Tibet
Dreamworld Tibet. Western Illusions.
Thailand. Orchid Press. 2004. First English edition. Black and white and colour illustrations, xii + 284pp, notes, lists, index, sources, a very good hardback copy in protected dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215168. More
The Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan: His Triumph and his Legacy.
London. Book Club Associates. 1976. Black and white and colour photographic and line illustrations, 264pp, index, prior owner's name front free endpaper, dustjacket little shelf worn and faded, a good hardback copy. 25.5 x 17.5cm. This work "tells the story of the Mongol Empire, from the rise of Genghis Khan..... More
The Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan: His Triumph and his Legacy.
London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1976. Pictorial endpapers, profuse black and white illustrations, 264pp, chronology, index, endpapers and edges just starting to brown, very good hardback copy in dustjacket with sunned spine. This work "tells the story of the Mongol Empire, from the rise of Genghis Khan to the aftermath of..... More
In Search of Shambhala.
London. Jonathan Cape. 1996. Reprint. Foreword by the Dalai Lama. Colour photographic plates, vii + 264pp, bibliography. Ex library copy with stamps inked, upper edge trifle browned, dustjacket spine sunned, otherwise a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 174020. More
Land of the Snow Lion.
London. Jonathan Cape. (Circa 1987). Maps endpapers, colour photographic illustrations, 328pp, glossary, bibliography, a prior owner's bookplate laid down front free endpaper, dustjacket priceclipped, a very good copy in hardback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 152095. More
Gandhari Dharmapada.
India: Motilal Banarsidass. 2001. 24 black and white photographic plates, xxix + 319 + xxivpp, notes, bibliography, indices, spine of dustjacket a little faded, a good hardback copy. The manuscript, written in the first or second century A.D., is generally considered to be the oldest surviving manuscript of an Indian..... More
Precious Treasure, Clay Pot. A Nurse in Nepal.
New Zealand. Self published. 2012. Black and white illustrations, 182pp, minor wear covers otherwise very good in paperback. Inscribed by the author half titlepage. Autobiographical account of a New Zealand nurse who went to work in Nepal and share her Christian faith. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Meltdown in Tibet.
Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. First Edition. Map, colour photographic illustrations, list of web links, notes, index, 248pp. Edges slightly browned, but a very good hardback copy in dustjacket, 24.2 x 16.3cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215217. More
The Gobi Desert.
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1946. Reprint. Two maps (1 folding), three colour plates, many photographic illustrations, 301pp, light browning, inscription front free and neat label of a prior owner front endpapers, corners a little bumped. Spine a trifle darkened but overall a very good copy in bright original cloth binding..... More
Mountains of the Gods.
New York. Facts on File. 1984. Maps, black and white and colour illustrations, 248pp, appendices, bibliography, index, dustjacket spine little sunned, some foxing first leaves, remainder mark lower edge, a good hardback copy. 27 x 20cm. Traces the formation of the Himalayas through to the explorers, scientists and climbers of..... More
Mountains of the Gods.
London. Century. 1984. Maps, black and white and colour illustrations, 248pp, appendices, bibliography, index, edges and lower cover of price clipped dustjacket a little foxed, hardback in very good condition. 27 x 20cm. Traces the formation of the Himalayas through to the explorers, scientists and climbers of the twentieth century..... More
On the Edge of the Auspicious. Gender and Caste in Nepal.
Urbana. University of Illinois Press. 1998. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xi + 314pp, index, references, glossary, covers trifle worn, pencilling throughout text, a sound secondhand copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 178169. More
Children of Tibet. An Oral History of the First Tibetans to Grow up in Exile.ast
Balmain. Pearlfisher. 1994. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, vii + 217pp, glossary, very good paperback copy. This book contains the personal accounts of 20 Tibetans who survived the trials and tribulations of growing up outside their homeland. Their moving stories reveal their humour and compassion, their enduring faith in..... More
Guidelines for International Development Projects in Tibet.
Dharamsala. Dept. of Information and International Relations, Environment & Development Desk, Central Tibetan Administration. 1995. 18pp, text in English and Tibetan, a good thin paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159555. More
The Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
India. Central Tibetan Administration. [ 1990s]. Colour illustration, 14pp, some light rubbing covers, a good light copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159409. More
Tibet. Proving Truth from Facts.
Dharamsala. Department of Information and International Relations. 1996. Updated Edition. 113pp, paperback, very good. "At a time when Beijing was signalling a more flexible stance on Tibet - and a willingness to enter into dialogue with Dharamsala, a publication was issued that dashed all hopes and reiterated China's traditional hardline..... More
Anything for Tibet. My Beloved Country,
New Delhi. Paljor Publications. 1999. First edition. Black and white line illustrations, 87pp, 12mo, a few leaves carelessly opened, good in paperback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 152135. More
Sentient Beings in the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Bloomington. Balboa Press. 2019. Colour photographic illustrations throughout, unpaginated, (approx 50pp). Paperback in very good condition, 21.8 x 21.8cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215320. More
Society and State Building in Nepal. From Ancient Times to Mid-Twentieth Century.
Kathmandu. Ratna Pustak Bhandar. 1989. 163pp, index, dustjacket little rubbed and worn, a good hardback copy otherwise. When referring to this item please quote stockid 160230. More
The Himalayan Experience. An Introduction to Trekking and Climbing in the Himalaya.
Brookvale. Simon & Schuster. 1989. Maps, many colour photographic illustrations, 224pp, bibliography, glossary, index. Upper edge little foxed, paperback covers trifle shelf worn, a very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215517. More
Tashi. A GNH Journey. Secrets of Life from Bhutan.
2020. xiv + 174pp. A very good paperback copy. "The book provides a secret to a peaceful journey in life. It helps a reader find purpose in life by understanding oneself. Tashi, in the book, guides readers to transient [sic] from where are are to greatness in life." (Publisher's description)..... More
The Silk Road on Land and Sea.
Beijing. China Pictorial Publishing. 1989. Maps, profuse colour photographic plates, 31.7 x 23.5cm, 303pp, colour photographic pictorial boards with clear plastic wrappers a little browned. 32 x 23.5cm. Looks at the history of the Silk Road and the different routes that were favoured over the years. Includes the central route..... More
Tibet: A Reality.
New Delhi. Ashish Publishing House. 1994. xv + 162pp, appendix, bibliography, index, extremeties lightly bumped, a good hardback copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 148233. More