Tibet and the Tibetans

40mm split to cloth at tail of rear joint. Wrinkle to cloth on rear board. Some wrinkles to title leaf. Previous owner's name on page v.; ix, [1], 333 pages. Orange cloth boards with gilt and red lettering on spine and front board, red illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 242mm x 150mm. "In the following pages have been epitomized the results of many years of personal investigation into Tibetan mysteries. The unique physical features, the geology, the botany, the zoology of the country, and also the characteristics, occupations, religion, and literature of the inhabitants, are the subjects mainly treated of." - from the preface. Selected contents: Tibet In Its General Aspects; Climate And Meteorology; The Salt And Fresh-Water Lakes; The Great River Of Tibet; Monasteries And Nunneries; The Inhabitants In General; Lhasa: The Capital Of Tibet; The Mythology Of Tibetan Buddhism; The Tantras And Tantrik Rites; The Poet Milaraspa; The Practice Of Magic And Sorcery In Tibet; Mammalia Of Tibet; The Flora Of Tibet.

Product Info

Publisher: Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge

Year: 1906

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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RenaissanceBooks

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Country: New Zealand