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CANDLER, Edmund.
The Unveiling of Lhasa.
First Edition. "This book is in the main a narrative of the incidents of the march of the British expedition to Lhasa in 1903-04" (Yakushi). Candler accompanied the Younghusband expeditionary force as correspondent for the Daily Mail and was severely wounded at Tuna, requiring the amputation of his hand.
Octavo. Original green combed cloth, title gilt to spine, gilt device of an offerings dish to the upper board. Coloured frontispiece and 35 half-tone plates, illustrations to the text, folding map at the rear. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, light browning, hinges repaired, spine relined, a little rubbed, a very good copy.
