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.
1974Serie Orientale Roma, XLVII. Un volume di IX-104 pagine, brossura editoriale. Dimensioni: 16,5x24 cm. Ottime condizioni. Una tavola in b/n fuori testo su foglio ripiegato. In lingua inglese.
1999Serie Orientale Roma, LXXXIII. Un volume di XII-212 pagine, brossura editoriale. Dimensioni: 17x24 cm. Ottime condizioni. 21 figure in b/n nel testo, 26 tavole in b/n fuori testo.
1950Un volume (25 cm) di V-111 pagine. In lingua francese. Brossura editoriale con titolo alla copertina. Qualche brunitura ai margini, ma condizioni molto buone.
1954Una cartella (25x34 cm) con 11 pp + 10 cartoncini con riproduzione applicata e a fronte il testo descrittivo. In lingua francese. Brossura editoriale figurata con titolo alla copertina. Bruniture al margine della brossura, peraltro ottime condizioni.
2003Un volume di 111 pagine, tela editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata. Dimensioni: 17x24,5 cm. Ottime condizioni. 24 illustrazioni in b/n e a colori nel testa. Strenna UTET 2003.
1956235 pagine con 15 foto ft. Tela editoriale, protezione in acetato. INVIO autografo dell'Autrice ad Andrè Bourin alla pagina di occhiello.
