New York, 1939, 1st edition. 235 pp, 220 plates, maps. TEG. Very successful expedition; several 6000m peaks were climbed. The record of the first Swiss expedition to the Himalayas. The aims of the expedition were mainly geological and scientific, however in addition the authors have produced a rich and varied account of the people, fauna and flora around the Mount Kailas area. A comprehensive and superbly illustrated account of eight months' exploration and scientific study in the Central Himalayas during 1936. Their itinerary included entering forbidden Nepal and Tibet, and exploring around Kailas, Kumaon and the Garhwal. DJ, Near Fine.

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