Jane Duncan: A Summer Ride through Western Tibet, New Plymouth in New Plymouth, Taranaki for sale

xviii, 341 pages + frontispiece + 73 illustrations on 39 leaves + 19 in-text illustrations + folding colour map + [2] pages advertisements. Green cloth covers with gilt titles and rules to spine. Dimensions: 8 7/8"by 6 1/8". Blind-stamped borders to boards. No signatures. One plate leaf detached with a large 6"tear. There is a 2/3"tear along a fold in the blank margin of the folding map. Some rubbing and flecking to cloth covers. Minor bruising to corners of boards. Some rubbing to edges and ends of spine. Contents: Preparations for the Journey; The Sind Valley and the Zoji La; Stony Tibet and its Buddhists; A Wedding and a Visit to a Monastery; Leh and Himis; The Devil Dance at Himis Gompa; A Tamasha at Himis. The Approach to the Chang La; The Chang La and the Pangkong Tso; From Pangkong Tso Back to Leh; A Funeral, Shopping and a Tamasha; Come Correspondence; Sport. Missionary Work; Returning Down the Indus Valley; The Fort of Balu-Mkhar, Khalatse; Tibetan Music and Poetry; Skirbichan and the Hanu Nullah; Goma Hanu. A Lonely Vigil and and Attack on the Camp; From Goma Hanu to Khapallu over the Chorbat La; Khapallu; Life in Khapallu; The Industries of Khapallu; Harvest at Khapallu. Chakchang Mosque; The Big Tamasha at Khapallu; From Khapallu to Skardo; Skardo and Shigar; The Buddha Rock and Ancient Barrage at Sadpor; The Tehsildar of Skardo; Passes and Plains; Down the Gilgit Road to the Vale of Kashmir; Appendix; Index. [Bibliographical reference: Yakushi D171 (Yakushi notes that Jane Duncan's journey was to Ladakh rather than to Tibet itself.) ]; 8vo
Author
Jane Duncan
Title
A Summer Ride through Western Tibet
Publisher name
Smith, Elder,&Co., London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1906
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
Tibet Ladakh History Women Travellers Jummoo Kashm
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