FURER-HAIMENDORF, Christoph von.
The Sherpas of Nepal. Buddhist Highlanders.
New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, (1972). Reprint.
Cloth, 298pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed d/w.
"This is the first anthropological study of the Sherpas, the tribe of hillmen who frequently figure in the reports on all the great Himalayan mountaineering expeditions."
The Sherpas of Nepal. Buddhist Highlanders.
New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, (1972). Reprint.
Cloth, 298pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed d/w.
"This is the first anthropological study of the Sherpas, the tribe of hillmen who frequently figure in the reports on all the great Himalayan mountaineering expeditions."
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GIBSON, Ashley.
Cinnamon and Frangapanni.
London: Chapman & Dodd, 1923. First edition.
Cloth, 260pp. Very good.
Travels and description of Ceylon.
Cinnamon and Frangapanni.
London: Chapman & Dodd, 1923. First edition.
Cloth, 260pp. Very good.
Travels and description of Ceylon.
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GILLIAT, Edward.
Heroes Of The Indian Mutiny. Stories of Heroic Deeds, Intrepidity, And Determination in the Face of Fearful Odds During the Great Mutiny.
London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1922.
8vo., orig. red pictorial cloth, 345, (6)pp.ads. Bookplate o/w a near fine copy.
Heroes Of The Indian Mutiny. Stories of Heroic Deeds, Intrepidity, And Determination in the Face of Fearful Odds During the Great Mutiny.
London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1922.
8vo., orig. red pictorial cloth, 345, (6)pp.ads. Bookplate o/w a near fine copy.
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GREENLEE, William Brooks. (editor).
The Voyage Of Pedro Alvares Cabral To Brazil and India. From Contemporary Documents And Narratives. Translated With Introduction and Notes by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1938. Second Series, Vol. LXXXI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxix, 228pp. Small tear at the head of the spine, spine very slightly faded o/w fine.
The Voyage Of Pedro Alvares Cabral To Brazil and India. From Contemporary Documents And Narratives. Translated With Introduction and Notes by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1938. Second Series, Vol. LXXXI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxix, 228pp. Small tear at the head of the spine, spine very slightly faded o/w fine.
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HAMILTON, Alexander. A New Account of the East Indies. Edited by William Foster. Amsterdam: N. Israel, (1970). Two volumes in one. Reprint of the 1930 Argonaut Press edition. 4to., leatherette, (xxxviii), 259, (iv), 225pp. Fine. One of the most important works on Asia; a valuable source of information. Travels in India, Persia, Ceylon and the surrounding area.
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HARDIE, Norman. In Highest Nepal. Our Life Among the Sherpas. London: George Allen & Unwin, (1957). First edition. Cloth, 190pp. Small rubber stamp on e/paper o/w fine in d/w with some browning on the rear panel but still near fine. Scarce. Norman Hardie was a climbing comrade of Sir Edmund Hillary and was one of those who scaled Kangchejunga, the third highest mountain in the world. At the end of the expedition, Hardie parted with the main expedition and walked with his Sherpa companions across the high ranges and through the deep valleys of upper Nepal. Hardie stopped at the Sherpa village of Khumjung where he lived for several months, sharing and learning about Sherpa life. A fascinating account.
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HEBER, Reginald. Narrative Of A Journey THrough the Upper Provinces of India, From Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825 (With Notes Upon Ceylon,) An Account of A Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, And Letters Written In India... Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Carey.... 1828. In two volumes. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., 19th century black half morocco, marble boards, gilt lettering, (iv), viii, (9)-(508); (10), (396)pp. Foxing throughout o/w a nice copy.
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HEDIN, Sven.
Zu Land Nach Indien durch Persien, Seistan, Belutschistan.
Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1910. In two volumes. First German edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. yellow pictorial cloth, (xii), 407; viii, 394, (2)pp.ads. Covers somewhat soiled but still an attractive copy.
Zu Land Nach Indien durch Persien, Seistan, Belutschistan.
Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1910. In two volumes. First German edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. yellow pictorial cloth, (xii), 407; viii, 394, (2)pp.ads. Covers somewhat soiled but still an attractive copy.
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HEIM, Arnold and August Gansser. The Throne of the Gods. An Account of the First Swiss Expedition to the Himalayas. New York: Macmillan, 1939. First U.S. edition. Tall 8vo., cloth, xxv, 233pp. An about fine copy.
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HERSHEY, Viola G.
Glimpses of Bogra.
(Harrisburg: Central Printing and Publishing, 1912.)
Tall square 8vo., orig. dec. red cloth, 189pp. White lettering a bit flaked o/w very good.
Account of the missions in the "Bogra District" of India located in the north eastern part of the province of Bengal.
Glimpses of Bogra.
(Harrisburg: Central Printing and Publishing, 1912.)
Tall square 8vo., orig. dec. red cloth, 189pp. White lettering a bit flaked o/w very good.
