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1917Pages 290-382 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: My Escape From the Turks Disguised as a Woman - the incredible story of Private Miron D. Arber and his Sinai ordeal; The Log of the "Moewe" - the adventures of a modern pirate, told by her Commander Count Dohna-Schlodien - article with photos; A Brush with the Kisi - in quest of ivory, J.A. Jordan encounters a hostile African witch doctor; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - William Shaw and a Joke on Justice; On the Borders of Tibet - part IV of the story of two years' wanderings - largely among wild lands and wilder people, whose chief desire is to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; A Bandit's Bride - Part II of the story of Elena Villa-Pinillos, once married to Mexico's Francisco Villa - no more graphic picture of the state of anarchy and terrorism prevailing in unhappy Mexico can be imagined; Strange Stories of the War; Wang Yin-Shee and the Panther - a missionaries story of a Chinese hunter's terrible experience - a death wrestle with a huge panther; A Flying Man in South Africa - Part V of a very interesting account of John G. Barron's flying adventures- with photos; How We Stole The Tugboat - Sergeant Maurice Prost recounts his sensational escape from the Germans; The Downfall of Dave Rodger - a prospector in the West turns the tables on a 'bad man' and his lawless satellites; "Punch" - the unruly kangaroo pet of nuns at an Australian convent; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
2003422 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Numerous black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. "Tells the riveting tale of one of the most perverse, eccentric, and frightening scientific expeditions in history. This real-life drama combines the highest standards of narrative history with the high adventure and exotic locales of Raiders of the Lost Ark." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
1913xvi, 426, [2 ads] pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white drawings and photographic plates. Herein this prolific Swedish explorer recounts and illustrates his early travels in Tibet. Faded reddish cloth adorned with nice gilt illustration on front. Backstrip lettering rubbed but legible. Prior owner's name stamped atop front free endpaper. Half of blank page prior to index missing. (The lists of illustrations and maps suggest neither were attached to this page.) Heavily worn with numerous defects. Lacking fold-out map at back, otherwise a worthy reading copy. Book
1961116 pages. Features: Cover photo of Russian Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel to outer space and back; Nice one-page ad for the Volkswagen (VW) truck (microbus); Showdown nears for Castro in Cuba; JFK and how he runs the White House; One-page photo ad for GE's two-way radio; Russia's Triumph in Space - What Does It Mean? - photo-illustrated article; Why The U.S. Wasn't First; A Look at what the U.S. has - and plans - in space; Where U.S. Went Wrong - The Ways to Catch Up; JFK Learns About Personal Diplomacy; Why De Gaulle is a Growing Problem for U.S.; Kennedy's plan to deal with corn surplus; Up Front with U.S. Guerrillas in Southeast Asia - an eyewitness report; A Close New Look at Nehru's India; The Red Terror in Tibet - Interview with the Dalai Lama; Crime Wave Hits Washington, D.C. - with photo of Dallas O. Williams who has 59 convictions, including murder; Critical thinking about the "Show" trial of Adolf Eichmann in Israel; Nice small photo ad for Checker Motors Corp. of Kalamazoo; Nice two-page color-photo ad for (red) Chevy trucks with IFS (independent front suspension) on excavation site; How the United Mine Workers (UMW) under John L. Lewis uses its considerable investments, and why; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
2001180 pages. Bibliography. References. Index. "Focuses on the topography, environment, historical development, buildings, and townscape of old Lhasa. Introduces future plans and issues concerning the safeguarding of Lhasa's historical townscape in the face of urban development. Includes 25 new maps never before published, satellite photos, historical maps and photos, watercolours, information on old buildings, and many new colour photos." - dust jacket. Dust jacket attractive in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Average wear and usual library markings to book bound in scarlet cloth with hinges taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
1917Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Six Skulls - Part I - Sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings" - the twenty-five year persecution of Walter G. Patterson who, while a young man in Butte, Montana, was compelled to join a lawless Chinese tong; An Amazing Voyage - The escape from Spain of a number of interned German officers; A Flying Man in South America - Part VI - The adventures of John G. Barron, who spent 2.5 years giving flying exhibitions in South America, often to people who had never before seen an aircraft; The Child of Terbeeke - How a child saved a British Battalion from annihilation; Humours of the East African Campaign; Panton's Feud - how aviators and artillery co-operate at the Front; On the Borders of Tibet - Part V - Photo-illustrated account of the author's two years wanderings in these wild lands of wilder people; A Bandit's Bride - Part III - The strange story of Pancho Villa's