The Worst Desert on Earth: Crossing the Taklamakan Charles Blackmore
1996. Reprinted. 268 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour plates. Flat signed by author to title page. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Pencil annotations and marginalia to a few pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.