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Nepal
Travel Classics
from Pilgrims Publishing, Varanasi,
India and Pilgrims Book House, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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The Land of Sherpas
by Ella Maillart
In the furthest corners of Nepal, perches perilously on the steep
mountain slopes, live the Sherpas, a race of cheery and hospitable
mountaineers, brave and incredibly hardy. These Sherpas win the
hearts of all Westerners who battle side by side with them, whether
when they enlist in the British Gurkha regiments or when they
serve as porters in heroic climbing expeditions.
Perceptive essays and magnificent photographs by a famous
travel writer.
Paperback. 139 pages. 78 B&W photographs.
Weight: 155 g (5.4 oz).
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An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul being the substance of
Observations made during a Mission to that Country in the year
1793
by Colonel William Kirkpatrick
"This is the first book-length account of the country, written
by an army officer sent to Kathmandu to attempt mediation in
the Nepal-China war. The contents include: a detailed itinerary
of the route from the plains to Kathmandu via Hetaura and Chisapani;
information on institutions and customs; Nepali and Newari word
lists documents relating to the mission and a translation of
an important local chronicle (vamsavali) no longer extant in
the original." -- John Whelpton, Nepal (World Bibliographical
Series) (ABC/Clio)
Hardback. 386 pages. B&W illustrations, drawings & engravings.
Fold out map. Appendices; index.
Weight: 720 g (25.2 oz).
Item No: 8120601033.
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Nepal
by Perceval Landon
This is a leading reference work on Nepal, based on the author's
travels to Nepal in 1908 and 1924.
Topics covered include the government, economy, history, geography,
architecture, religion, customs, weapons, flora and fauna of
Nepal. Excellent illustrations and maps.
"This study was commissioned by Maharaja Chandra Shamsher
and includes: a history of the country to 1877; a description
of the Kathmandu Valley and its monuments; a shorter survey (from
second-hand information) of Nepal outside the Valley; and an
account of the Shamsher maharajas, concentrating chiefly on Shamasher
himself. The historical material is sometimes highly misleading,
but the section on Chandra is informative, though very partisan.
Much useful information is presented in the many appendices,
including: heraldic details, words and music of the king's and
maharaja's anthems; texts and translations of the Ashokan inscriptions
at Lumbini and on the Nagali Sagar river near Niglihawa; and
lists of Residents and Residency Surgeons at Kathmandu amd of
the European visitors admitted to the country between 1881 and
1925 (usually around six a year). There is also an account of
early coinage by H. G. Bannerji, full genealogical charts for
both the Shah and Rana families, and detailed maps of eastern
and western Nepal." -- John Whelpton, Nepal (World
Bibliographical Series) (ABC/Clio)
Hardback. 2 volumes - Volume 1: 358 pages; Volume 2: 330 pages.
B&W illustrations. Pull-out maps & charts.
Weight: 1300 g (45.5 oz).
Item No: 8120607236.
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Nepal Himalaya
by H W Tilman
Nepal Himalaya is a book from the days of great travel
writing. It is a witty, ironic and romantic description of three
journeys made in 194950, just before the downfall of the
Rana regime, to the Langtang, Annapurna and Everest regions.
"Excellent read... an often amusing account of some early
trekking expeditions together with the odd mountain assault which
had, by today's standards, an amazing lack of advance planning."
- Hugh Finlay, Nepal (Lonely Planet)
"Chatty account of the first mountaineering reconnaissance
of Nepal in 194951... Tilman was one of the century's great
adventurers and his writing remains fresh and witty." -
David Reed, Nepal (Rough Guides)
Paperback. 272 pages. B&W photographs and maps.
Weight: 370 g (13 oz).
Item No: 81-7303-107-X.
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Nepal, Land of Mystery: Adventures in Burma, China, India
and the Kingdom of Nepal
by Hassoldt Davis
"The author of this work accompanied Armand Denis and
Leila Roosevelt Denis on a visit to Nepal in 1939, when they
became the first professional filmmakers to be allowed into the
country. The Nepal section comprises just over half of the book
and is often sensational in tone, with accounts of highly dramatic
incidents, such as the apparently miraculous cure at Buddhanilkanthe,
which may have been embroidered by the author's imagination.
Nonetheless, Davis gives an excellent and extended description
of the difficulties of reaching Kathmandu before roads fit for
cars were constructed, and also draws a vivid picture of the
close supervision under which European visitors had to operate.
The book is one of the most readable of the pre-1950 accounts."
- John Whelpton, Nepal (Clio Press)
Paperback. 308 pages. B&W photographs.
Weight: 370 g (13 oz).
Item No: 81-7624-007-9.
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Toni Hagen's Nepal: The Kingdom in the Himalayas
by Toni Hagen. Revised and updated with Deepak Thapa
The Kingdom of Nepal, four times the size of Switzerland,
is situated on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, the mountain
range from which the highest summits in the world reach up into
the sky. Like the nature of the country, varied and rich in contrasts,
the inhabitants, too, were moulded variously and strikingly by
the environment.
The Sherpa and Bhotiya of the High Himalayan valleys live
sometimes only a few hours' walk away from mid-hill ethnic groups
such as the Tamang, Rai or Limbu, who themselves live up-valley
from the Chettri, Bahun and other Hindu caste groups. More ethnic
and caste groups live where the hills descend precipitously to
the Terai plains.
