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1937ref. 64643London UK: G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1937. 8vo. 6 328 pp. Blue publisher’s cloth yellow lettering on spine minor dustsoiling light shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art of warriors minor scuffing head & foot of spine age toning still NF/VG copy. First edition of this very uncommon memoir by the noted war correspondent and British India journalist writing of his experiences marching with the Indian Legation troops based out of Lahore to relieve the Legations in Beijing China during the Boxer Rebellion commenting on the race by Japanese Russian American & British to be the first into the capital. He also includes his reminiscences of the experiences with the 1903 Younghusband Expedition into Tibet witnessed the firghting the troops marching into Lhasa and later first-hand account of the Third Afghan War. Newman d. 1942 who wrote under the pseudonym of “Kim” as journalist on “The Statesman” and “Englishman” staffs later returned for health reasons to England and wrote as a columnist until his death. Very rare in original dustjacket. G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., hardcover
2019ref. SBBI-mon0000011958Tibet Relief Fund 2019. paperback. Very Good. Most of our very good books have only minor imperfections such as shelf wear consistent with a new book that's sat on a bookshop shelf for a year or two. Occasionally we may miss other minor imperfections as we have to grade books at speed. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Tibet Relief Fund paperback
1913ref. 59889Cambridge: At the University Press 1913. Tall 8vo. xii 283 1 pp. including 1 pp. of publisher’s ads. Photo frontisp. 39 plates 5 maps 4 large folding. Blue-green publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on spine minor shelfwear slight rubbing to head & foot of spine wear to lower corners rear inner hinge just starting still VG bright copy w/ ownership markings on front pastedown removed bookplate on rear pastedown. First edition of this classic work recounting the author’s journey from Shanghai to Tibet collecting plants and specimens through Western China and southeast Asia. He discovered many species unknown in Europe and the Americas including the Tibetan Blue Poppy introduced their seeds to many botanical gardens and details such adventures as swinging across a bottomless gorge on a cable of twisted bamboo avoiding impending avalanches and more. At the University Press, hardcover
2012ref. 75473Boston and London: Shambhala 2012. First edition of this translation. Large octavo. lxi 1 618 pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt spine lettering front cover with an Asian deity in gilt marbled brown endpapers. Matching publisher's slipcase. An excellent copy of this Tibetan classic.The epic of Gesar is the longest single piece of literature in the world canon encompassing some 120 volumes; here the first three volumes are translated telling of Gesar's birth his mischievous childhood and his youth spent in exile and his rivalry for the throne with his treacherous uncle. For hundreds of years versions of the Gesar of Ling epic have been sung by bards in Tibet China Central Asia and across the eastern Silk Route. King Gesar renowned throughout these areas represents the ideal warrior. As a leader with his people's loyalty and trust he conquers all their enemies and protects the peace. The example of King Gesar is also understood as a spiritual teaching. The "enemies" in the stories represent the emotional and psychological challenges that turn people toward greed aggression and envy and away from the true teachings of Buddhism. Shambhala hardcover
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1932ref. 74978Chicago: Lakeside Press 1932. First edition of this obscure publication done for the Chicago 1933 World's Fair. Octavo. 64 pp. plus photographic portrait of the donor Victor Bendix. A very good copy.Dr. G. Montell was born in Pajala Sweden on 7 November 1899. His research focused on Inner Mongolia Outer Mongolia and the Chinese Summer Palace at Chengde Jehol. He was a member of Sven Hedin's Sino-Swedish Expedition to Central Asia in 1929–1933 and the extensive ethnographic collection which he acquired on behalf of Hedin is now housed in the Ethnographic Museum Statens etnografiska museum in Stockholm. He subsequently became Director of the Asian Department of that museum Lakeside Press unknown
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1987ref. 46988Beijing: New World Press and People’s Publishing House of Tibet 1987. Folio. 164 pp. Over 75 colour plates numerous black & white text illustrations. Embossed-blue silk gilt lettering front cover & spine illustrated endpapers minor shelfwear w/ d.j. minor shelfwear VG/VG copy. First edition of this work reproducing the beautiful biographical paintings of Phags-pa 1235-1280 drawing from 25 surviving scrolls of painted silk now stored in the Sa-skya Monastery in Tibet. Phags-pa served as State Tutor under Kublai Khan when he moved his capital from Shangdu Duolun in inner Mongolia to Beijing establishing the Yuan Dynasty. New World Press and People’s Publishing House of Tibet, unknown
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1985ref. BN253208Stuttgart : Thienemann Edition Erdmann 1985. 1985. Als Kundschafter des Papstes nach China : 1656 - 1664 ; die erste Durchquerung Tibets. Johannes Grueber. Hrsg. von Franz Braumann nach d. Briefen Johannes Gruebers u.d. Berichten seiner Biographen Athanasius Kircher u. Melchisedech Thevenot Alte abenteuerliche Reiseberichte Als Kundschafter des Papstes nach China : 1656 - 1664 ; die erste Durchquerung Tibets. Johannes Grueber. Hrsg. von Franz Braumann nach d. Briefen Johannes Gruebers u.d. Berichten seiner Biographen Athanasius Kircher u. Melchisedech Thevenot Alte abenteuerliche Reiseberichte China Tibet - Grueber Johann und Franz Braumann Stuttgart : Thienemann, Edition Erdmann unknown
1991ref. 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