Peaks and Lamas - Hardcover
After obtaining a copy of this out-of-print and rather elusive title, award-winning writer Wendell Berry highly recommended the reading of Marco Pallis's Peaks and Lamas. He praised the writing on travel and mountaineering, but he was especially drawn to the writing about Buddhism, and the chapters on Tibetan Art. Both Gary Snyder and Robert Aitlen joined in offering encouragement on this book. This remarkable text, unavailable for at least thirty years, is now aptly back in print. Peaks and Lamas is a one-of-a-kind classic book on mountaineering, Buddhism, and Tibet, offering rare beauty and depth for a whole new generation of readers.
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- PublisherWoburn Pr
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 071300102X
- ISBN 13 9780713001020
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number3
- Number of pages456
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Publisher's original black speckled cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. Photographic frontispiece, 66 other photographic illustrations and 4 maps. xvii + 435pp. Third edition revised and expanded - the definitive text. Unclipped pictorial DJ with a sew short closed tears and some chipping at edges. An attractive book. Seller Inventory # 011156
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Dust jacket lightly age-toned, small tears at corners, laminate layer peeling at spine edges, shelving wear along bottom edge; Black cloth boards clean and sharp, slight rubbing on corners, gilt lettering bright; Edges slightly spotted, small stain on ffep, pages otherwise clean with no ownership marks; Binding tight. Overall a nice, sturdy copy with signs of wear. ; 6.5 x 9.5"; 435 pages. Seller Inventory # 49795
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Book Description Third Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvii, 435p, 2 leaves of plates, [48]p of plates : ill [incl 1 col], maps, music, ports ; 24cm. Subjects: Buddhism China Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Social life and customs. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Description and travel. Asia, Central Description and travel. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 370034
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third Edition. From Marco Pallis' preface to the 1974 edition: " Should it happen that any further editions are proposed in future, it is the present version which must henceforth be treated as the definitive text, on which all translations into foreign languages must likewise be based exclusively. " Library stamps and markings. Dustjacket protected in archival mylar cover.; Ex-Library; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 000033
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Book Description Third Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvii, 435p, 2 leaves of plates, [48]p of plates : ill [incl 1 col], maps, music, ports ; 24cm. Subjects: Buddhism China Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Social life and customs. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Description and travel. Asia, Central Description and travel. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 370034
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Book Description Hardcover. Third Edition. numerous b/w photographic illusts, 4 maps, Ex library only one library stamp to last page of index. Dustwrapper in protective wrapper. Overall a nice copy. ; 240 x 160mm; xvii, 435 pages. Seller Inventory # 15389
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