1910 The Wonders of Asiatic Exploration

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Prize Binding

Bound in a full morocco prize binding with gilt, for Fauconberge School, Beccles. 

First edition.

Illustrated with eight monochrome plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. 

A vivid account of exploration across Asia, recounting the journeys of adventurers and archaeologists through regions such as the Himalayas, Central Asia, and China, capturing the era’s fascination with discovery and empire.

Archibald Williams (1871–1934) was a British engineer and writer whose works on exploration and invention captured the adventurous spirit of the early twentieth century.