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THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE DALAI LAMAS; By Ya Hanzhang / Translated by Wang Wenjiong
by Hanzhang, Ya
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 7119012673
- ISBN 13
- 9787119012674
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1991. First English Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photographs. 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover, illustrated with 16 B&W and color plates, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a [Dalai?] Lama meeting a Chinese official [Emperor?], bibliography, red ribbon page-marker, vii, [viii] + 442 pages. Ya Hanzhang was born in China to a Han family; then went to Tibet where he studied (or became) a monk and secretary to "Grand Living Buddha Jamyang." After studying Tibetan lamas, due to bad health, he wentback to China in 1958, where he sered for a time as the vice-chairman of The Institute of Native Minorities in Beijing. This English edition corrects some errors in its Chinese precursor. His perspectives on Tibetan affairs and the current Dalai Lama often seem to reflect Chinese points of view. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy with bright unfoxed illustrations.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5567
- Title
- THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE DALAI LAMAS; By Ya Hanzhang / Translated by Wang Wenjiong
- Author
- Hanzhang, Ya
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 7119012673
- ISBN 13
- 9787119012674
- Publisher
- Foreign Languages Press
- Place of Publication
- Beijing
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- China, Tibet, illustrated, Buddhism, monasteries, Lhasa, photos, peasants, China, cultural revolution, Mao
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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