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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd Indian Reprint. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, (1978). Second Indian Reprint 1978 (stated). 8vo. 283pp, Index. Hardcover. Very good condition in dj. First published in 1903, "at once a good piece of history as well as a useful anthropological guide to the local life and culture" (dj). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 283 pages.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Himalayan Tibet' is a comprehensive and vivid travelogue and ethnographic account of the Ladakh region, commonly known as 'Little Tibet.' Written by A. Reeve Heber and Kathleen M. Heber, who spent over a decade living and working as medical missionaries in the area during the early 20th century, this work offers an intimate perspective on a culture then largely isolated from the Western world.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Himalayan Tibet' is a comprehensive and vivid travelogue and ethnographic account of the Ladakh region, commonly known as 'Little Tibet.' Written by A. Reeve Heber and Kathleen M. Heber, who spent over a decade living and working as medical missionaries in the area during the early 20th century, this work offers an intimate perspective on a culture then largely isolated from the Western world.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original cloth binding with dust jacket, 283 pages, 32 illustrations on plates, very good condition. Narrative on the country and some of the experiences by the authors who were medical missionaries in Kashmir and Ladakh. Reprint 50 years after the original appeared in 1926. The textual quality is good, the illustrations or not so well reprinted and the publisher did not go to the trouble to reprint the map. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 660.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original gilt decorated cloth, 284 pages, 32 illustrations on plates, one folding map, spine a bit sunned (as usual with this title) and slightly soiled, endpapers browned, contemporary ownership inscription on front endpaper, otherwise very good condition. Narrative on the country and some of the experiences by the authors who were medical missionaries in Kashmir and Ladakh. Identical to the British edition of the same year. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 660.

First American edition (London sheets with a new title page), 8vo, pp. [4], xi-xvi, 283, [1]; folding map printed in blue, 32 photographic illustrations on 16 plates; original orange cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; spine a bit faded, else very good. "A popular and not highly technical account of the land and the people" (Preface).

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. [v]-xvi, 283, [4] ads; folding map printed in blue, 32 photographic illustrations on 16 plates; original orange cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; spine a bit faded, else very good. "A popular and not highly technical account of the land and the people" (Preface). Yakushi H-160: "Based on the experiences of a 12-years' residence 1912-24 in Ladakh.".

Philadelphia 1926, Lippincott. Orange cloth, very good, 283p index, 32 b.w. plates, folding map, head of spine head bit rubbed, contents clean, in Mylar clear dust jacket,13 x 22.5 cm. FIRST EDITION S C A R C E . *** **** *** . . TWELVE YEARS RESIDENCE IN LADAKH . . . EXCELLENT PRIMARY RESOURCE . .* This excellent primary resource is based on 12 years of the author & his wife's residence in Ladakh, as a physician. . He offers the reader a most keen insight to the region, its people, customs & associated subjects. He travelled widely in the region. The doctor observes with the trained eye and adeptly comments on native medicine and cures, monasteries, Ladakh, customs, rites, ceremonies, sports, pastimes, the mountains & natural setting. Ladakh, Lamaland, Zankskar, Brogpa & Khampa, modes & manners, profession & industries, occidental treatment for oriental maladies, Rajahs & royalties of demons, dances & dinners. . A typical monastery, Skukshogs and scandals, Hemis, the lure of Ladakh.superb reading ! Co-author was Kathleen M. Heber. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . Yakushi 168 . *.