Meeting with the XIV Dalai Lama. Environment and Different Cultures with the same Objective of Peace.
Rome: Palazzo Giustiniani. 1993. 23pp, a very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159557. More
Tibet
A Survey of Tibet.
Lhasa. Tibet People's Publishing House. 1987. Colour illustrations, 196pp, text in Tibetan and English, bookplate tipped in paste down endpaper, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 156694. More
Medicine between Science and Religion. Explorations on Tibetan Grounds.
New York. Berghahn. 2011. Black and white illustrations, 371pp, bibliography, notes, index, front endpapers a little marked, very good copy in paperback. Epistemologies of Healing. Volume 10. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176434. More
The Song of King Gesar.
Edinburgh. Canongate. 2013. 392pp, slight rubbing on extremities, good paperback copy. "For thousands of years, bards had told the story on the grassland and in farming villages. Jigmed himself had heard it many times - the story of a hero, King Gesar. But they had been poor storytellers, who could..... More
Profusion de la vaste sphѐre. Klong-chen rab-'byams (Tibet, 1308-1364). Sa vie, son œuvre, sa Doctrine.
Paris. The Institute for Comparative Research in Human Culture. 2007. xix + 706pp, bibliography, indices, dustjacket, a very good hardback copy. Text in French. An examination of Longchenpa, prominent 14th century Tibetan Buddhist scholar. When referring to this item please quote stockid 178956. More
In Exile from the Land of Shadows.
London. Joseph. 1984. Endpaper maps, 383pp, index, foxed edges and endpapers, dustjacket little worn, a good hardback copy toherwise. This book is the product of four years travelling through the Tibetan communities of India. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161252. More
From the Land of Lost Content. The Dalai Lama's Fight for Tibet.
London. Collins. 1969. Maps, decorative endpapers, 224pp, appendix, bibliography. Dustjacket little worn with few small chips, edges trifle foxed, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 174010. More
Resistance and Reform in Tibet.
United Kingdom: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 1994. 20 illustrations, maps, 314pp, appendix, index, small split head of spine, otherwise a good paperback copy. Much writing about Tibet and especially on Tibetan responses to Chinese communist rule has been sentimental and highly polemical. Also, many publications on recent development..... More
Inside the Treasure House. A Time in Tibet.
London. Victor Gollancz. 1990. Map, full-page, photographic colour illustrations, 221pp, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "Inside the Treasure House unravels the myth of Tibet, revealing its rich heritage and its modern complexities. It is a moving portrayal of its people, their hopes, their way of life, their memories..... 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
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
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
Handbook of Tibetan Culture. A Guide to Tibetan Centres and Resources Throughout the World.
United Kingdom: Ebury Publishing, 1993. 16 photographs, 4 maps, 430pp + 12pp illustrations, glossary, remainder mark lower edge, dustjacket extremities little wear, a good hardback copy. This encyclopaedic reference is a guide to Tibetan cultural resources worldwide. The Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information on 600..... More
Healing Elements. Efficacy and the Social Ecologies of Tibetan Medicine.
Berkeley. University of California Press. 2012. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xx + 321pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, inscription title page, a very good paperback copy. "Tibetan medicine has come to represent multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas. On the one hand it must retain a sense of cultural authenticity..... More
Healing Elements. Efficacy and the Social Ecologies of Tibetan Medicine.
Berkeley. University of California Press. 2012. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xx + 321pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, a very good hardback copy. "Tibetan medicine has come to represent multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas. On the one hand it must retain a sense of cultural authenticity and a connection..... More
Medieval Rule in Tibet: The Rlangs Clan and the Political and Religious History of the Ruling House of Phag mo gru pa. With a Study of the Monastic Art of Gdan sa mthil. 2 Volumes.
Austria. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. 2013. Volume I: Black and white photographic illustrations, 546pp, index, bibliography. Text volume. Volume II: Fold-out chart, profusely illustrated in black and white and colour, 551-1003pp, index, bibliography. Slight signs of rubbing on extremities, slight creasing spine of second volume due to fold-out chart..... More
An Interview with the Dalai Lama
Portrait, 83pp, paperback, minor browning covers, good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 149233. More
My Journey to Lhasa.
Boston. Beacon Press. 1993. Reprint. Map, black and white illustrations, xl + 310pp, minor wear covers, a few leaves slightly bumped but a very good paperback copy. The autobiographical account of Alexandra David-Neel's journey into Tibet disguised as a pilgrim. At the age of 53 she was the first European..... More