Driver Stapleton (8 results)

Condition: Fine unmarked. Later printing. First English version of this classic work. Mint copy. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 334 pp, index, bibliography, transliterations, b/w photos & illus. Trade Paperback in blue/white illus wraps.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. This is a first edition published by Oxford & IBH Publishing Company in India in 1967. It is a compilation of writings by Guiseppe Tucci (translated by J.E. Stapleton Driver), with 106 color and black and white full spread (in large format) photographs and 13 illustrations by Wim Swaan, Edwin Smith, and others. Clean pages without markings or tears. Loose binding with some separation on pg. 16. 216 pages. Please review the photos as they form an important part of the description. The current owner, anthropologist and writer Don Messerschmidt, PhD, is known for his research and writings on the Himalayas and related topics. He has published books and articles internationally since the 1960s when he first lived in Nepal as an American Peace Corps volunteer. He went on to enhance his understanding of Himalayan peoples and places as an independent researcher and on numerous consultancies. For over a half-century, he has been engaged in field studies, university professorships, and writing about the rich cultures of Bhutan, Nepal, North India, and Tibet. Along the way, he amassed an extensive library of Himalayan studies and has written several of his own, including two prize-winners. He has also been an editor for two regional magazines and has been called upon to review and pen chapters and forewords for Himalayan-oriented publications.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by SWANN, WIM; SMITH,EDWIN Glossy Color Photos (illustrator). HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD Condition , in Fair DJ with large chip to back of dust jacket.Spine, flaps & front panel of DJ have several tears,Back panel 8x3" chip bottom edge .Glossy Green dj shows most of the artwork in presentable fashion. ; attractive Pink endpapers. Nice White cloth hard covers. Oxford & IBH have tipped in their own title page for whatever reason. But book maintains its editorial integrity and presents a great deal of interesting material on TIBETIAN CULTURE & SPIRITUAL PRACTICES.MANY VERY NICE COLORED PLATES ; 40 colour plates;66 monocrome; 216pg pages; .WELL INDEXED. "Tucci describes in detail Tibetan Buddhism & various schools deals with neglected subject of Tibetan art; now vanished pattern of daily life.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Photos by Wim Swaan , Edwin Smith and others. No dj, some stains on rear board, boards lifting a little, cloth wear at extremities, lightly tanned on sides, otherwise good. 1300 grams.

Quarto hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Tibet, Description and travel) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: 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: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1134.