RUINS OF DESERT CATHAY, Aurel Stein, originally published by MacMillan & Co., London, 1912, Two vols, This set is  a nicely  Indian facsimile by Asian Educational Services, 1996 - all B&W plates including large fold-outs well reproduced, colour fold-out maps in rear pockets - Stein's famous personal narrative of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China. $NZ140 - (Arnold Heine Collection)