* [LHASA & TIBET]. A group of 6 works, comprising:
SHAW, Robert Barkley (1839-1879). Visits to High Tartary, Yarkand, and Kashgar (Formerly Chinese Tartary) and return journey over the Karakoram Pass. London: John Murray, 1871. 8vo. Engraved title-page vignette, 2 folding maps, numerous and in-text illustrations. -- WILSON, Andrew (1831-1881). The Abode of Snow. Observations of a Journey from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus, through the Upper Valleys of the Himalaya. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1875. 8vo. Lithotint frontispiece, large folding map in rear cover pocket. -- BOWER, Hamilton (1858-1940). Diary of a Journey Across Tibet. New York: Macmillan, 1894. 8vo. Color-printed folding map, folding altitude profile, frontispiece, numerous illustrations. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. -- WELBY, Montagu Sinclair (1866-1900). Through Unknown Tibet. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1898. 8vo. Photogravure frontispiece portrait, 4 folding maps in rear cover pocket, numerous plates and illustrations.FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. -- CANDLER, Edmund (1874-1926). The Unveiling of Lhasa. London: Edward Arnold, 1905. 8vo. Large folding map, a color frontispiece, numerous plates. FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHER'S FILE COPY. -- HOLDICH, Thomas Hungerford, Sir (1843-1929). Tibet, the Mysterious. London: Alston Rivers, [1906]. 8vo. Color-printed folding map,sketch maps (one folding), numerous plates. -- All FIRST EDITIONS, all in original publisher's cloth, condition generally good.
Estimate $600-800