Hugh e richardson (24 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tibet Society Paper No.2. Undated c.1959. VG copy but for stain to cover.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tibet Society Paper No.3. Undated c.1959. VG copy.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Gut. Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Die Ausgabe des gelieferten Exemplars kann um bis zu 10 Jahre vom angegebenen Veröffentlichungsjahr abweichen und es kann sich um eine abweichende Auflage handeln. Unser Produktfoto entspricht dem hier angebotenen Artikel, dieser weist folgende Merkmale auf: Helle/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Schutzumschlag weist Gebrauchsspuren auf. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 607. …

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original hardcover binding with dust jacket, 327 pages, frontispiece, 16 plates, 2 maps, small name stamp inside covers, dust jacket with minimal marginal tears, very good condition. Famous classic. Richardson was the last head of the British Mission in Lhasa - "the place where I want to be", as he opened his autobiography. Second edition, revised and updated. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 610.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original softcover binding, vi, 135 pages, very good condition. Unusual account of life in Tibet before 1959 from the perspective of a Tibetan who earned his place in the monastery not because of his erudition, but because of his abilities in sports - Hugh Richardson, the last British represantative in Lhasa - compiled this book on life in old Tibet. An underestimated book. From the library of Tibetologist Wim van Spengen with his pencilled ownership inscription on the front free endpaper. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Stapled photocopy of an article from: Bulletin of Tibetology. Vol. II, no. 1, 4 March 1965, pp. 5 - 8. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Stapled photocopy of a Tibet Society Publication, 5 pages plus map. The brief biography of the author is stapled in a page to early, but complete. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original softcover binding, 307 pages, numerous illustrations, spine sunned, light signs of use, very good condition. Revised edition of a classic on its subject first published in 1968. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated moss green cloth covers, russet title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 132 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. From Wye Agricultural College with stamp to the end papers and the words 'Specimen Copy' inside the front cover. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AGRICULTURE & FARMING. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated moss green cloth covers, russet title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains [xvi] 132 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Ink name inside and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AGRICULTURE & FARMING. …

Zustand: Sehr gut. Stapled photocopy of two articles from: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1959, pp. 1 - 17; 139 - 164, 11 plates with photos (poor reproduction quality), but complete in two parts. Important contribution about an monastery in Tibet, Tsurphu, which Richardson visited. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. …

Zustand: Sehr gut. Nicely bound photocopy, half cloth binding with title on spine, 86 pages, very good condition. No ownership inscription but from the style of the binding we assume that this comes from the library of Prof. Werner Schulemann. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

flessibile. Zustand: Ottimo (Fine). Prima edizione, 136 p., f.to cm 21x14, copertina flessibile, illustrazioni in b/n. Ottime condizioni. Book.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Softcover, viii, 104 pp., folding plan, very good condition. Interesting work on Qing dynasty inscriptions at Lhasa by the former head of the British Mission at Lhasa. Translated are i.a. an imperial edict of 1721 (Dzungar Edict) in four languages; 1720 inscription by General Galbi; imperial edict of 1792 (Gorkha Edict); 1793 stone tablet inscription regarding the establishment of a Ge-sar chapel on the Bar-ma-ri; the Smallpox Edict of 1794; stone pillar at Kund-bde-gling dated 1794 and several more. The folding plan shows the locations of the inscription at Lhasa, as Richardson knew it. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

Zustand: gut. 1984. TIBET AND ITS HISTORY In englischer Sprache. pages.

First Edition. [Second World War Poetry] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.90 [2]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the blue and white dust-jacket designed by Foss, priced at 7/6. Cloth spine faded, with toning to jacket spine. Rubbing and light chipping to jacket edges, with several large closed tears. Rare with the jacket. Very good.…

Hard Cover.in dj. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 8vo, 5.75 x 8.75". Cloth. Fine/Good. (two small tears at the edges) First Shambhala Edition. 6" x 8.75". DJ shows shelf-wear, bending & slight tears on top & bottom edges. "This is the only complete history of Tibet in English, a lucid and straightforward history of the country from its beginnings in the sixth century A.D., to the present day. As the official representative of the British and Indian governments at Lhasa for long periods between 1936 and 1950, Hugh Richardson writes from firsthand knowledge of Tibet and its people." Sir Hugh Richardson was well ahead of any Westerner on his day in his knowledge and understanding of Tibetan culture. Certainly he knew more than Tucci, Harrer and Govinda combined about the history of Tibet and its political institutions. 327 pp. incl. index and maps. ISBN: 0877732922.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original soft cover binding, xxi, 198 pages, 53 illustrations on plates, 3 folding maps (several locations underlined in colour), very good condition. Highly important book. Tibetan text with translation - more important are the more than 700 notes by Petech and Richardson, and the precious historical photos by Hugh Richardson of the described monasteries, many only published here. Even though many monasteries have been rebuilt in the past years, their actual appearance has often changed. Photos published here show i.a. buildings in Lhasa, but also by Westerns before the 1990ies rarely visited sites like Drikung Thil, Tsal Gungthang, Keru, Khra brug and Tsurpu. This book never have been easy to find and has in the past years become quite rare. From the library of Moravian Missionary F. A. Peter with his small name stamp inside front cover and few pencilled annotations. Peter was one of the last Western missionaries in Ladakh, his father was the only Moravian bishop there. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1050.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original hardcover in dust jacket. x, 120 pages. Minimal library markings: neat bookplate to front paste-down, small stamp to first and final page, and discrete details to title-page verso. The dust jacket shows minor wear, including small tears to the spine, a tiny chip at the spine head, and slight loss affecting a few letters on the spine; otherwise good. The book itself is in very good, clean condition.Printed at the Sikkim Durbar Press in Gangtok, Sikkim. Notably features endpapers and a dust jacket made of traditional handmade paper, manufactured in Bhutan specifically for the Tibetan market.At the time of publication, Sir Basil Gould served as the Political Officer for Tibet, Sikkim, and Bhutan, while Hugh Richardson was the final head of the British Mission in Lhasa (and subsequently the first for independent India). Together, they developed the first systematic Tibetan language course, issued across a small series of publications in Sikkim. Quite uncommon. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Octavo. xxii, 85pp. Small abrasion on rear pastedown, moderate foxing on the cover with a small tear along the joint, very good, lacking the unprinted glassine dust jacket. Contains the first book appearance of five poems by Louis Simpson (as Louis Marantz Simpson) [1923-2012], who eventually earned a Ph.D. at Columbia University and was awarded the Medal for Excellence from Columbia University; his first collection of poems was The Arrivistes: Poems, 1940-1949 (published in 1949 by Fine Editions Press).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Octavo. xxii, 85pp. Spine and edges sunned, very good being poet Daniel Hoffman's copy with his name penned on the front fly, lacking the unprinted glassine dust jacket. Contains the first book appearance of five poems by Louis Simpson (as Louis Marantz Simpson) [1923-2012], who eventually earned a Ph.D. at Columbia University and was awarded the Medal for Excellence from Columbia University; his first collection of poems was The Arrivistes: Poems, 1940-1949 (published in 1949 by Fine Editions Press).…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Original printed wrappers, 52 + 35 + 42 + 17 + 35 pages, 2 folding plates, small piece of the rear cover is missing, otherwise very good and clean condition. Very scarce publication published by Tharchin of Tibet Mirror Press fame. Quite hard to find. bo Gewicht in Gramm: 200.