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In Himalayan Tibet a Record of 12 Years in the Topsy-Turvy Land of Lesser Tibet with a Description of Its Cheery Folk, Their Ways of Religion, of the Rigours of the Climate & Beauties of the Countryof the Country, Its Fauna and Flora
by Heber ,A.Reeve & Heber, Kathleen M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1926 Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1926 283 pp with with 32 B&W plates and one foldout map. Pictures from a Saturday Evening Post article on Lowell Thomas's visit to Lhasa are pasted on the three first free pages and the last two blank pages. This illustrations do not cover any text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Previous owner's bookplate on from pastedown. Orange buckram boards with gold-stamped titles on spine and picture of a stupa on the front cover are undamaged but somewhat faded along spine. The Hebers who were Moravian missionaries in Ladakh from 1912 to1924, document the history, politics and culture of Ladakh (referred to as little Tibet.). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200400
- Title
- In Himalayan Tibet a Record of 12 Years in the Topsy-Turvy Land of Lesser Tibet with a Description of Its Cheery Folk, Their Ways of Religion, of the Rigours of the Climate & Beauties of the Countryof the Country, Its Fauna and Flora
- Author
- Heber ,A.Reeve & Heber, Kathleen M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- LADAKI HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ladakh;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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