Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.7 / 5.0

Ian Myles Slater on A Period Piece:

I have a copy of the 1921 Blue Ribbon edition (probably an undated popular reprinting), and will not contribute to the debate on the quality of the paperback edition (see the two earlier reviews). I do think it is important to point out that the book belongs to the early twentieth century, and reflects its values. Readers should be prepared to make allowances for this, or not bother. Of course, those who pass it by will be missing some first-class storytelling.

Andrews, who first came to the attention of... more info

A great book:

I found nothing wrong with either the book or the printing. This is a simply fabulous book, from either the viewpoint of a real-life adventure story, or for historical details for somebody studying the period.

Great Book Ruined by Publisher:

Across Mongolian Plains is one of the classic accounts of early 20th Century Hunting in Central Asia. It is also an excellent account of Mongolia prior to the Communist takeover in 1923. I can find no faults with the book as written by Andrews. However, my personal opinion of this edition is that it is not worth the money asked for it. It is a poorly made paperback, and the publisher has not reproduced any of the original photographs with the one exception being the frontis, which in my copy looks like a... more info

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