Volume one & two, first editions 1909. "With 388 illustrations from photographs, water-colour sketches, and drawings by the author and 10 maps". Volume three, first edition 1913. "With 156 illustrations from photographs, water-colour sketches, and drawings by the author and 4 maps". Publishers maroon cloth. Gilt vignette of Tibetian native. Gilt title to spine. Volume I. xxiii, 436 pages, [7 plates], 4 page publishers catalogue. Frontispiece photo plate. Full-page plates some fold-out. Full-page photographic plates. 7 full-page maps. Volume II. xvii, 441 pages, 2 page publishers catalogue. Frontispiece photo plate. Full-page plates some fold-out. Full-page photographic plates. 3 fold-out maps. Volume III. xv, 426 pages, 2 page publishers catalogue. Full-page plates some fold-out. Full-page photographic plates. Large fold-out map at rear. "Swedish explorer, geographer and illustrator Sven Hedin made four major expeditionary trips to Asia thoughout his lifetime. In the first, from 1893 to 1897, he visited the Pamir Mountains, traveled through the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang Region of Western China and across the Taklamakan Desert where he visited the 1500 year old abandoned cities of Dandan Oilik and Kara Dung. In April of 1896 he discovered Lake Bosten, one of the largest inland bodies of water in Central Asia. Provides a record of his nearly four years' travels throughout Asia, with nearly three hundred illustrations from sketches and photographs by him". Shipped and insured [courier liability] with DHL Express. N.B. Remote Areas and Island Destinations incur an additional shipping costs of €19.50 levied by the Courier company. Please do not bid unless you are prepared to make this payment should it apply to your address otherwise books cannot ship.