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In the Heart of Asia: Ten Thousand Kilometers on Unknown Paths - Two Illustrated Volumes - Leipzig 1903 - Im Herzen von Asien: Zehntausend Kilometer auf Unbekannten Pfaben. von Sven V. Hedin. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1903. A travel book in two volumes, including more than 400 images. Of these, over 150 plates (some in color). Each volume includes large, fold-out color maps at the end of the book. Illustrated cloth covers with gilded lettering. German, 559 + 570 pp., 23X16 cm. Fair condition: wear and tears in the covers, loose pages, tears in the maps, rust stains.