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
186pp., b/w photographs. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1970). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
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
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
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
London: Coracle Press, 1983. Unusual graphic illustrations throughout, mostly in red. Unpaginated. Small oblong 8vo, stiff red boards with gilt design. London: Coracle Press for Musee d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, (1983). First Edition. A near fine copy. More
London: Flint River Press, 1995. Many color photo Illus. by Janez Skok. 4to, red cloth, d.w. (London: Flint River Press, 1995). Fine. More
New Delhi: Oxford Book & Stationery Co., 1961. 70 plates in color & black & white, 18 maps and diagrams. 114pp of text. 4to, gilt decorated white boards, chipped and torn dust wrapper. New Delhi: Oxford Book & Stationery Co., (1961). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
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
New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2010. Illustrated abundatly in color with few in black and white. xxiii, 239 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers (lightly edgeworn). New York: Rubin Museum of Art, (2010). Near fine. More
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
London: Serindia Publications, 1999. Photography by Mischa E. Jucker. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 128 pages. Slim 4to, red cloth, d.w. (sunned at spine). London: Serindia Publications, (1999). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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
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
Cologne: Konemann, 1998. Illustrated sparingly in black and white. 465 pages. 12mo, blue cloth with white lettering, d.w. Cologne: Konemann, (1998). Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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
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
London: Cadell & Davies, 1815. 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
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
New York: Hudson Hills, 1991. Black & white and color illustrations throughout. 208 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Hudson Hills, (1991). First edition. A near fine copy. More
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
New York: Abrams, 1999. Map, 319 illustrations including 285 full-color plates. 512 pages. Thick 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Tibet House/Harry N. Abrams, (1999). A fine copy. More
New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1963. First US edition. The Wonders of Cambodia, India, Siam, and Nepal. 284 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. New York, Ivan Obolensky, Inc., (1963). A very good (+) copy. More
New York: Sotheby's, 1995. Many illustrations, in both color and black-and-white. Tall 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers; front cover a little scuffed. New York: Sotheby's, (1995). A very good(+) copy. More
Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1817. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Right image measures 20" x 23 1/2", left image measures 20" x 23 3/4". Both sheets measures 21 1/4" x 49 1/4". Attached set of 2. This beautiful four part map displays northern and southern India, Nepal, and Cabul. On the right is the map titled "British India - Southern part", covering the region from Bombay to Chilika Lake, and southward to Cape Comorin and the Gulf of Manara, including..... More
Edinburgh: John Thomson, 1817. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18" x 15", page measures 21" x 28 1/4" A beautiful map of Hindoostan, or present-day India and Nepal with parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh, extending from Cabul and the Gobi Desert in the north, to Cape Comorin in the south, with an inset showing the Isle of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Hand colored to show regions and kingdoms. Rivers and cities are extensively labeled, and relief is shown..... More
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