Tibet

MacDonald, David

Verlag: Oxford University Press (1945), London, 1945

Beschreibung

Rubber bookseller's stamp on title page, The Presidency Book Supplies, Madras. Later owner's pencil signature on title page. Minor ripples to leaves. Some rubbing to covers. ; 32 pages. Printed orange paper wrappers. Page dimensions: 186 x 124mm. Advertisements on rear wrapper. Map of Tibet on inside of front wrapper. An excellent short account of the history and people of Tibet. "David MacDonald's father was a Scot and his mother a Sikkimese woman of good family. He received his first schooling in the language and script of Sikkim (which is closely allied to Tibetan), lived for twenty years in the Chumbi valley in Tibet itself, as British trade agent, and lives today at Kampilong. He accompanied the British Mission led by Colonel Francis Younghusband to Lhasa in 1904, and is the author of 'The Land of The Lama (1929) and 'Twenty Years in Tibet' (1932)." - page 2. [Reference: Marshall 1833].; Oxford Pamphlets on Indian Affairs, No. 30. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 23961

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Tibet

Verlag: Oxford University Press (1945), London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1945

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.