The Festivals of Nepal
London: Ruskin House, 1977. Illustrated in color. 288 pages. 8vo, red boards, d.w. (price-clipped & edgeworn). London: Ruskin House, (1977). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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The Seventh Gurkha Rifles: Extracts from the History
Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd., 1954. Color frontispece. Some b/w illustrations with folding maps in rear. 39 pages. Slim 12mo, black cloth with green cloth band and silver text (cloth a bit scuffed). Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd., 1954. A very good(+) copy. More
Visions of Perfect Worlds: Buddhist Art from the Himalayas
London: Spink & Son, 1999. Color photographic illustrations throughout. 128 pages. Thin 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers with gilt lettering. London: Spink & Son, (1999). Shallow crease on corner of front cover, still a near fine copy. Auction catalogue for the Spink & Son Himalayan art sale and correlating exhibition, "Visions of Perfect Worlds", London, 1999. More
The Wildest Dreams of Kew: A Profile of Nepal.
186pp., b/w photographs. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1970). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
An Ever-Changing Place: A Year Among Snow Monkeys and Sherpas in the Himalayas.
b/w photo illus. 190pp. 8vo, cloth-backed bds., d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1978). Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
Hindostan or British India
New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1855. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 13 3/4" Thorough map of British India, showing the Indian subcontinent under British rule, including Nepal, Bhutan, parts of present-day Bangladesh and Ceylon, known today as Sri Lanka. An inset shows a continuation of British India extending along the Gulf of Martaban, or present-day Burma/Myanmar. Regions are beautifully hand colored, and towns, cities, rivers, and topographical features are labeled. In very good condition..... More
India from Authorities Principally for the use of the Offices of the Army of India
Henry Teesdale & Co., 1844. Map. Engraving with hand-coloring. Image measures 28 7/8" x 17 5/8" Detailed map of the Indian subcontinent, beautifully hand colored to show various Rajahs, British colonial "possessions", and other regions. A key in the lower right lists settlements claimed by other European powers: Dutch, French, Danes, and Portugal. Rivers, cities, and towns are labeled throughout. Topography is rendered by hachure. This map, published in 1844, appeared in Teesdale's "New General Atlas of the World." It..... More
The Gurkhas
New York: Norton, 1984. Illustrated in b/w. 317 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth backed red boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (1984). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Fabulous Flemings of Kathmandu: The Story of Two Doctors in Nepal
New York: Dutton, 1964. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 219 pages. 8vo, pink cloth, d.w. New York: Dutton, 1964. A very good copy--uneven fading to spine and cloth edges, light staining to fore-edge--in a very good(-) wrapper, scuffed and sunned. More
Homage a l'Himalaya et a ses Peuples.
Paris: Martiniere, 2004. Preface de Sa Saintete le Dalai-Lama. Full-page color photographs throughout. 216pp with text in French. Short oblong 4to, gray boards, d.w. Paris: Editions de la Martiniere, (2004). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Johnny Gurkha
London: Robert Hale, 1964. Illustrated with b/w maps and photographs. 208 pages. 8vo, black cloth, blue lettering to spine, graphic pictorial d.w. (slight wear). London: Robert Hale, 1964. First edition. Fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Lands of the Himalayas
London: Flint River Press, 1995. Many color photo Illus. by Janez Skok. 4to, red cloth, d.w. (London: Flint River Press, 1995). Fine. More
The Kathmandu Valley Towns: A Record of Life and Change in Nepal.
New York: Weatherhill, 1974. Packed with 505 photographs and illustrations, mostly black & white. 327pp. Oblong 4to, white-lettered black silk, d.w. New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1974. First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Gurkhas
Harrisburg: Stackpole, 1966. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 291 pages. 8vo, green cloth. Harrisburg: Stackpole, (1966). First American edition. Slightest toning to spine; faint, tiny soil marks to text block edges. A very good(+) copy lacking dust wrapper. More
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
New York: Villard, 1997. Some black & white illustrations. xx, 293 pages. 8vo, two-toned gray and white boards with gilt lettering, map endpapers, pictorial d.w. New York: Villard, (1997). Reprint. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Kukri: The Journal of The Brigade of Gurkhas No 7, April 1955
Brigade of Gurkhas, 1955. Articles by several authors. Many black-and-white illustrations, folding map. 132 pages, 8vo, tan printed wrappers; rubbed at edges and with penciled name on cover; taped at foot of spine. Brigade of Gurkhas, 1955. A very good copy. More
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier; or Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter.
London: Macmillan, 1878. Frontispiece and 8 other b/w illustrations, some in-text. xvi, 361 pages. 8vo, attractively rebound in black leather-backed cloth with the original cover image of gilt-stamped tiger preserved. London: Macmillan, 1878. First edition. A near fine copy of this uncommon book. More
Nagel's Encyclopedia-Guide: India
Geneva: Nagel, 1977. 55 black and white plans, 8 maps and plans in color. 832 pages. Thick 12mo, red boards, d.w. (lightly scuffed). Geneva: Nagel, (1977). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Mount Everest / Sagarmatha / Qomolangma
Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society, 1988. Map. Full-color lithograph. Sheet measures 22 1/2" x 36" Incredibly detailed topographical map of Mount Everest issued in 1988 by the National Geographic Society in a joint research effort with the Boston Museum of Science with the support of His Majesty's Government of Nepal, and the National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping the People's Republic of China. Extensively labeled, the map shows stone walls, shelters, and houses, trails, ruins, lakes, rivers, crevasses, moraines, rocks..... More
Desire and Devotion: Art From India, Nepal, and Tibet
Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, 2001. Color photographic illustrations and reproductions throughout. 348 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum/Philip Wilson Publishers, (2001). A near fine copy. With an essay by Hiram Woodward. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, 20 October, 2001 - 13 January 2002. More
Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure
Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2003. Color illustrations throughout. 308 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, (2003). First Edition. The exterior bottom edge of the pages is slightly dust soiled. A near fine copy. With contributions by Amy Heller, Oskar von Hinuber, and Gautama V. Vajracharya. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure", organized by The Art Institute of Chicago. More
Hindostan
London: Cadell & Davies, 1811. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 24" X 20" - total page size is 30" x 22 1/2". London: Cadell & Davies, 1815. Beautiful map of the Indian subcontinent with exquisitely rendered mountains. From "Pinkerton's Modern Geography." In excellent condition with full original margins. John Pinkerton (1758-1826) was a prominent Scottish mapmaker known for his large and impeccably detailed maps. In this manner, his work marks a turning point from the earlier emphasis on..... More
The Last Home of Mystery
Garden City: Garden City, 1929. Adventures in Nepal together with accounts of Ceylon, British India, the Native States, the Persian Gulf, the Overland Desert Mail and the Baghdad Railway. Illustrated with a map and many black & white photos. xi + 332pp. 8vo, orange cloth with decorative black stamping (some light soiling). New York: Garden City Publishing Company, 1929. A very good(-) copy. More
Sir Edmund Hillary & the People of Everest
Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 2002. Foreword by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Color photographs by Anne B. Keiser. 174pp., 4to, cloth, d.w. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, (2002). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya
New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Six color photographs, six black and white maps, and small in-text illustrations throughout. xii, 292 pages. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: The Viking Press (1980). First edition. Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. More