Title: La Croisière Jaune: Troisième Mission Georges-Marie Haardt, Louis Audouin-Dubreuil. Author: Le Fèvre, Georges Place: Paris Publisher: Librairie Plon Date: 1933 Description: [10], xliv, 342, [3] pp. Illustrations from photographs, maps. (4to) 11x10, original full tan morocco, slipcase. One of 2350 copies. First Edition. Inscribed on the half-title by Andre Citroën. The record of a remarkable Citroën sponsored journey across Asia carried out during 1931-32 by a small party of Frenchmen and one American. The first attempt to cross the continent of Asia in motor vehicles, the only endeavour ever made to penetrate the Himalayas on any form of motor car. An English edition titled "An Eastern Odyssey" was published in 1935. Lot Amendments Condition: Rear panel of slipcase detached, slipcase corners rubbed; spine darkened, head of spine slightly pulled, joints rubbed; else very good. Item number: 171241
Title: La Croisière Jaune: Troisième Mission Georges-Marie Haardt, Louis Audouin-Dubreuil. Author: Le Fèvre, Georges Place: Paris Publisher: Librairie Plon Date: 1933 Description: [10], xliv, 342, [3] pp. Illustrations from photographs, maps. (4to) 11x10, original full tan morocco, slipcase. One of 2350 copies. First Edition. Inscribed on the half-title by Andre Citroën. The record of a remarkable Citroën sponsored journey across Asia carried out during 1931-32 by a small party of Frenchmen and one American. The first attempt to cross the continent of Asia in motor vehicles, the only endeavour ever made to penetrate the Himalayas on any form of motor car. An English edition titled "An Eastern Odyssey" was published in 1935. Lot Amendments Condition: Rear panel of slipcase detached, slipcase corners rubbed; spine darkened, head of spine slightly pulled, joints rubbed; else very good. Item number: 171241
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