HEDLEY, Rev. John F.R.G.S.
On Tramp among the Mongols
£150
Shanghai: North-China Daily New & Herald Ltd. 1906.
First edition in book form. 248x155mm. pp. vi, 118. 28 illustrations and a folding map. Original wrappers, crease to to right corner of upper cover and some marking and soiling. Internally there is some foxing and spotting but overall a very good copy. Front free endpaper has ownership inscription of C.B.Mears.
A description by the missionary John Hedley of his journey through Inner Mongolia, visiting T'a Tzu Kou, Pakou and Jehol, following in the footsteps of James Gilmour. He provides a picture of Mongol life and customs in China, as well as Mongol-Chinese relation, and condemns Lamaism as an "open and filthy sore".
