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A CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET
by Snellgrove, David & Hugh Richardson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/None
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York Washington: Frederick A. Praeger, Inc, 1968. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. Good/None. Photos. Quarto, charoal gray buckram with gilt lettering and small Tibetan dragon on spine; illustrated with ~ 120 glossy B&W images of Tibetan people,landscape, and religious artifacts; Notes, Chronological Table, Succession of Religious Schools, Pronunciation Rules, Bibliography, B&W map of Tibet, Index, ilustrated endpapers, 291 pages on heavy stock. Weight: 2 lbs. 1 oz. Solid, clean copy with lots of glossy B&W illustrations without foxing. Well informed and insightful text! Cloth is faded and shows wear. A few hints of pencil erasures on a handful of pages (see illustration for worst instance), and the occasional small spot or fingerprint. No dj. No remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Very good, informative, and well illustrated cultural history of now largely LOST Tibet.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7783
- Title
- A CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET
- Author
- Snellgrove, David & Hugh Richardson
- Illustrator
- Photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Praeger, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York Washington
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Artifacts, religious symbols, Buddhism, illustrated, photos, travel, anthropology, yaks, cold, art, monasteries, Lhasa, Dalai Lama,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
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- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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- Erasures
- Erasures indicates marks where someone has removed bits of text or content from a book. In Book Arts, erasures can also mean a...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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