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Gütersloh. Bertelsmann Sachbuchverlag. 1969. Attractive colour and black and white photographic plates, 173pp. 28 x 23.5cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215163. More
Gütersloh. Bertelsmann Sachbuchverlag. 1969. Attractive colour and black and white photographic plates, 173pp. 28 x 23.5cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215163. More
New York. Studio. 1978. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout, 159pp, foxing preliminaries and endpapers, dustjacket extremities little worn, a good copy. 35 x 24cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215142. More
Delhi. Pilgrims Book Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Reprint. Black and white photographic illustrations, 202pp, minor shelf wear paperback. Good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176430. More
London. Jonathan Cape. 1977. Map, black and white photographic plates, ix + 180pp, notes, bibliography, index. Front endpapers patchily browned, dustjacket upper edge slightly worn, otherwise a very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 174021. More
(Beijing). China Reconstructs Press. Map, colour photographic illustrations, glossary, 12mo, light wear covers, a good copy in paperback. A collection of everyday Tibetan autobiographies that are sympathetic to China's sovereignty over Tibet. When referring to this item please quote stockid 152040. More
Canada. SSP Publications. 2019. Numerous colour photographic illustrations, appendices, vii + 160pp. Top corner slightly bent, but otherwise a paperback in good condition. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215328. More
London. Joseph. 1989. Maps, colour photographic illustrations throughout, 242pp, index, good copy in dustjacket, oblong octavo. In the course of making a film on the effects of deforestation for a British TV company Mike Harding made several treks through the mountains of northern India and Nepal. When referring to this..... More
London. Penguin Books, 1991. Second impression. Maps, coloured photographic illustrations, xiv + 242pp, index, appendix, paperback copy with slight rubbing on extremities. 19 x 25cm. "In Footloose in the Himalayas, Mike Harding uses his inimitable brand of humour and his considerable skill as a photographer to recount the two journeys..... More
London. Little Brown. 1998. First edition. Endpaper maps, black and white map, photographic coloured plates, xiii + 240pp, index, bibliography, miniscule tear lower bottom dustjacket, slightly faded spine, covers little water marked, good hardback copy in price clipped dustjacket. This narrative reveals the author's experiences on three expeditions to the..... More
New York. Abrams. 1997. Plan, profusely illustrated with Harrer's photographic images, 223pp, notes, glossary, index. Minor shelf wear, little light soiling title page. 27.8 x 22.7cm. Good paperback. copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215265. More
London. Hart Davis. 1953. First Edition. Translated from the German by Richard Graves with an introduction by Peter Fleming. Map, colour frontispiece, black and white photographic plates, xiii + 288pp, occasional light foxing preliminary leaves, last leaves and edges. Dustjacket lighly browned on spine, little chipped and worn, still a...... More
London. Pan Books. 1956. Reprint. Translated from the German by Richard Graves. Introduction by Peter Fleming. Black and white photographic plates, black and white map, 267pp. Leaves evenly browned throughout, paperback covers somewhat worn and little marked, a prior bookseller's price faintly marked upper cover, a good copy. When referring..... More
London. Jonathan Cape. 1980. 332pp, prior owner's name written upper edge, good hardback copy in price-clipped and slightly marked dustjacket. "Only the lure of such a strange and challenging mission could have flushed Stirling out of the Victorian gamekeeper's cottage which had been his refuge since his sudden, shattering withdrawal..... More
London. I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd., 1989. Maps, 230pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket little rubbed, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159205. More
Leipzig. F. A. Brockhaus. 1938. 2nd Edition. Folding map at rear, black and white illustrations, black and white photographic plates, 295pp. Edges and margins evenly tanned, boards slightly foxed in places, dustjacket little worn and chipped with slight insect damage, foxed on reverse, protected by a previous owner, overall a...... More
New Delhi. Asian Educational Services. 2002. Reprint. Folding map, black and white illustrations, x + 382pp, index, hardback with pictorial upper cover, gilt lettering spine and upper cover. First published in London in 1933. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213362. More
New York. George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., [ 1938]. First Edition. Folding coloured map of Sven Hedin's motor car expedition across Asia 1935-1935. viii + 322pp. Original yellow cloth covered boards, lettered and ruled in gilt on the spine, top edge stained blue as issued. Cloth slightly toned at the..... More
London. George Routledge & Sons. 1940. First English Edition. 10 maps, 1 folding, illustrations, x + 291pp, index, light discolouration to spine, text and plates are very clean and bright, a good copy of the first English edition. 22.4 x 14cm. First published in Swedish in 1937. "This book forms..... More
New York. Norton. 2000. 1st American ed. Black and white photographic plates, 336pp, index, light foxing edges, dustjacket little rubbled and marked, a good copy in dustjacket. The story surrounding the abduction in May 1995 by the Chinese security of the 7 year old Tibetan boy who is believed by..... More
Warminster. Aris and Phillips. (c. 1976). Map, illustrations, 401pp, bibliography, good copy in trifle worn dustjacket. An anthology of field work by 16 anthropologists containing accounts of all forms of spirit possession and shamanism found among the peoples of Nepal. When referring to this item please quote stockid 164450... More
New York. New Amsterdam. 1990. Translated. Maps, 323pp, bibliography, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. In this book the author provides a picture of Genghis Khan as not just a barbarian but also a visionary statesman and strategist. The book also provides a fascinating insight into Mongol society and..... More
Bloomington. Asian Studies Research Institute. 1975. xv + 246pp, bibliography, page egdes lightly foxed, paperback cover extremities little worn with some rubbing and small crease upper cover corner, a good copy otherwise. Asian Studies Research Institute - Oriental series (Bloomington, Ind.), no. 5. When referring to this item please quote..... More
London. Geoffery Bles. 1958. Two folding maps, black and white photographic illustrations, 191pp, appencices, index, edges considerably foxed, endpapers some sticker stains, cloth hardback spine little sunned, a good hardback copy otherwise. Account of the authors travels in the Himalayas and in particular his experiences on meeting one interesting boy..... More
London. SAGE Publications. 1996. Maps, black and white illustrations, 254pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, foxed upper edge, dustjacket extremities little worn, review copy bookplate and stamp, a good hardback copy. This work describes how the Bhotiyas have coped with the forces of modernization whilst continuing to maintain their identity, cultural..... More
New York. Kodansha International. 1995. Reprint. Black and white photographic plates, maps, 276pp, bibliography, index, paperback, very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177015. More