Buy this book on-line Von Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Rene; translated from the German by Michael Bullock : Where the Gods are Mountains - Three Years Among the People of the HimalayasLondon: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,1956
First UK edition, 1956, hardback, 9" x 6", very good condition, in a good + unclipped (21s) dust jacket with wear and tears at edges, publisher's original maroon clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, 256 pages, internally clean tight and bright, b/w photo illustrations, b/w maps. Contents include: Darjeeling; Five Treasures of the Eternal Snow; Tibetan Books; City of the Seven New Years; Turbulent Days; Forbidden Sikkim; Brothers of the Bamboo; Dying Village;mSherpas and Snowmen; Bhutan; Festival of Kali; Pilgrims from the Land ofthe Gods;; Last of the Bards; Reborn Saints; Offering to the Mighty Thunderbolt; Oracle-Priests and Demons; Lhagpa Tondup's Trance; Mystic Marathon; Dance of the Gods; Thread Crosses and Weather Makers; Masters of Black Magic; Hashish and Red Pepper. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Von Nebesky-Wojkowitz, Rene; translated from the German by Michael Bullock : Where the Gods are Mountains - Three Years Among the People of the Himalayas. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, incunabula, used books, antiquarian books and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |