The Magic Bird of Chomo-Lung-Ma : Tales of Mount Everest, the Turquoise Peak
by Sybille Noel
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Doubleday, Doran & company, inc, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. [Rare First Edition with jacket.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Gift inscription, possibly by author. Pages unmarked. 310 pages : illustrations, plates ; 24 cm. <br> "Chomo-Lung-Ma is Mt. Everest, the giant peak that has defied so many explorers. Tibetans say that the Watchdogs of Chomo-Lung-Ma guard their Lady of the Turquoise Peak and warn her when strangers approach. They say that there are all kinds of evil spirits round Chomo-Lung-Ma, that so long as man is tainted with even a suspicion of sin, his sin will awaken to evil the evil in the demons and spirits of the mountain; for none may approach but those who are as pure as the mountain's snows.
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- Title
- The Magic Bird of Chomo-Lung-Ma : Tales of Mount Everest, the Turquoise Peak
- Author
- Sybille Noel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & company, inc
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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