The Long Old Road in China
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2353510
First edition. Edges faded, spine discolored, edges rubbed with corners slightly exposed, owner bookplate on front endpaper.
viii, 168 pp. Black cloth spine, paper over boards with illustrated title label on front board, black-and-white photographic frontispiece and plates. A firsthand account of travel in China and central Asia in the early 20th century, by an American archaeologist and art historian who traveled there on behalf of Harvard University's Fogg Museum. The title is a reference to the Silk Road, the ancient route Warner attempted to follow on his journey.
Price: $50.00