[Travel & Exploration]. Andrews, Roy Andrews (1884-1960). The New Conquest of Central Asia… New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1932.

Large 4to. Color frontispiece, 128 photographic plates (many folding), 3 folding maps. Original orange cloth stamped in black; dust jacket (spine lightly sunned, 2-in. split to rear panel near joint, repaired on verso).

FIRST EDITION of the first volume of The Natural History of Central Asia by the leader of the Central Asiatic Expeditions. Andrews’ The New Conquest of Central Asia recounts the celebrated expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History across the Gobi Desert during the 1920s, combining firsthand narrative with scientific discovery. Andrews—often cited as a model for later adventure figures such as Indiana Jones—details the hardships of desert travel alongside the team’s groundbreaking finds, including some of the first scientifically recognized dinosaur eggs. Yakushi A223. IN THE RARE DUST JACKET.

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[Travel & Exploration]. Andrews, Roy Andrews (1884-1960). The New Conquest of Central Asia… New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1932.

The Library of Stephen J. Farber

[Travel & Exploration]. Andrews, Roy Andrews (1884-1960). The New Conquest of Central Asia… New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1932.

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