sir Francis Younghusband—soldier, explorer, diplomat and one of the defining personalities of the Great Game—gave his considered account of the political tensions and frontier ambitions that culminated in the British expedition to Lhasa of 1903–04. Written by the expedition’s central political figure, the book remains a compelling first-hand document of the encounter between British India and a Tibet still surrounded, in the Western imagination, by formidable geographical and political mystery.

The volume combines history, diplomacy, travel and imperial strategy with Younghusband’s intimate knowledge of the Himalayan frontier. Its folding maps give cartographic form to the competing interests of India, Tibet, China and Russia, while the plates preserve an important visual record of the people, landscapes and institutions described in the narrative. For collectors of Tibet, the Great Game and British India, it is both a significant primary source and a particularly handsome example of Edwardian travel and geopolitical publishing.

First edition, same-month reprint. A complete and highly attractive copy in the original gilt-decorated publisher’s cloth, retaining all plates and both folding maps. Particularly desirable in this complete state, with only the expected foxing and signs of age noted in the condition report.

Price: USD 795.

Publication

London · John Murray, 1910

Language

English

Format

Octavo · Original gilt-decorated publisher’s cloth · Illustrated with plates and two folding maps

Completeness

Complete. All pages and plates are present, together with both folding maps.

Condition

Very good. The original gilt-decorated cloth remains highly attractive, with expected foxing, an early ownership inscription and other age-consistent signs noted in the detailed condition report.

Provenance

Early ownership inscription on the half-title; further provenance details available on request.

Rarity

A particularly desirable copy in this complete state, retaining the original decorated binding, all plates and both folding maps. Of special interest to collectors of Tibet, the Great Game, Himalayan exploration and British India.

Status

Available

Price

USD 795