Asian / Himalayas from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Honolulu and Chicago: Honolulu Academy of Arts; Serindia Publications, 2008. 390 pages, colour illustrations, colour map; 31 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii, in 2008. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. DVD Enclosed, Buddhist arts of the Mimalayan country of Bhutan. OVERSIZE! No priority/international,… Read more about this item

Boston, New York, Toronto, London: Little, Brown and Company; A Bulfinch Press Book, 1997. Cloth, 143 pages, chiefly illustrations; 33 cm. With a foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama; an introduction by Richard Gere; and a poem by Patti Smith. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to boards, with some rubbing & edgewear to the illustration mounted… Read more about this item

Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1997. 166 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps. "Dr. Pratapaditya Pal was born in Bangladesh, grew up in Kolkata, India and has lived in the United States since 1967. He completed his doctorate in Fine Arts and History from the University of Calcutta with a special… Read more about this item

New Delhi: S. Chand & Company Limited, 1978. Cloth, 191 pages, colour illustrations, maps; 34 cm. Originally published as "Traumland Nepal" by Su ddeutscher Verlag, 1974. English translation rendered by Pramod Talgeri. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to boards, age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour… Read more about this item

New York, NY and Hood River. OR: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; Summit Publications, 1992. Cloth, 223 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with a slightly sunned spine (bold & legible titles), protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "An account of an Austrian mountain… Read more about this item

Emeryville, CA: Dharma Publishing, 1976. xviii, 102 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Tibetan art and cultural series. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Corner crease/front cover. Age toning, edges lightly soiled.. Paperback. Good. 8vo.

London: Anna Maria Rossi & Fabio Rossi Publications, 1993. 1 portfolio, colour illustrations; 31 cm. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition. A near-fine copy with light shelfwear to the slipcase. Limited edition. Numbered "42" of 500 copies. Consists of 14 individual painted mandalas accompanied by text catalogue all issued in a portfolio and enclosed in a case. OVERSIZE! No priority/international,… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine Ltd,, 1998. 287 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lower right corners bumped.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. Cloth, 200 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Photos of Jumla (Nepal).. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

Boston; Rutland, VT; Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2002. ix, 227 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. A fine copy of the first printing.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company; Mariner Books, 2000. 242 pages, map; 21 cm. With a New Afterword by the Author. Tight, clean copy. First edition thus. "Now considered a classic among readers interested in Tibetan Buddhism and pilgrimages of the spirit of all kinds, A Journey in Ladakh is Andrew Harvey's spiritual travelogue of his arduous journey to… Read more about this item

San Rafael, CA: Earth Aware Editions, 2006. Pictorial boards, ix, 171 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (some colour); 24 x 24 cm Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, October 28, 2006 to January 15, 2007 and other locations. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books; Simon & Schuster, 2000. 310 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Another copy available. "Adventurers the world over have been inspired by the achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man ever to set foot on the summit of Mount… Read more about this item

Boston; Rutland, VT; Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2002. ix, 227 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 24 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author, with a personalized inscription. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "An informal diary chronicling the author's efforts to preserve the sacred Buddhist artwork of Tibet." - Publisher.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage Books; Vintage Departures, 1996. xiii, 297 pages, illustrations, maps; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "For more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of… Read more about this item

New Delhi, India: Roli Books International, 1981. Cloth, 192 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards, age toning. Dust jacket, with age-toned flaps, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Rigsum Productions, 1983. Cloth, 160 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 29 cm. Sponsored by Department of Tourism, Government of Sikkim, India. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the photographer Rajesh Bedi, with a personalized inscription. A near-fine copy of the first printing, half-title page lightly soiled, age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by… Read more about this item

New York: Bonhams & Butterfields, 2017. 152 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Sale 23739 held in New York, March 13, 2017. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Property of: Indianapolis Museum of Art; Estate of Garry Shandling; Phillip Adams.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Santa Barbara, CA: Talisman Press, 2000. Cloth, 167 pages, illustrations; 24 x 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "This book brings to life the inner experience of being a Tibetan refugee in exile, through elegant narration coupled with exquisite photographs. Although the subjects are Tibetans, the theme encompasses the heroism… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993. Cloth, 102 pages, illustrations (some colour); 22 x 25 cm. Photographs by Hugh Swift. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "A disturbing documentary on the life of Hugh Swift and… Read more about this item