North Melbourne. Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2018. 153pp. Paperback. "Crystal, born in Nepal in tragic circumstances, comes to live with distant relatives in her own 'Shangri-La' by the Diamond Creek, on the outskirts of Melbourne. In a fabulous landscape of imaginings, where she learns both to confront horror and cherish mystery..... More
Paris. Missions Étrangères de Paris and Les Indes Savantes. 2001. 2 volumes. Volume I: vii + 470 pp. Volume II: Map, 440pp, appendix. Father Launay's work on the Foreign Missions in Tibet, retracing the history of European attempts at evangelising in the region. An invaluable record of the customs and..... More
Calcutta. [Kolkata]. Thacker, Spink & Co. (India) Ltd., 1943. Black and white folding map illustrating the tour loosely inserted - 47 x 45cm. 126pp. Printed card wrappers with a traveller's annotation on the front cover "Oct 2nd - Oct 28th - Kalimpong to Yatung", light wear covers, prior owner's pencilled..... More
London. 1909. Folding map in colour, seventy colour plates, captioned on the tissue versos, xv + 283pp and 4pp publisher's adverts. 22 x 16cm. Some light foxing to preliminaries and finals, dark red cloth with design painted in blue, orange and yellow on upper board and spine and titling blocked..... More
London. John Murray. 1924. First Edition. Map, black and white frontispiece, vii + 210pp plus 4 pages of publisher's adverts. Cloth covered boards lettered in black. Some heavy foxing to the preliminaries and scattered light foxing to the edges, head and tail of spine tender, small prior owner signatures on..... More