Descrizione

Stockholm, The Sino-Swedish Expedition, 1946. 4to (30.3 x 24.0 cm). xi, 225 pp.; some figures, maps and table in the text, 22 plates, one folded geological map and one geological profile in a pocket at the rear. Original printed stiff buff wrappers. = The plates show landscapes, microscopic photos of minerals, and several Mesozoic fossils, including a few ammonites and bivalves. With the hand-written dedication by the author to the Swiss geologist Prof. Eugène [spelled Eugen] Wegmann (1896-1982), and with with his small library stamp on the front wrapper. Important geological contribution to the western Chang-Thang mountains in Tibet, published as Reports from Scientific Expedition to the north-western provinces of China under the leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin, The Sino-Swedish Expedition publication 29. Uncut. Printed errata-leaf loosely inserted. In very good, clean condition. Very uncommon.