wife, with photos, including photo of Villa and Zapata on horseback in Mexico City in 1915 when they practically controlled Mexico; Railway Building in the Wilderness - Part I - Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific through the Canadian Rockies, with great photos; The Faithful Lover - The history of William Anderson and Catherine Burthe; Photo of Mashukwlumbwe tribesmen with hair spikes over two feet tall!; Ten-page investment ad for the Sugar Cane By-Products Co., which apparently sought to solve the shortage of wood pulp by using sugar cane; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 388-472, 8-24 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part II - The U.S. attempts to prevent the arming of revolutionaries in Dominica in 1906-7; Hunting Wild Goats By Seaplane and Motorcycle Near San Clemente - article with photos; Remanded - a perfectly blameless man is blamed for a crime; Full Speed Astern - 400 men aboard the steamer Remiji Maru are saved by the action of a young engineer on watch two days out of Hong Kong; The Wild Men of Borneo - Wonderful photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Dyaks; Photo and letter from a reader who, with five friends, dressed up in KKK outfits and brought along a relative in blackface to entertain at a fancy-dress ball in Leeds; Across Remote Yunnan - Part II - Capt. F. Kingdon Ward continues his journey through the little-known region where the frontiers of China and Tibet meet - article with nice photos; Two Men and a "Pink" - terrifying experience of two returned Canadian soldiers off the coast of Labrador aboard their vessel Terra Nova, nicknamed the Turn Over; "Gentleman" Girard - Frenchman Henri Girard made a profession of poisoning people whose lives he had insured; The Ghost Dancers of the Imst - unusual customs in the Tyrolian valley village of Imst - article with photos; Down the "Old Delph" - two men venture into a disused mine near Roby Mill in Lancashire; Marooned On a Precipice - Three mountain climbers, Karl Aichner, Alois Netzer, and Conrad Schuster, are stranded for six days in the Northern Tyrol; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 180-264, 9-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear and some soiling to back cover. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1928Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park, where bears are as plentiful as berries, and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave, Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes, who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait, recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
1929Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Poachers - An amusing story of a chase after a wounded African elephant; The Mystery of the "Mary Clyne" - A chief officer's story of a weird and nerve-trying affair that happened on board a tramp steamer; Housekeeping in the Wilds of Bechuanaland - Vivian France explains how she set up her home a month's ox-cart journey from civilization - with nice photos ; Following the Frontier Trail - Part II - The continued adventures of Edith Ammons Kohl in Wyoming; Our Caribou Hunt - How four young Newfoundlanders went into the interior one winter to shoot caribou, and what happened to them; Pekin [Peking / Beijing] to London - Mostly By Car - Part II - A most adventurous 15,000 miles, with nautical detours around civil war in China, and floods in Siam and Burma - with nice photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part I - The amusing narrative of a decidedly unathletic 46-year-old Londoner who decided to tramp from the French coast to Lourdes; The Black Trackers of Australia - follow-up to "The Great Boulder Murder Case" which appeared in the prior issue; Photo of sheep being used as pack animals on the way from Tibet to the Rampur Fair; A Chinese Night's Entertainment - A lively interlude in the peaceful routine of life at a mission-station in a remote Chinese town; Buddy Assheton's Return - A tragic story from Western Canada, as told by a member of the Mounted Police; My Room-Mate - The amusing story of what happened one night at a hotel in a Queensland township; The Unmasking of Gola Singh - A member of the Indian police goes bad, creating the need for a delicate investigation; A "Creeper" in Ceylon - Part I - C.V. Warren travels to a tea estate in Ceylon and describes his experiences and the general routine of the tea-planter's life, with photos. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1906176p., illus. (12 col. plates) Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
18222 volumi, cm. 17,5, mezza pelle con fregi in oro al dorso e tasselli in pelle rossa, pag. (4) IV, da 5 a 469 più 4 tavole in rame f.t.; (4) 471 (8 di catalogo editoriale) più 4 tavole f.t.. Al volume 1 viaggi in Africa, Asia con Cina e Giappone. Al volume 2 viaggi nelle Americhe e particolari estratti dai viaggi di Cook. Ottimo esemplare.
1995AA.VV. Tibet. Tappeti 1850/1950. , Textilia 1995, Catalogo edito in occasione della mostra "Tibet tappeti 1850/1950" a cura di Enzo e Roberto Danon. Condizioni molto buone: brossura, copertina sporca e lievemente usurata, tagli e pagine pari al nuovo. Misure: 31x23x1 Molto buono (Very Good) . in quarto
1979Giorgio Monaco, a cura di Medicina Tibetana. Venezia - Mestre, Erizzo 1979 italian, 174 1979. "Studi e documenti" vol.2. Opera con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. Illustrazioni in b/n e a colori ft e nt. STO.9.
