THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS
by Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba,
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS - Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba, 1927 1st edn., Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 4 maps including large fold-out map in rear pocket, original green cloth, undecorated, with new name plate on top spine, This curious book, steeped in the music and lore of the Himalayas, relates the experiences of the intrepid Robert LeMoyne Barrett (1871-1969) and his wife, the writer Katherine Ruth Barrett (nee Ellis, 1879-1961) in Baltistan and Ladakh during 1923-24 in a series of letters. Includes an appendix on the "Caravan Vocabulary" of Urdu words the couple employed on their journey. Scarce. THE IMAGE SHOWN ON BIBLIO IS THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING PURCHASED
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barking Mad Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BMB#136
- Title
- THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS
- Author
- Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba,
- Format/Binding
- VG
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
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