Three Years in Tibet with the original Japanese illustrations
by Kawaguchi, Ekai
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 9745240141
- ISBN 13
- 9789745240148
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Benares and London: Theosophist Office / Theosophical Press, 1909 Scarce original brown cloth beveled boards show wear at edges & extremities with fraying & tears to cloth along all spine edges, front & rear endpapers removed, pocket removal from front pastedown (but no further evidence of library markings), spine is shaken & first signature loose w/pages frayed at edges, all illustrations present including folding one in rear, but rear folding route map lacking, personal (non-institutional) inventory number taped to spine top & to pastedown, a working but overall solid copy of this early title concerning the exploration of Tibet, now quite scarce in the original 1909 edition; 8vo; 719pp, b & w plates & text illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19898
- Title
- Three Years in Tibet with the original Japanese illustrations
- Author
- Kawaguchi, Ekai
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 9745240141
- ISBN 13
- 9789745240148
- Publisher
- Theosophist Office / Theosophical Press
- Place of Publication
- Benares and London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Three Years in Tibet with the original Japanese Illustrations Kawaguchi, Ekai
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