The Northern HimalayasBiblio.com
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1820rif. 44059Paris Crochard 1820. Uncut in orig. printed wrappers. In "Annales de Chimie et de Physique Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago." Tome XIV - Mai 1820. The entire issue offered. Htitle a. titlepage to vol. 14. 4112 pp. Humboldt's paper: pp. 5-56. Clean and fine. First appearance of Humboldt's importent investigation of the snow-line in the Himalayas. He found that the snow-line on the northern side of the Himalaya is much higher than below the equator and that there is a connection between the lowest line of the permanent snow the oscillations of the snowl-line and the lowest line of snowfall.The issue also contains the importent chemical paper by PELLETIER & CAVENTOU "Examen chimique de plusieurs végétaux de la famille des colchicées et du principe actif qu'ils renferment. Cévadille veterum album; colchique commun colchicum autumnale." pp. 69-83. unknown
1963rif. 45395Osaka Japan: Hoikusha Publishing Co. Ltd. 1963. Folio. 169 3 pp. Explanations and text printed in Japanese & English. Colour frntsp. 221 colour and blk & wht photo illusts. some double- or full page. Blue linen silver lettrng w/ d.j. preserved in open-backd slipcase some scuffng shlfwr rubbng F/F/VG copy. First edition of this lavishly illustrated work on the botanical wealth of Sikkim containing illusts. of orchids rhododendrons oak trees bamboo evergreens and ferns. The expedition had made the study because this area of the Himalayas and Japan shared many similar species of plants. Hoikusha Publishing Co., Ltd., unknown
rif. BN609725Gruner Jahr. Aufbruch am Ende der Welt: Die abenteuerliche Reise der Salz-Karawanen im Himalaya Valli Eric and Summers Diane Aufbruch am Ende der Welt: Die abenteuerliche Reise der Salz-Karawanen im Himalaya Valli Eric and Summers Diane Aufbruch am Ende der Welt: Die abenteuerliche Reise der Salz-Karawanen im Himalaya Valli Eric and Summers Diane Gruner + Jahr unknown
1991rif. BN253911Frankfurt Suhrkamp Verlag 1991. 1991. Onkels Tochter keine sonst: Heiratsbündnis und Denkweise in einer Lokalkultur des Himalaya Onkels Tochter keine sonst: Heiratsbündnis und Denkweise in einer Lokalkultur des Himalaya Ethnologie Verhaltensforschung Himalaya Tibet Magar - Oppitz Michael Frankfurt, Suhrkamp Verlag unknown
1920rif. HIMALAYA007757Chuckervertty Chatterjee & Co Calcutta. 1920. First edition. Octavo. pp vi 298 5 errata. Numerous photographs; two folding maps. Introductory note by V.A. Stowell.Presentation copy from the author inscribed on the front free endpaper: ''To Major H.S. Cardew O.C. 11/18 R.G.R. with the author's best wishes - R.T. Jodh Singh B. M.L.C. 30-12-22.''Mottling to cloth covers probably a result of the cheap production. Very good indeed in the very scarce dustwrapper which has a few short closed tear repaired on the reverse. Only two copies listed on Copac. Chuckervertty, Chatterjee & Co, Calcutta. hardcover
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1890rif. 28938AB1890. Darjeeling c.1890. 20 cm x 15.7 cm. 2 Photographs possibly produced by british photographers Samuel Bourne & Charles Shepherd. Original Prints on paper. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interestingly: People in India can see the Himalayas for the first time in 'decades' as the lockdown during the Covid-19-Pandemic eases air pollution. The view in this historical 19th-century-photograph is a reminder of Nature's need to breath. Also included are three smaller photographs Brahman Shrine & the Waterfall at Kapila Theertham Tirupati. unknown
1998rif. 210455591United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific Regional Programme and Policy Division 1998-01-01. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Ex-library book with light to moderate shelf wear with usual stamps and markings. Photos and additional details upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores. United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific, Regional Programme and Policy Division paperback
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rif. 6126955317VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG . Papeback. New. pp. 88 VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG unknown
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rif. 51-6971London: June 1953. 13 x 18cm. Card stock with gilt embossing.Annotated in ink: Refuse per P/E. 5/6/53. "May 07 1953 - Here for the Coronation: Prince and Princess Himalaya have arrived in London to attend the coronation from their home in the Everest country of Nepal.This is the Prince's first trip to Europe. Photo shows Prince and Princes Himalaya ".The personal copy of Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan 1905–1990 who was a Pakistani diplomat and the country’s first female governor.She was born Sheila Irene Pant on 13 February 1905 in Almora British India today’s India to a Brahmin family who had converted to Christianity two generations prior.Academically brilliant she graduated from the University of Lucknow in 1927 with bachelor’s degrees in economics and theology. She obtained a double master’s degree in economics and sociology in 1929. In 1931 she became professor of economics at Indraprastha College in Delhi where she met her future husband lawyer Liaquat Ali Khan when he visited to deliver a lecture on law.The couple married in 1932 despite her family’s objection. The bride converted to Islam and took the name Begum Ra’ana. She became involved with the Muslim League devoting herself to creating political consciousness among the Muslim women in British India.After the Partition in 1947 Liaquat Ali Khan became Pakistan’s first prime minister. As the first First Lady of Pakistan Begum Ra’ana founded or helped establish organisations that uplifted women’s rights and women’s public role such as the Pakistan Women’s National Guard PWNG the Women’s Naval Reserves and All Pakistan Women’s Association APWA. London: June 1953 unknown
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1982rif. 2090502113717287Not Available 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1971rif. 2090502113707289Not Available 1971. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
