News from Tartary by Peter Fleming

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+, Dust Jacket: Very Good-. 1936. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1st Edition. Illustrated.

A 1936 travel book by Peter Fleming, describing his journey and the political situation of Turkestan (historically known as Tartary).

The book recounts Fleming's 3,500 miles (5,600 km) journey from Peking, China to Kashmir, India in 1935. He was accompanied on this journey by Ella Maillart (Kini). The journey started on 16 February 1935 and took seven months to complete. The objective of the journey was, as contained within the title of the book, to ascertain what was happening in Tunganistan, a region of Sinkiang (also known as Chinese Turkestan), in the aftermath of the Kumul Rebellion. Fleming met with Ma Shaowu and Ma Hushan while in Xinjiang.