Stein, Sir Aurel Two works

Stein, Sir Aurel Two works On Alexander's Track to the Indus. Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-West Frontier of India. London: Macmillan & Co., 1929. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, plates, 2 coloured folding maps at end, original red-brown cloth, with embossed gilt medallion on front cover, t.e.g.; On Central-Asian Tracks. London: Macmillan & Co., 1935. First edition, 8vo, plates, some coloured, folding map, original red-brown cloth with embossed gilt medallion on front cover, dustwrapper strengthened on verso, price-clipped and with a couple of tears repaired Qty: (2) Note: Very good copies. Inspired by Sven Hedin, Stein took part in several expeditions in Central Asia, gathering numerous artifacts and antiquities. The British Library's Stein collection of Chinese, Tibetan and Tangut manuscripts, Prakrit wooden tablets, and documents in Khotanese, Uighur, Sogdian and Eastern Turkic is the result of his travels. Loosely inserted is a New Year card from Rt. Hon. Leo Amery, Secretary of State for India and Burma 1940-45.