Description
The first edition, first printing of The March of the Barbarians, inscribed by Harold Lamb.
Octavo, viii, 389pp, [1]. Illustrated tan cloth, decorative design to front cover, map endpapers, dark brown topstain. Stated “First Edition” on the copyright page. A few spots along brown topstain, internally clean. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.75 retail price on front flap, with light shelf wear and wear along the edges, a few short closed tears.
Inscribed on the half title: “To Margarita, who likes these books – from her friend, Harold Lamb.”
A history of the Mongol khans and the expansion of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century, from Genghis Khan through his successors and the Mongol campaigns across Asia, Russia, China, and Europe.