Account of the missions in the "Bogra District" of India located in the north eastern part of the province of Bengal.
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HERZOG, Maurice.
Annapurna. First Conquest of an 8000 meter Peak. Translated from the French by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith.
New York: Dutton, 1953. Bookclub.
Cloth, 316pp. A nice copy in a chipped but very good d/w.
Annapurna. First Conquest of an 8000 meter Peak. Translated from the French by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith.
New York: Dutton, 1953. Bookclub.
Cloth, 316pp. A nice copy in a chipped but very good d/w.
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HODSON, T.C. The Meitheis. With an Introduction by Sir Charles J. Lyall. London: David Nutt, 1908. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. green pictorial cloth, xvii, 227pp. Inscription, some rubbing to extremities o/w a nice copy.
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HUC and GABET. HAZLITT, William. (translator).
Travels In Tartary Thibet and China 1844-1846. Translated by William Hazlitt Now Edited with an Introduction by Professor Paul Pelliot.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, (1928). In two volumes. First of this edition. "The Broadway Travellers."
Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, xliv, 387, viii, 406pp. Bookplates o/w fine in d/w which are darkened on the spine with a chip at the top of the d/w spine of volume one o/w very nice d/ws. In the original slipcase which is worn.
Translation of the travels of two monks, Fathers Huc and Gabet who were the first white men to reach Lhasa from the East.
Travels In Tartary Thibet and China 1844-1846. Translated by William Hazlitt Now Edited with an Introduction by Professor Paul Pelliot.
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, (1928). In two volumes. First of this edition. "The Broadway Travellers."
Tall 8vo., orig. cloth, xliv, 387, viii, 406pp. Bookplates o/w fine in d/w which are darkened on the spine with a chip at the top of the d/w spine of volume one o/w very nice d/ws. In the original slipcase which is worn.
Translation of the travels of two monks, Fathers Huc and Gabet who were the first white men to reach Lhasa from the East.
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HUNT, John. The Ascent of Everest. (London): Hodder & Stoughton, (1953). First edition. Cloth, xx, (300)pp. Ownership inscription o/w fine in d/w with chips to top of the spine but o/w very nice. Story of the ascent of Everest.
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IYER, C.S. Ranga.
Father India A Reply to Mother India.
London: Selwyn & Blount, (1927). First edition.
Cloth, 207pp. Lacking the front free e/paper o/w a nice copy.
Father India A Reply to Mother India.
London: Selwyn & Blount, (1927). First edition.
Cloth, 207pp. Lacking the front free e/paper o/w a nice copy.
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JACKSON, Monica and Elizabeth Stark. Tents in the Clouds. The First Women's Himalayan Expedition. London: Travel Book Club, (1957). "Third edition." Cloth, 255pp. Fine in d/w. The journey of three woman to a far flung section of the Nepal Himalaya, the Jugal Himal. This was the first expedition to the Himalayas composed entirely of women.
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JACKSON, Monica and Elizabeth Stark.
Tents In The Clouds. The First Women's Himalayan Expedition.
London: Collins, 1956. First edition.
Cloth, 255pp. Fine in an about fine d/w.
Tents In The Clouds. The First Women's Himalayan Expedition.
London: Collins, 1956. First edition.
Cloth, 255pp. Fine in an about fine d/w.
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KARAGEORGEVITCH, Bojidar (Prince).
Enchanted India.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. First edition.
8vo., orig. red cloth dec. in white, 305pp. Ex-library with white mark on spine (no other markings)., upper cover marked, spine faded, a very good copy.
Enchanted India.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. First edition.
8vo., orig. red cloth dec. in white, 305pp. Ex-library with white mark on spine (no other markings)., upper cover marked, spine faded, a very good copy.
| $50 | Book Number: 12193 | Order / Enquire |
KAULBACK, Ronald.
Tibetan Trek.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1937). Third edition.
Cloth, 319pp. Fine in a worn d/w.
An account of the authors travels to Tibet.
Tibetan Trek.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1937). Third edition.
Cloth, 319pp. Fine in a worn d/w.
An account of the authors travels to Tibet.
| $65 | Book Number: 11584 | Order / Enquire |
KENDALL, Patricia.
Come With Me To India. A Quest for Truth Among Peoples and Problems.
New York: Scribner's, (1940). Reprint. With a lengthy presentation inscription from the author.
Cloth, x, 467pp. There a couple of small marks on the spine o/w a nice copy in w d/w with external tape repair at the top of the spine but o/w very good.
Come With Me To India. A Quest for Truth Among Peoples and Problems.
New York: Scribner's, (1940). Reprint. With a lengthy presentation inscription from the author.
Cloth, x, 467pp. There a couple of small marks on the spine o/w a nice copy in w d/w with external tape repair at the top of the spine but o/w very good.
| $100 | Book Number: 8412 | Order / Enquire |
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