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Bonvalot, Gabriel . ACROSS THIBET BEING A TRANSLATION OF DE PARIS AU TONKING A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
NY 1892 Cassell. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 417pp., photo illustrations, large folding map in pocket, light purplish tan cloth with brown and gilt pictorial front. Good, map splitting at folds, corners a bit worn, light cover wear and soiling, spine lettering very faded. Excellent travel narrative. (a61561)
$240.00 Bonvalot, Gabriel . ACROSS THIBET BEING A TRANSLATION OF "DE PARIS AU TONKIN A TRAVERS LE TIBET INCONNU (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
London 1891 Cassell. Translated by C. B. Pitman. 2 volume set complete. Hardcovers. Large octavos, 218pp., 230pp., with illustrations from photographs taken by Prince Henry of Orleans, and a map of the route, original cloth. Several private library blind stamps in text. No other library markings except inch-in-diameter circle in middle of each spine where circular spine label once attached and removed taking part of spine color away. Good plus, light wear and soiling on cover. New glassine covers. Set: (a38960)
$490.00Buxton, L. H. Dudley. THE EASTERN ROAD
London 1924 1st Kegan Paul. Travel in Japan, Northern Japan to visit Ainu, Mongolia, Tibet, China. Octavo, 268pp., photo illustrations, maroon cloth hardcover. Good, front inner hinge just beginning to crack; occasional light foxing, no DJ. (a61691)
$22.00 Carey, William . ADVENTURES IN TIBET, INCLUDING THE DIARY OF MISS ANNIE R TAYLOR'S REMARKABLE JOURNEY FROM TAU-CHAU TO TA-CHIEN-LU THROUGH THE HEART OF THE FORBIDDEN LAND
Boston 1901 1st United Society of Christian Endeavor. Hardcover. Octavo, 285pp., photo illustrations, original yellow cloth with blue and black picture of two yaks and a driver on front. Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn and lightly soiled. (a70966)
$70.00 David-Neel, Alexandra . INITIATIONS LAMA�QUES. DES TH�ORIES, DES PRATIQUES, DES HOMMES
Paris 1930 Adyar. In French. Small octavo, 244pp., photo illustrations, errata, original printed wraps. Uncut. VG. (a65216)
$29.00 Dolkar, Tseten . GIRL FROM TIBET
Chicago 1971 Loyola. As told to John Windsor. Hardcover. Octavo, 164pp., cloth. Near Fine, a few miniscule spots of soiling on title page, in VG plus DJ. (a70042)
$35.00 Finckh, Elisabeth . GRUNDLAGEN TIBETISCHER HEILKUNDE BAND 1
Uelzen 1975 Medizinisch Literarische. Tibetan medicine. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 107pp., foldout charts, cloth. VG, no DJ. Volume 1. (a17512)
$29.00 Glennon, John P. (editor) . FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1949 VOLUME IX THE FAR EAST: CHINA
Washington 1974 1st GPO. This volume deals with Taiwan and the concern of the U. S. regarding possible conquest by Chinese Communists; status of Tibet and Communism in China.Hardcover. Large octavo, 1441pp., maroon cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges and a few internal stamps, residue of label at heel of spine. Good plus, no dj. (a75526)
$110.00 Guigniaut, J. D. (introduction) . PROGRES DES ETUDES RELATIVES A L'EGYPTE ET A L'ORIENT
Paris 1867 A l'Imprimerie Imperiale. Chapters include: L'Etat Actuel des Etudes Egyptiennes; Expose Historique du Dichiffrement des Ecritures Cuneiformes; Des Etudes Semitiques; La Litterature Arabes; La Litterature Persane; Des Etudes Armeniennes; Des Etures Chinoises, Tibetaines et Mongoles; LItterature Chinoises; Langes et Litteratures Tibetaines et Mongoles; Etude du Sanscrit, du Zend, du Pali et Grammaire Comparee des Langues Indoeuropeenes. 4to., 240pp., later wraps with original wrap mounted on front. Good plus, occasional very light foxing, light fraying of page edges. (a77149)
