Travel
HOOKER, Joseph Dalton
Himalayan Journals. Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c.
Ward Lock, London, 1891. Third edition. 8vo, xxxii, 574pp., 13 plates, 2 maps, 70 illustrations in text, contemporary prize binding blue polished calf gilt, spine richly gilt in compartments, red morocco label, gilt crest and presentation to upper cover, all edges gilt, a very attractive copy.
The author was the first to make an almost complete circuit of Kanchenjunga in the years 1848-50. "A classic of early Himalayan travel and exploration." Neate H108; Yakushi H236a.
Price: £ 150
US Dollar Price: $ 300
Stock Number: 52716