Folio Society Published Works Number 3495
Bird, Isabella - The Yangtze Valley and Beyond
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Bird, Isabella - The Yangtze Valley and Beyond (Published in by The Folio Society in 2018. A landmark edition of Bird's monumental journey down the Yangtze river in 19th-century China, featuring over 100 photographs, each carefully restored by Folio. Isabella Bird was the most remarkable female traveller of the 19th century, and her subsequent travel books have become classics of the genre. Famed for extraordinary journeys which would be impressive even by today's standards, her expeditions culminated, aged 65, in her seven-month solo exploration along the Yangtze river in China in 1896. Bound in printed and blocked cloth. Set in Dante. 448 pages. 106 duotone photographs and 4 mono drawings. Fold-out map in corner pocket. Blocked slipcase. 11" x 7.25". )
