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
Katmandu. Agroforestry, Basic Health and Cooperative. (Circa 2000). 23pp, wrappers little light foxing, a good copy otherwise. When referring to this item please quote stockid 160078. More
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
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 1996. Black & white photographic illustrations, xiv + 304pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. Paperback covers slightly worn, otherwise a very good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 174714. More
Durham. Duke University Press. 2004. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, ix + 305pp, notes, bibliography, index, otherwise a very good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179299. More
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
London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993. Maps, xiii + 194pp, dustjacket shelf worn, a good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179776. More
United Kingdom. Haus Publishing Ltd., 2008. Maps, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 292 pages, index, notes, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "In January 1898 a British landowner, William Claxton Peppe, excavated a large Buddhist brick stupa on his estate close to India's border with Nepal..... More
Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2000. xvii + 193pp, index, notes, glossary, a very good paperback copy. "Knowing Dil Das is not about peasant culture but about the limits of culture and history. It is also about the moral ambiguity of writing and living in a field of power where..... More
Calcutta. Rupa. 1988. Reprint. Colour photographic plates, 288pp, bibliography, index, a good paperback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 148837. More
Vercelli. White Star S.p.a., 2006. Map, colour photographic illustrations, 167pp, useful addresses, index, paperback copy in very good condition. White Star Guides series. When referring to this item please quote stockid 180643. More
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
Leningrad. Aurora Art Publishers. 1973. Complete set of 16 pictorial cards, information sheet loosely inserted. Good copies in pictorial wrapper which is little browned at extremities. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161872. More
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
Australia. University of Queensland Press. 2015. Updated Edition. Colour photographic illustrations, 227pp, bibliography, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, light foxing upper and lower sections, otherwise paperback in very good condition. "A fascinating account of ancient culture colliding with modern media. Tucked between Tibet and India in the Himalayas, the..... More
London. Thames and Hudson. 1997. Preface by Deepak Chopra, reproduced paintings by Romio Shrestha. Many colour illustrations throughout, 192pp, 31 x 23cm, bibliography. Spine faintly sunned but an excellent paperback copy. This book is a practical guide to the search for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The Tibetan scholar Ian..... More
New York. W.W. Norton. 2000. Maps, colour photographic plates, black and white line illustrations, 240pp, notes, bibliography, sources, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 24 x 18.5cm. "In the museums of Urumchi, the wind-swept regional capital of the Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China, a collection of ancient mummies lay..... More
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
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
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
London. I.B.Tauris. 2012. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 352pp indices, bibliography, notes, 29 x 23.5cm dustjacket has a few scratch marks on the rear, else a near fine copy. "The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations, as well as many of the..... More
London. I B Tauris. 2008. Maps, colour photographic plates, xxi + 218pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket a little marked on reverse on upper extremity, very good hardback copy. For five millennia, the peoples and cultures of East and West have met and mingled in Central Asia. For explorers and travellers..... More
New Delhi: Low Price Publications. 2008. Reprint. xlvii + 218pp, some foxing on endpapers, cover a little bumped and worn, some browning, a cheaply produced hardback in fair condition. History of the early life of Hiuen Tsiang and his travels in India. First published in London 1911. When referring to..... More
New York. Knopf. 2001. Reprint. Maps, black and white frontispiece, xi + 352pp, index, light foxing reverse of slightly shelf worn dustjacket, spine of dustjacket little faded, tiny remainder mark lower edge, still a good clean and bright hardback copy. "In 629, the revered Buddhist monk Hsuan Tsang set out..... More
London. Athlone Press Ltd., 1989. Maps, x + 308pp, index, bibliography, notes, smattering of foxing reverse of dustjacket and endpapers, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "Each generation creates its own Tibet. Drawing upon accounts of Tibetan and Himalayan travel and exploration, both fact and fiction, the author surveys..... More