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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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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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LADY FAWCETT, Sir Charles Fawcett and Sir Richard Burn (editor). The Travels of The Abbe Carre In India and the Near East 1672-1674 Translated from the manuscript journal....... Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Three volumes in two. Reprint of Second Series, Vol. 95, 96 & 97. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, lxxxvi, 191; vi, 195-482pp. Fine.
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