The opening of Tibet. An account of Lhasa and the country and people of Central Tibet and of the progress of the Mission sent there by the English government in the year 1903-4. . . Introduction by Colonel Younghusband.

Landon, Percival; Colonel Younghusband (Introduction); Landon, Percival; Colonel Younghusband (Introduction) [Creator]

Doubleday, Page & Co., New York, 1905.

Quarto. First American Edition. xv, 484 pages : 48 plates. Bound in publisher's cloth. Wear to edges, shaken, one corner bumped.  In 1903, British troops temporarily expanded to Tibet, with the intention to establish a diplomatic solution to the problems occurring on the border of Sikkim and Tibet. With this action, Great Britain hoped Russia would perceive an image of ambition to expand in the east. The expansion lasted until late 1904. Yakushi, L28 B.

Appendix A: Notes on the natural history of southern Tibet, by Captain H.J. Walton, p. 419-432.Appendix C: The present condition and government of Tibet, by Captain W.F.T. O'Connor, p. 435-451.  Yakushi, L28 B. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.