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Published by Aperture, NY, 1983
ISBN 10: 0893811203ISBN 13: 9780893811204
Seller: Mystery Cove Book Shop, Hulls Cove, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
paperback. First Edition. Large trade paperback, new in wraps (in original shrink-wrap). Preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Published by Aperture, 1983
ISBN 10: 0893811203ISBN 13: 9780893811204
Book
Oversized Paperback. Condition: Good. Ever since the first European travelers reached Tibet six centuries ago, Westerners have been fascinated and tantalized by tales of that legendary, remote mountain civilization. Today, Tibet's peaceful, integrated way of life; deeply felt Buddhist tradition; and its culture rich in art, architecture, dance and music have all but disappeared, gradually replaced by the trappings of life introduced since the Chinese take-over of the 1950's. Most of the 3,000 monasteries and temples that once dotted the Tibetan countryside have been destroyed or converted into museums. Only in a few scattered à migrà communities, in the treasures hastily smuggled out by 100,000 refugees who fled Tibet in 1959, and in a handful of photographs, is the old Tibet remembered and preserved. Tibet: The Sacred Realm brings together for the first time a selection of more than 140 of these rare photographs, taken from 1880 to 1950 by more than twenty intrepid adventurers, naturalists, explorers, scientists, and missionaries, who were among the very few in the West to travel in Tibet. In this valuable visual record the forward-looking thirteenth Dalai Lama sits in exile in India surrounded by his high officials; one of Tibet's wealthiest families poses in their Western-style dining room; the artificial lake of Lhasa reflects the imposing gilded roofs of the Potala Palace; Buddhist monks perform sacred dances in ornate animal masks; pilgrims circumambulate the holy city; and monks and sheepskin-bundled nomads gather on the vast northern plains to listen for the first time to a visitor's gramaphone. Selected from the collections of twenty-three institutions' archives and private source in Europe and the United States, the photographs represent the finest work of the explorer-photographers Alexandra David-Nà el, Brooke Dolan, George Taylor, Ilya Tolstoy, and Claude White, among others, including the Tibetan photographer Sonam Wangfel Laden-La. Facing inclement weather, the threats of bandits, the objections of the lamas, and countless other hardships, these photographers still managed to distill the essence of Tibet's mystery and fascination. Recalling his early years in Tibet, Buddhist scholar, translator, and son of the former chief state oracle of Tibet, Lobsang P. Lhalungpa adds another dimension to the story revealed in the photographs. He shares his recollections of a boyhood in Lhasa, his training under the most revered Tibetan lamas, his life as a monk official in the Dalai Lama's government, and his sorrowful departure from his native land: 'I mounted my favorite gelding, which had been saddled with its finest saddle cover. As I bent down to tuck the folds of my clothes under one leg, my round, fur-and-brocade-trimmed hat slipped off my head and fell to the ground. I remember feeling instant apprehension. Was this a sign that I would never see Lhas again?' As the technological age threatens to swallow, one by one, the unique civilizations of the world, the lessons to be learned from the age-old traditions of Tibet become all the more valuable. Tibet's past, illuminated here by glimpses of special vision, offers profound spiritual insight and a majestic feast for the eye. The photographs are introduced by a preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Published by New York, New York, U.S.A.: Aperture, 1990
ISBN 10: 0893811092ISBN 13: 9780893811099
Seller: Rob the Book Man, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. large hardback in very good condition with fair dust jacket.
Published by Aperture, 1984
ISBN 10: 0893811203ISBN 13: 9780893811204
Seller: Fleur Fine Books, Port Neches, TX, U.S.A.
Book
HARDCOVER. Condition: Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. Aperture Book 1984 Hardcover. Text is clean and unmarked. Jacket has moderate wear, sunning at spine and is in a mylar protective cover. Book Condition; Very Good Jacket Condition; Good . 1984. HARDCOVER.
Published by Aperture / Philadelphia Museum of Art, New York NY, 1983
ISBN 10: 0893811203ISBN 13: 9780893811204
Seller: monobooks, Livingston, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition 1983, first printing, no additional printings listed. Exhibition catalog printed on occasion of the exhibition at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Large softcover no DJ as issued. Condition as new inside, square tight and clean book, spine not creased, sharp corners, bright and shiny wraps, embossed stamp of previous owner, no foxing, not a reminder, fine overall. Oblong 4to, 159 pages, illustrated with historic photographs.
Published by Aperture, New York, 1997
ISBN 10: 0893811211ISBN 13: 9780893811211
Seller: Salsus Books (P.B.F.A.), Kidderminster, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 160pp paperback, landscape format well illustrated in bw, reprinted.
Published by Aperture, USA, 1983
ISBN 10: 0893811203ISBN 13: 9780893811204
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very good. Paperback Small Quarto. illustrated wrpas, 159 pp, sunning on spine.
Published by Aperture Book [1983], [New York], 1983
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Oblong quarto (24x29cm.); publisher's red cloth, blue pictorial dust jacket; 159pp.; photographic frontispiece, illus. throughout. Jacket extremities rubbed with small chip at top edge of rear panel, spine a bit sunned, boards slightly bowed, brief blue ink splatter to bottom textblock edge (most likely at time of binding). Very Good and sound overall. Lovely exhibition catalog of an exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 20 - May 22, 1983.
Published by New York: Aperture (), 1983
Seller: Libresso - das Antiquariat in der Uni, Koethel, KREIS, Germany
Okrt., 195 S., Gr4° quer. (Leichte Altersspuren, gutes Exemplar)., Mit Kurzbiographien der Photographen, Bibliographie. Das Buch erschien zu der gleichnamigen Ausstellung in Philadelphia, Huston und New York 1983 - 1984. Mit Dank und Quellen. 1500 gr. 0.0.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. Type: Book.
Published by Aperture Foundation, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0893811092ISBN 13: 9780893811099
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.
Published by New York (USA), Aperture, New York (USA), 1983
Seller: Studio bibliografico De Carlo, Carmagnola, TO, Italy
Condition: Mediocre (Poor). Catalogo della mostra omonima che si è tenuta presso il Philadelphia Museum of Art dal 20 marzo al 22 maggio 1983; all'Institute for the Arts, Rich University, Houston, dal 23 settembre al 31 dicembre 1983 e all'Asio Society, New York dal 1^ marzo al 27 maggio 1984. Testo in inglese. In-8 oblungo, pp. 160, cart., sovracc. con illustrazioni fotografiche in b/n e ornato a due colori (prima di sovraccoperta: N. Roerich, The thirteenth Dalai Lama in India, flanked by high officials, 1910"; quarta di sovraccoperta: "J. Claude White, "Pilgrims in central Tibet, date unknown". Progetto sovraccoperta: Wendy Byrne, Disegno della sovraccoperta: Thupten Norbu). Illustrazioni in b/n e seppia. Stato discreto" lievi usure. Book.