Description: ONE OF THE GREAT TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ELLA MAILLART WAS A SWISS OLYMPIC SAILOR AND GENERAL ADVENTURER ON LAND AND SEA, INTERNATIONAL SKIER, CAPTAIN OF THE SWISS HOCKEY TEAM - AND A MAJOR TRAVEL WRITER. THIS BOOK DESCRIBES A JOURNEY SHE TOOK IN 1935, HAVING MET THE JOURNALIST PETER FLEMING AND TEAMED UP WITH HIM FOR THE 7 MONTH TREK. FLEMING PUBLISHED A PARALLEL ACCOUNT, ENTITLED 'NEWS FROM TARTARY.' HER OTHER GREAT TRAVEL BOOK WAS 'TURKESTAN SOLO', 1932. SHE DIED IN 1997, AGED 94. 1937. 4TH REPRINT, 3 MONTHS AFTER FIRST PUBLICATION. 312 PAGES.FOLDING MAP. 38 PHOTOS. ELLA MAILLART. I AM DOWNSIZING MY LIBRARY OWING TO ISSUES OF SPACE. POSTAGE IN UK: £2. 50. SECURE, RECYCLED PACKAGING. 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK. PLEASE LOOK AT MY OTHER LISTINGS.
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Binding: Cloth
Place of Publication: LONDON
Non-Fiction Subject: JOURNEY ACROSS CENTRAL ASIA WITH PETER FLEMING
Shape: Rectangle
Publisher: HEINEMANN
Modified Item: No
Weight: 850 GRAMMES
Year Printed: 1937
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: CENTRAL ASIA
Author: ELLA MAILLART
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
