GABRIEL BONVALOT (1853-1933) “DU CAUCASE AUX INDES A TRAVERS LE PAMIR” [FROM THE CAUCASUS TO INDIA THROUGH THE PAMIR]

Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie Éditeurs, 1889. Book decorated with 250 drawings and sketches by Albert Pépin in and out of text with a folded map of the itinerary of the voyage in fine. Contemporary red publisher's paperback, decorated smooth spine, illustrated front cover, gilt edges. Cover soiled, stained, foxing. 1 vol. In-4 of XII 458 pp. In French. 28,5 x 21 x 3,5 cm Pierre Gabriel Édouard Bonvalot French explorer of Central Asia and Tibet. Winner of the Prix Marcelin Guérin from the Académie Française in 1889 for Du Caucase aux Indes à travers le Pamir.