Antiquities of Indian Tibet.
FRANCKE A. H.
Published by S. Chand & Co. Ltd. (1972)., New Delhi, 1972
Used
Soft cover
From
Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Heritage Bookseller
AbeBooks member since 1996
This specific copy is no longer available. Here are our closest matches for Antiquities of Indian Tibet. by FRANCKE A. H..
About this Item
Description:
2 volumes. Volume I: Large folding map, xiv, 134p, 45 plates, map. Volume II: vi, 314p, 5 Maps, - 4 folding. 27.5 x 22.6cm. Some general wear but good clean copies in slightly chipped dustwrappers. Journal of an archaeological tour in Indian Tibet undertaken on behalf of the Indian Government in 1909. Vol-1: Personal narrative of a journey in 1910 from Simla to Srinagar; through Kinnaur, Spiti and Ladhak, For the express purpose of Investigating the Buddhist antiquities. Vol-2: The Chronicles of Ladhak and Minor chronicles., Period encompassed 1901-2000. First published in Calcutta 1914, 1926. Seller Inventory # 216864
Bibliographic Details
Title: Antiquities of Indian Tibet.
Publisher: S. Chand & Co. Ltd. (1972)., New Delhi
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: Reprint.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet (Personal Narrative) Vol. 1st Part
Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About the book:- The journey that the author AH Franke, a member of the Moravian Misson, undertook in 1909 was on the beheest of the British Indian Government for carrying out an archaeological survey of the districts that comprised of Indian Tibet (now the regions of Lahul and Spiti in state of Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir). These areas had never been explored and Franke was best suited for this purpose, given his knowledge of local history and antiquities and fluency in the Tibetan language. Starting from Shimla on the 14th of June 1909 he traveled upto the Satluj Valley through the hill state of Rampur Bashahr he reached Spiti.Crossing the Parungla pass he continued through Rubshu and the Tso Moriri Lake in South Eastern Ladakh and then to Leh, the capital of Ladakh. After a brief stay at Leh he crossed the Zoji pass to reach Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir. The second volumes give the Tibetan text and English translation of the chronicles of Zangskar, Baltistan, Lahul along with the genealogies of the chiefs of these areas. It contains rare maps of the Lahul, Spiti, Rubshu, Kinnaur areas. About the Author:- Peter Mark Roget LRCP FRS FRCP FGS FRAS (1779 1869) was a British physician, natural heologian, lexicographer and founding secretary of The Portico Library. He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a classified collection of related words. He also read a paper to the Royal Society about a peculiar optical illusion in 1824, which is often regarded as the origin of the persistence of vision theory that was later commonly used to explain apparent motion in film and animation. John Lewis Roget was born in Upper Bedford Place, Bloomsbury, London on 28th April 1828 to Peter and Mary Roget. The name Roget is of Swiss origin. John was descended from Genevan Calvinists and Sir Samuel Romilly, the legal reformer, of Huguenot stock. Sir Samuel Romilly (1757 1818), was a British lawyer, pol 254. Seller Inventory # PB1111007446315
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. pp. 586. Seller Inventory # 379154099
Quantity: 4 available
Stock Image
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. pp. 586. Seller Inventory # 26384749932
Quantity: 4 available
Stock Image
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet
Seller: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. pp. 586. Seller Inventory # 18384749926
Quantity: 4 available
Seller Image
Antiquities of Indian Tibet Volume I Personal Narrative
Published by
Asian Educational Services, 1992
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Book Bar Wales, Wrexham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large-format HB in red cloth binding with gilt title to front and spine with no inscriptions. Facsimile of 1914 original 'Archaeological Survey of India, New Imperial Series Vol. XXXVIII' Some minro marks to cover but internally VG with pages clean and tight. 133pp. incl map, 45 plats and 4 test ills. Seller Inventory # 001837
Quantity: 1 available
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet (The Chronicles of Ladakh and Minor Chronicles) Vol. 2nd Part
ISBN 10: 8121222303
ISBN 13: 9788121222303
New
Paperback
Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, India
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About the book:- The journey that the author AH Franke, a member of the Moravian Misson, undertook in 1909 was on the beheest of the British Indian Government for carrying out an archaeological survey of the districts that comprised of Indian Tibet (now the regions of Lahul and Spiti in state of Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir). These areas had never been explored and Franke was best suited for this purpose, given his knowledge of local history and antiquities and fluency in the Tibetan language. Starting from Shimla on the 14th of June 1909 he traveled upto the Satluj Valley through the hill state of Rampur Bashahr he reached Spiti.Crossing the Parungla pass he continued through Rubshu and the Tso Moriri Lake in South Eastern Ladakh and then to Leh, the capital of Ladakh. After a brief stay at Leh he crossed the Zoji pass to reach Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir. The second volumes give the Tibetan text and English translation of the chronicles of Zangskar, Baltistan, Lahul along with the genealogies of the chiefs of these areas. It contains rare maps of the Lahul, Spiti, Rubshu, Kinnaur areas. About the Author:- Peter Mark Roget LRCP FRS FRCP FGS FRAS (1779 1869) was a British physician, natural heologian, lexicographer and founding secretary of The Portico Library. He is best known for publishing, in 1852, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, a classified collection of related words. He also read a paper to the Royal Society about a peculiar optical illusion in 1824, which is often regarded as the origin of the persistence of vision theory that was later commonly used to explain apparent motion in film and animation. John Lewis Roget was born in Upper Bedford Place, Bloomsbury, London on 28th April 1828 to Peter and Mary Roget. The name Roget is of Swiss origin. John was descended from Genevan Calvinists and Sir Samuel Romilly, the legal reformer, of Huguenot stock. Sir Samuel Romilly (1757 1818), was a British lawyer, pol 332. Seller Inventory # PB1111007428786
Quantity: Over 20 available
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet Part I Personal Narrative With Map, 45 Plates And 4 Text Illustrations. Archaeological Survey Of India, New Imperial Series, Vol. XXXVIII. -- 1972 HARDCOVER
Published by
S. Chand & Co. (Pvt.) LTD., New Dehli, 1972
Used
Hardcover
Seller: JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 1972 hardcover reprint of the original 1914 first edition. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering spine. The book has clean covers, fading to spine gilt, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has 5mm loss spine ends, rubbing at edges. The book measures 275mm tall x 230mm and has 133 + iv pages, 4 maps, 45 b/w plates, index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Seller Inventory # 003992
Quantity: 1 available
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet Part (Volume) II The Chronicles Of Ladakh And Minor Chronicles, Texts And Translations, With Notes And Maps. Archaeological Survey Of India, New Imperial Series, Vol. L. -- 1972 HARDCOVER
Published by
S. Chand & Co. (Pvt.) LTD., New Dehli, 1972
Used
Hardcover
Seller: JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 1972 hardcover reprint of the original 1926 first edition. Original orange cloth with black lettering spine. The book has clean covers, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has 35mm deep loss lower front, 1cm loss spine ends, fading spine. The book measures 275mm tall x 230mm and has 310 pages, 5 maps (4 are folding), index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Seller Inventory # 003991
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Antiquities Of Indian Tibet
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. pp. 586. Seller Inventory # 26384749929
Quantity: 4 available
Seller Image
Antiquities of Indian Tibet. . 2 vols. (Vol. I: Personal Narrative; Vol. II: The Chronicles of Ladakh and Minor Chronicles).
Used
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services 1992. 4to. Orig. illust. cloth (slightly rubbed; corners bumped). Gilt. With additional title-pages full-page plates maps of which some are fold. and text-illusts. (Reprint of Calcutta 1914/1926 edition). Seller Inventory # 221227
Quantity: 1 available