Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan from Catron Grant Books

New Delhi: Manohar, 1993 240 pps. Text portion of book Near Fine; clean, tight, bright andunmarked. Red cloth cover Near Fine except for slight buckling of endpapers. DJ very good except for some fine wrinkling on the suface. Black line across top of book. "This book is a little different from the other histories of Nepal. This in-depth and impartial… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1955 London: John Murray, 1955 2 volumes in one. xvi, 348; xii, 345 + [2] ad pp. Described as 'A New Edition, carefully revised and condensed.' Wood-engraved plates & illustrations. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Front hinge tender. Page edges gilded. Dark red cloth boards are gold-stamped with an illustration of a mountain and an elaborate… Read more about this item

Hoshiarpur, India: V.v. Research Institute Book Agency, 1970 Hoshiarpur, India: V.v. Research Institute Book Agency, 1970 xxxiv, 354 pp. Text is clean, tight with remainder mark on bottom page edges Previous owner's bookplate on flyleaf. Red cloth boards are clean and bright. DJ is chipped. Now in protective mylar. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"… Read more about this item

New Delhi: Pragati Publications, 1998 260 pp with maps on endpapers.Text is clean, tight and unmarked. DJ is bright and intact with some edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition.. Hardcover. Good/Very Good.

New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1984 New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1984 197 pp with 8 color plates. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Front hinge cracked but holding. DJ is rubbed with a chip missing from top of spine. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Fair.. Hardcover. Good Plus/Fair.

U.S.A.: Shambhala, 1999 U.S.A.: Shambhala, 1999 176 pp with color photography on every page. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Red paper boards are bright and undamaged. DJ is 'as new.'. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 11" x 11".. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1983 172 pp. A history of Sikkim that stresses its historical ties with India. Text is clean tight and unmarked. Blue cloth boards are clean and undamaged. DJ is bright and whole.. Presumed First.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New Delhi: The New English Book Store, 1976 170 pp plus 111 color plates, five maps an six pp of drawings of ceremonial objects and costumes. Text is tight and unmarked with some staining affecting the botton half inch of the las few pages. Endpapers have a color drawing of the monastary. Red cloth boards are rubbed at extremities. DJ… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Constable, 2002 U.S.A.: Constable, 2002 191 pp with color photography on every page. Photographer Andrew Stevenson follows the classic Annapurna Circuit, the short but sensational Annqapurna Sanctuary and the epic trail north to the secretive principality of Mustang. text is clean, bright and unmarked. Green cloth boards are clean and unfaded but have slight rubbing to extremities, Dust jacket… Read more about this item

London: Horace Cox, 1891 London: Horace Cox, 1891 120 pp plus 32 pp. of advertising, largely for guns and hunting outfitters. Illustrated with one photo and numerous B&W diagrams. Text is clean and tight, no internal markings. Previous owner's name on FFP. Beige cloth boards with an illustration of the head of a markhor are worn and stained but intact.… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1958 288 pp. with 32 B&W plates. Stobart's travels as a footloose photographer have led him to Antarctica, the African jungles, Australia and the Himalayas. He joined with Sir Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay for their memorable first ascent of Mt. Everest. His documentary of the climb, "The Conquest of Everest," is a moving… Read more about this item

University of California Press, 1963 Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Oranges boards arel ightly bumped at corners and spine but overall VG for it's age. Front papers have marks of tape previously applied and removed but this is not ex-libe.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Archibald Constable and Co., 1900 London: Archibald Constable and Co., 1900 vi, 452 pp with myriad B&W drawings and photos in text and large folding map bound-in at rear. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Map is undamaged save for a closed tear near spine. Endpapers have light glue staining, front hinge is tender, there is a contemporary booksellers… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Rivercross Pub, 1996 177 pp. Short stories reflecting life in modern Bhutan. Review copy with loose review request.Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket is bright and undamaged. Now in protective mylar.. First Printing.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Seattle, WA: International Snow Leopard Trust, 1989 77 pp. 1 B&W map. Tan printed cover with stapled spine. The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is listed as an endangered species thoughout its range by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. The mountainous regions of central Asia encompass its range, within the countries of Afganistan, Bhutan, China,… Read more about this item

Government of West Bengal, 1967 Government of West Bengal, 1967 540 pp + 31 B&W plates and 42 color plates plus index i - xxvii. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Bookseller's stamp and previous owner's name on endpaper. Dust jacket is pretty shredded, now in mylar wrapper. Large heavy book. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard… Read more about this item

Kathmandu: Amar Press, 1976 A useful phrasebook and prnunciation guide for tourists in Nepali. Text is clean and tight with no markings. Paper cover is a bit foxed and scuffed with two small 1/2 inch tears. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good. Privately Printed.

Seattle: American Adventurers Association, 1979 Seattle: American Adventurers Association Issues September 1979 and August 1980. Contain interviews with Ansel Adams and Reinhold Messner on his Everest climb, also ballooning over Albuquerque, and big ice climbing. Soft Cover. Good +.. Paperback. Good +.

Universe Books, 1970 Universe Books, 1970 Text is clean, tight and unmarked. B&W and color illustrations. DJ is VG with light rubbing along front edge. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.. First American Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.

San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980 San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980 227 pp with B&W photos on evry page. A photo study of life in a Buddhist Nepali village with an extensive bibliography. text is clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has very light shelfwear. 7" x 9". Soft Cover. Very Good. 7" x 9".. Paperback. Very Good.