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In publisher's yellow wrappers. First separate edition. Offprint from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. In publisher's yellow wrappers. 295300, (2) p. Stein's early paper on the archeological excavations and findings in Khotan during his first major expedition to Central-Asia in 19001901. Originally published in Journal of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 33, Issue 2, April 1901. Sir Marc Aurél Stein (18621943) was a Hungarian born British archaeologist, mainly concerned with exploring ancient Central Asia. Member of "The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire" as Knight Commander (KCIE), and Fellow of British Academy. He made four major expeditions to Central Asia in 1900, 19061908, 19131916 and 1930. His greatest discovery was made at Mogao Caves, also known as "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas", near Dunhuang in 1907. The Stein collection (mostly manuscripts and other relics) has been placed in the British Library, the British Museum, and partly to the Srinagar Museum and the National Museum in New Delhi. . Traces of folding. Cover somewhat dusted. Title and date in pencil on cover. Pages wavy at lower edge. Otherwise in very good condition. First separate edition. Offprint from the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. …

Two volumes. Volume I: Folding genealogical table, xxxi + 402pp. Volume II: 2 folding colour maps in pocket at rear, 1 missing, iv + 555pp, 24 x 17cm. Endpapers marked and browned, some light general wear but good, clean and firm copies. Indian reprint of Stein's great work of scholarship, originally published in 1900. …