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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
London, William Blackwood and Sons (MCMVII), reprinted by Ch'eng-wen Publishing Co., Taipei, 1971. 1 volume in-12, 379 pp., dark blue cloth hardcover with illustrations, very good condition.
The author, a former British Officer in a Chinese Regiment, desiring to travel unbeaten paths, hired a guide and set out on foot from Simla, the summer capital of India headed overland through Tibet, into China, and reached his final destination in Peking. In this book, which was written for those less fortunate than the author in the opportunities they may have had for gratifying that passion for wandering the author writes of day to day occurrences as well as commenting on the passing surroundings and people. Included in the appendix is a complete record kept of the daily temperatures and weather conditions during the journey.
