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[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.