This book, first published in 1960 and revised in 1986, is an important analysis of the under-studied Northern frontier of the British Indian Empire. It considers British relations across the Himalayas, looking at encounters with Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet.
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Seller: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Good to Very good condition. Minor wear. Binding fairly tight, pages lightly age toned. Dust jacket in very good condition with light wear to edges and corners. Pictures available upon request. Seller Inventory # 046449
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Seller: Nicola Wagner, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
8vo. pp 353. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Second Revised Edition. Seller Inventory # 62478
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second, revised, edition. 22 x 14 cm. Octavo. xiv 353pp. Brown cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Maps, end notes, bibliography, index. Small chip out of head of jacket spine. Seller Inventory # 85997
Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: as new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Hbk, 353pp, illustr maps, a very good clean tight unmarked copy in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj. Seller Inventory # BH1582
Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. xiv, 353p, maps. Seller Inventory # 014670
Seller: Bennor Books IOBA, Hexham, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 353pp, index. Some sunning to dj but otherwise in very good condition, all pages clean and tight. Seller Inventory # 006909
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Seller: Catron Grant Books, Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Revised Second Edition. London: Routeledge & Kegan Paul, 1986 xiv, 353 pp with 5 maps in text. With an extensive bibliography . An extensively revised and expanded version of "Britain and Chinese Central Asia; the Road to Lhasa 1767 to 1905" published in 1960. Since then the opening of British records after 1905 has made it possible to assess the consequences of the Younghusband mission to Lhasa in 1904. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket is bright and undamaged. In mylar wrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Revised Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Seller Inventory # 200130
Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United Kingdom
8vo. Pp: xiv, 353. First edition. Red illustrated dust jacket. Tan buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine. Inscribed by author.ISBN: 0710208723 Very good, page edges are slightly yellowed from wear. Very good plus boards with creased top edge of spine. Very good plus dust jacket with minor creases to top edge. Seller Inventory # C69391
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