Ronald Kaulback (58 results)

From the dust jacket: "A number of expeditions have been made to Tibet but the present expedition to South-Eastern Tibet was rare as it takes its author through the Lohit Valley, to the North-Eastern region of India and then to Tibet and finally through the regions of Shans of Burma. The author, Ronald Kaulback, was a geographer interested in mapping and he had undertaken this particular expedition as a companion to Captain F. Kingdon Ward, the well known explorer and botanist. It is one of the earliest accounts of life in the Lohit Valley and this period in January 1933is a rare description of the indigenous tribes of Assam in the early part of the century. As we travel with the author through the North-Eastern part of India and a way of life about which very little is still known is brought alive before us. In a simple and attractive narrative, the minute details of the life and culture of little-studied peoples is brought before us and in the manner of a classical travelogue one is transported to another world. This is a book not only of interest to the casual reader looking for a good story, but also to those academicians who would like to know about the tribal way of life as it was in the turn of the century." New Delhi Cosmo Publications 1998. Original red cloth cover with gold foil gilt writing. Dust jacket has a slight wear at the top of the spine, and a price sticker on the lower back. 15 illustrations and 2 maps. A very good copy. International publication facsimile of the first edition published in 1934. Tight binding with no blemishes or famished 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 in and on the Himalayas. 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 pen promotional blurbs and forewords for Himalayan-oriented books written by other authors. International Edition.

Condition: Good. 1943. 4th Edition. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Fair. 1936. Popular Edition. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 331 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pull-out colour map to final page. Binding is shaky, frontispiece partially detached. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition, First American ed. NOT an ex library book. 331 pages including the index. Foldout map at rear. Dust jacket has 1/2" chips along edges, price is clipped. Now in mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+ condition. Reprint edition. 331 pages including index; illustrated. Issued by the Travel Book Club. Hardcover binding is lightly spotted and darkened at edges and spine with minor soiling. Hinge is starting to loosen. One page is lightly creased by dog-earing. Size: Octavo (8vo). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1934 FIRST PRINTING of First UK Edition. Original black cloth with gilt lettering spine. LACKING the dust jacket. The book has clean covers, fading to spine, some light rubbing to covers and some speckled loss of original cover sheen (hard to see and mainly visible under raking light), no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, clean pages, no tears, solid binding. The book measures 227mm tall x 150mm, and has 300 pages, 16 b/w photos, 2 maps, index. Author joined Kingdon-Ward as surveyor on trip to Zayul region of Tibet but was turned back by Tibetan authorities & had to return without Kingdon-Ward into Burma via a virtually unknown route. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Hardcover. Condition: good. pgs:319. 1937 3rd ed, no dustjacket, clean copy, name on endpaper no other markings, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Travel Book Club edition. 8vo. xi + 331pp. B/w. frontispiece and illustrations, 3 maps. Lacks front f.e.p. Original mottled light blue cloth with blue lettering, some slight marks to boards. US$10.

pop. edn. Very Good- pp300. frontis. 15 illus. 2 maps. orig. cloth faded.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. 1939 first printing of the first USA edition. The book is very clean, slight sunning to spine, no owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, tight binding, maps and plates are in fine condition. The book measures 218mm tall x 150mm, and has 331 pages, 19 b/w photo illustrations, 3 maps (one is folding), index. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); 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.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, 1st edition, October 1938, blue cloth lettered gilt to spine, no dust wrapper, light spotting to closed page edges else a very good tightly bound copy, neat signature of a previous owner, text unmarked and clean, 3 maps, b&w plates, 331pp.

Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Facsimile. F/VG. 8vo. original red cloth gilt (slight creasing to a few leaves) in dustwrapper (edges rubbed with closed tear to headcap); pp. [ii (last blank)], i-x (last blank), 11-300, with 15 illustrations & 2 maps. A very good copy. Facsimile of the first edition published in 1934.

HARDCOVER. 1937. Third edition. A very good copy with a previous owners details on the front pastedown. No d/w.

unknown_binding. Condition: Used-Very Good. Orig. cloth, 331 pp., ilus., foxing map. Some spotting to boards, endpapers, and edges of text-block. Also some foxing to page margins.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Uneven discoloration to covers, dj with spine and edge wear, but overall a decent copy of this First Edition. With a short introduction by Frank Kingdon-Ward who was the leader of a plant hunting expedition in the SE-Tibet, north of Assam and Burma in 1933, before parting company with Kaulback.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's black cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.The book has no previous owner's names present.There is some foxing present to the fore-edge of the book and pre-lims.This copy has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The outer boards have remained lovely and clean.illustrated with 29 illustrations in b&w and 3 maps.Comprehensive study of Tibet and it's people,8vo 331pp First Edition 1st Impression [1938].

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st US Ed. 331p, ills, folding map.

HB GREY CLOTH PRELIMS AND EXTREMITIES FOXED ABOUT VERY GOOD PP319 DW VERY GOOD 8VO Travels in Tibet written in the style of a Wodehouse hero.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, 300pp, illustdorig blue cloth, spine just a small bit darkenedvery minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine , binding vg and tight, contents vg clean and tight, more vg copy really, inscribed by kaulback's mother to the front end paper ' with many best wishes to mr and mrs ??(cant make out the name , from ronald kaulback's mother'. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp331 illus folding map fr/hinge weak cloth faded.

331pp. With 29 plates and folding map. Travels in South-Eastern Tibet. Identical to first edition with book club imprint only on spine. Very good.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Third Edition. VG/VG. 12mo. original grey cloth (prev. owner's name to FFE, spine a little slanted, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper (rubbed and a little frayed, closed tear to upper panel); pp. 318 (last blank), with 2 maps. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, illustd,300pp, orig black cloth, spine bit faded but not affecting title, little wear to one side of lower spine, binding good clean and sound, contents have a modest bit of sidelining in pencil easily removed of course, contents good clean and sound , a good sound volume. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp 300 illus very faint warping of boards.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket.