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Sven Hedin (b. 1865, d. 1952)

Sven Hedin: Från Fronteni Väster. 1915. + Kriget mot Ryssland. 1915. Bagdad Babylon Ninive. 1917. + Sveriges Öde. 1918. All Stockholm: Bonnier. Large 8vo. All inscribed by the author. All in publisher's cloth, no d/ws, all with signs of wear, one vol. damaged by dampstaining on backboard. (4)

Sven Hedin was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works. During a 42 year period (1893–1935 he led four expeditions to remote and inhospitable parts of Central Asia (Tibet, Xinjiang, Pamir).

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Books and manuscripts, 6 October 2020

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