$130.00 Hamond, Captain Robert . THROUGH WESTERN TIBET IN 1939
London 1941. Article in The Geographic Journal Volume at pp. 1-16. Included in a complete issue of this journal. Octavo, wraps. VG plus. (a17877)
$45.00Hannah, Herbert Bruce. A GRAMMAR OF THE TIBETAN LANGUAGE LITERARY AND COLLOQUIAL
Calcutta 1912 1st Baptist Mission Press. With copious illustrations and treating fully of spelling, pronunciation and the construction of the verb and including appendices of the various forms of the verb. Large octavo, 396pp., original hardcover. Cancelled library stamp on title page and number stamp on verso, spine numbers removed (no other library markings). VG. (a65172)
$29.00 Heden, Sven . A CONQUEST OF TIBET
National Travel Club 1934. Octavo, illustrations, hardcover. Owner bookplate. VG, light wear, no DJ. (a23568)
$25.00 Hedin, Sven . DURCH ASIENS W�STEN - DREI JAHRE AUF NEUEN WEGEN IN PAMIR, LOP-NOR, TIBET UND CHINA - ERSTER BAND
Leipzig 1899 1st Brockhaus. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 512pp., illustrations, gilt printed pale tan cloth. Owner signed. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked, one 3 inch closed tear on large folding map in rear. Volume I only. (a70332)
$45.00 Hedin, Sven . A CONQUEST OF TIBET
NY 1934 Fourth Printing, Dutton. Large octavo, 400pp., text illustrations, red cloth. VG, thin stain on front, some foxing and stains on endpapers, light wear, no DJ. (a48157)
$24.00 Hedin, Sven . ABENTEUER IN TIBET
Leipzig 1910 vierte auflage Brockhaus. Hardcover. In German. Octavo, 414pp., illustrations, maps (one large folding map), cloth with mounted illustration on front. VG, light discoloration on cover, tiny spots on fore-edges. (a58172)
$49.00 Holmes, Peter . MOUNTAINS AND A MONASTERY
London 1958. Bles. Hardcover octavo. 189pp., index. Buddhist monastery in Tibet. VG in VG DJ. no ownership marks. (a20767)
$24.00 Jorgensen, Hans . A DICTIONARY OF THE CLASSICAL NEWARI
Kobenhavn 1937 Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. XXIII. Hardcover. Octavo. 178p., original printed wraps bound in 3/4 green cloth (with two additional articles on different topics in same volume). VG plus. (a84503a)
$95.00 Kingdon Ward, Captain F. . FROM CHINA TO HKAMTI LONG
London 1924 first edition Edward Arnold. Important classic in botanical exploration. Hardcover. Octavo, 317pp. 1 page book ad at end, foldout map, 20 monochrome photo illustrations, general index and plant index, cloth. A few pages as yet uncut. VG, slight cover discoloration, faint foxing on fore-edges, tiny stain on edge of rear end paper, no DJ. Text clean, binding secure; no ownership marks. Lovely condition. (a42803)
$400.00 Kinloch, Alexander A. A. . LARGE GAME SHOOTING IN THIBET AND THE NORTH WEST 2ND SERIES
London 1876 Harrison. Hardcover. 4to., 64pp., 11 full page photo illustrations, green cloth with head of yak in full gilt in center of front. board. Near Good, hinges just beginning to crack, cover worn and frayed on spine ends and corners, a few page corners creased. (a73056)
$275.00 Knight, E. F. . WHERE THREE EMPIRES MEET A NARRATIVE OF RECENT TRAVEL IN KASHMIR, WESTERN TIBET, GILGIT AND THE ADJOINING COUNTRIES
London 1895 new edition, Longmans Green. Hardcover. Small octavo, 528pp., 24pp. (publisher catalogue), 54 text illustrations, map, maroon cloth with silver lettering. Owner bookplate. VG, spine a bit faded. (a71132)
$45.00 Migot, Andre . TIBETAN MARCHES
London 1955 Rupert Hart-Davis. Translated from the French by Peter Fleming. 8vo., 288pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Good, no DJ. (a6923)
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