Lot 115
- 115
Thomson, Thomas
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- Western Himalaya and Tibet: A narrative of a journey through the mountains of Northern India. London: Reeve, 1852
- Paper, ink, leather
8vo. 2 maps (1 folding), 2 tinted lithographed plates. Original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt spine title. Green half morocco slipcase.
Provenance
Robert Balloch, bookplate and signature — Franklin Brooke-Hitching (initials, his sale Sotheby's London, 30 September 2015, lot 1273)
Literature
Yakushi (1994) T118
Catalogue Note
FIRST EDITION, THE BROOKE-HITCHING COPY. Thomson was the first European to cross the Saser and Karakoram Passes and the work contains an account of his explorations.