18203 volumi, cm. 18, brossura editoriale, pag. XII, 292 (2) più 3 tavole a colori f.t.; 317 più 3 tavole ed 1 carta geografica ripiegata f.t.. Da pag. 109 inizia l'opera "Viaggio al Lago Manasarovar situato nell'Undes provincia del Piccolo Tibet fatto nel 1812 dai Signori Moorcroft e Hearsay dal tomo XII delle Asiatic Researches". Interessante descrizione del viaggio iniziato in India e ricordato per la descrizione del assaggio attraverso le montagne del Kurdistan. Molto interessante anche la relazione del viaggio al lago Manasarovar in Tibet. Manca metà dell'ultima carta con elenco delle tavole al primo volume. Collana "Raccolta de' viaggi più interessanti eseguiti nelle varie parti del mondo, tanto per terra quanto per mare, dopo quelli del celebre Cook...".
1949No marks or inscriptions to exceptionally clean contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 206pp. The second Guibaut-Liotard Expedition. Well illustrated with black & white photographs.
2008New book still in shrink-wrap. 168pp. Every year over 3,000 Tibetans risk their lives fleeing from Tibet. The TV and photo journalist Dieter Glogowski escorted Tibetan refugee children on their way over the 5,800 meter high Nangpa-la Pass into Nepal. His breathtaking images of the lands and the refugees, combined with Franz Binder's account of the complex Tibetan-Sino relations over time provide a comprehensive picture of the drama taking place on the roof of the world.
1990Un volume (24 cm) di (8)-167 pagine, con uno schema più volte ripiegato. In lingua inglese. Tela editoriale con titolo al piatto. Ottime condizioni.
1970Un volume (24 cm) di XIV-343 pagine, con 3 schemi ripiegati in fine. Senza l'Indice, pubblicato l'anno successivo (Without Index, published in 1971). In lingua inglese. Brossura editoriale, nella Serie Orientale Roma (XL). Ottime condizioni.
1952Formato cm. 25 x 18. Pagine X, 806 + 58 tavole Brossura editoriale di colore grigio. Lieve danno al margine inferiore del dorso della II parte. Tracce d'uso. All'interno alcune gore. Intonso ed in stato di conservazione complessivamente buono. Prima ed unica edizione di questo ponderoso studio sulla religione ed i riti di alcune popolazioni dell'area tibetana.
193420x14. 142p. Lomo deteriorado. Prólg. Trad. C. de Catro. Contiente: Tchrimekundan o El hijo del rey, Drozanonmo o La Bramina, Nansal o El brillante de cien mil luces.
1988in8° - legatura telata con sovraccoperta - pp. 306 - illustrazioni - stampato su licenza Giulio Einaudi - ottime condizioni
1999cm. 15 x 21, x-328 pp. con 9 figg. n.t. e 11 ill. f.t. a colori. Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Istituto Venezia e l'Oriente. Orientalia Venetiana In queste aree culturali, strettamente connesse, importanti cicli narrativi passano dall?una all?altra trasformandosi e arricchendosi di elementi locali. Viene anche affrontato il rapporto tra narrativa orale e scritta, religiosa (in particolare induista e buddhista) e laica. In these closely connected cultural areas important narrative cycles, transformed and enriched with local elements, are passed on from one to another. A confrontation is made on the relationship between oral and written, religious (in particular Hindu and Buddhist) and laic narrative. Inglese 488 gr. x-328 p.
2002cm. 15 x 21, viii-294 pp. Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Istituto Venezia e l'Oriente. Orientalia Venetiana Vengono affrontati temi di particolare rilevanza per gli studi tibetologici, indologici e sinologici. Contributi dei seguenti studiosi: Anne-Marie Blondeau, Per Kvaerne, Ramon N. Prats, Pasang Yonten Arya, Anne Chayet, Erberto Lo Bue, Giacomella Orofino, Lars-Erik Nyman, Antonio Attisani (Tibet); Gian Giuseppe Filippi, Ulrike Roesler (India); Christian Wittern, Edward Shaughnessy, Ester Bianchi (Cina). Proceedings which illustrate issues of particular significance to Tibetological, Indological and Sinological studies, including contributions from the following scholars: Anne-Marie Blondeau, Per Kvaerne, Ramon N. Prats, Pasang Yonten Arya, Anne Chayet, Erberto Lo Bue, Giacomella Orofino, Lars-Erik Nyman, Antonio Attisani (Tibet); Gian Giuseppe Filippi, Ulrike Roesler (India); Christian Wittern, Edward Shaughnessy, Ester Bianchi (China) Inglese 447 gr. viii-294 p.
2000Piemme, 2000. Traduzione di Pietro Ferrari. Rilegato con copertina rigida e sovraccoperta. Prima edizione. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. Firs edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
1999Serie Orientale Roma, LXXXVII. Un volume di X-335 pagine, brossura editoriale. Dimensioni: 17x24 cm. Ottime condizioni. XLVIII tavole in b/n e a colori fuori testo. In lingua inglese.
