Western Tibet and the British borderland: the sacred country of Hindus and Buddhists, with an account of the government, religion, and customs of its peoples . with a chapter by T. G. Longstaff describing an attempt to climb Gurla Mandhata

Sherring, Charles A.

Published by Edward Arnold, London, 1906

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. xv, [1], 367, [1]; gravure frontispiece, 2 large folding maps printed in color, altitude chart, 2 other full-page maps, and 174 illustrations largely from photographs in the text; original pictorial blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; title and frontispiece toned from tissue guard, front hinge a little tender, small snag in the middle of the spine, old private owner's rubberstamp on the half-title; all else very good and clean. "The author's account of the exploration in Garhwal and Ladakh accompanied with T. G. Longstaff in 1905, with a chapter by Longstaff, describing an attempt to climb Gulra Mandhata. The most serious book on that region, including Mt. Kailas and its neighbours" (Yakushi). Yakushi S203.

Seller Inventory # 67597

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Western Tibet and the British borderland: the sacred country of Hindus and Buddhists, with an account of the government, religion, and customs of its peoples . with a chapter by T. G. Longstaff describing an attempt to climb Gurla Mandhata
• Publisher: Edward Arnold, London
• Publication Date: 1906
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theology
  • Asia
  • Mountaineering
  • Tibet