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Across China

by Peter Jenkins

Catalogued August 31, 2026

The Work

First published
1986
Original publisher
William Morrow and Company

Drew's Copy

Edition
First Ballantine Books edition
Printing
First Ballantine Books edition, May 1988
Publisher
Ballantine Books / Fawcett Crest
Published in
New York
Copy published
1988
ISBN
0-449-21456-7
Binding
Mass-market paperback
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Unread
Condition
Inherited family copy with cover rubbing, creasing, edge wear, corner wear, and age-toned pages
ChinaTibetTravel WritingTravel MemoirAsiaExplorationCultural Encounters

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
Inherited family book
Context
From Drew's grandad's library
Previous owner
Drew's grandad; Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tecklenburg
Provenance
This copy previously belonged to Drew’s grandad. An address label on the front cover names Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tecklenburg at Hanau American High School, Unit 20235, APO AE 09165.

How This Copy Came to the Library

Grandads library.

About This Copy

This is the first Ballantine Books edition of Peter Jenkins’s Across China, published in May 1988 as a Fawcett Crest book. It was published by arrangement with William Morrow and Company. The ISBN is 0-449-21456-7 and the cover price is $4.95.

Memories & Connections

Grandads library.

Across China recounts Peter Jenkins’s journey through Tibet, the Himalayas, and China, continuing the travel writing that began with A Walk Across America and The Walk West.

Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of Across China
The front cover of Drew's inherited copy, bearing an address label for Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tecklenburg at Hanau American High School.
Back cover of Drew's copy of Across China
The back cover describes Jenkins's journey through Tibet, the Himalayas, and China.
Title page of Drew's copy of Across China
The title page of Across China by Peter Jenkins.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of Across China
The copyright page identifies this copy as the first Ballantine Books edition, issued in May 1988.