Heading out in the early 1950s from the hot and, at that time,
still malaria infested lowlands of the Terai plains, through
Nepal's Midlands (central hilly region) and up to and beyond
the arctic regions of the central Himalayas, with peaks that
attain heights of over 8000 m, covering a total distance of 14,000
km on foot, Swiss geologist Toni Hagen saw Nepal like no one
had before him -- and very few have since. He visited areas that
are still today closed to tourists and observed ceremonies and
customs which have today been overtaken by the march of time.
Toni Hagen set foot on every frontier crossing point into Tibet
and there was no valley that he did not visit.
This book introduced Nepal to the outside world, both in text
and in unmatched pictures of never-before-seen peoples and their
landscapes. Not only did Hagen introduce the country to the outside
world, it was also the first work to provide the leaders and
administrators of the newly awakened country --that is, the Nepalis
themselves -- with a holistic look at the geography and population
of Nepal.
"This 'coffee-table' book is illustrated by superb photographs,
which are mostly in colour... an excellent general account of
Nepal." -- John Whelpton, Nepal (World Bibliographical
Series)(ABC/Clio Press)
"One of the most complete studies of Nepal's people,
geography and geology" -- Hugh Finlay, Nepal (Lonely
Planet)
Hardback.251 pages. Colour and B&W photographs. Maps; charts;
tables etc.
Weight: 1770 g (62 oz).
Item No: 99933-13-03.
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Picturesque Nepal
by Percy Brown
Percy Smith, of the Indian Educational Service and an art
specialist, created this extensive photographic record of the
then little-known state of Nepal during his extended visit there
in about 1910. He documents the wonderful art and craft of the
Newars, the inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley. An interesting
period piece!
"Quaint by now, but some pertinent observations on Valley
culture" - Kerry Moran, Nepal Handbook (Moon Publications).
"The book remains of interest for its descriptive writing
and, in particular, its depiction of crowds at festivals and
of women's costumes." - John Whelpton, Nepal (Clio
Press)
Paperback. 199 pages. B&W photos & colour inkwash
drawings; B&W map.
Weight: 445 g (15.6 oz).
Item No: 81-7624-012-5.
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Sleeping in Caves: A Sixties Himalayan Memoir
by Marilyn Stablein
In 1965, Stablein drops out of Berkeley and travels to India
and Nepal with her lover. Their brief get away turns into a 7
year stay. "There are times when I ask myself", Stablein
writes, "What am I am doing here? My answer: to paint, to
study a culture; to uncover its secrets; to listen to the whisperings,
the sacred oral traditions; to learn by heart the names and faces
of deities so I can capture their images on paper and strive
to imbue each image with the greatness of its namesake, its spiritual
essence. Art is my muse and practice. The world is my palette,
artists my teachers; art lives and breathes in the people I meet".
In the heyday of the sixties Stablein encounters luminaries
of the American counter-culture like Ram Dass who she accompanies
to interview HH the Dalai Lama on the spiritual value of LSD.
Later, when the Indian police come to arrest Stablein for having
an expired visa, Kalu Rinpoche quips "The Buddha never had
visas," and orders her to hide in a closet next to his tantric
human bone costumes.
Includes photos and recipes.
Marilyn Stablein, writer, artist, and performer, is the author
of seven books and a frequent performer of her work. Her art
has been widely exhibited. She lives in the Hudson Valley and
co-directs, with her husband, Alternative Books and The Uptown:
A Performance Space in Kingston, NY.
"The funniest, best, truest (and secretly truest) writing
ever done on life in India."
-- Gary Snyder
"Marilyn Stablein's wry voice tells how it was, calmly
and clearly, unadorned .whether on the ground with sadhus and
chapatis or in the sky with diamonds these wry prose poems evoke
a last epiphany of the best of east and west." Keith
Dowman, author of The Power Places of Tibet
"The author's eye is wide open, and her writing is fresh,
funny, and exhilarating."
-- Peter Matthiessen
Paperback. 198 pages. B&W photographs and drawings. Map.
Weight: 220 g (7.7 oz).
Item No: 8177693816.
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The Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen
"At sunrise the small expedition meets beneath a giant fig
beyond Pokhara -- two white sahibs, four sherpas, fourteen porters.
The sherpas are of the famous mountain tribe of north-east Nepal,
near Namche Bazaar, whose men accompany the ascents of the great
peaks..."
This is Peter Matthiessen's classic book on his 250 mile trek
in the Himalayas to observe the Himalayan blue sheep and to possibly
observe the elusive and almost mythical snow leopard.
But what began in part as an expedition patiently documenting
nature became a personal journey of self-discovery, a reflection
on the meaning of life. Written in the form of a diary, this
is an account of Matthiessen's meditations during the trek through
stunning landscapes and remarkable people which end with him
viewing the world from a Buddhist perspective.
Winner of the US National Book Award and the American Book Award.
"Classic of travel writing" -- John Whelpton, Nepal
(ABC/Clio)
"Sensitively written account of a journey into Dolpo in
search of the elusive snow leopard. Vivid descriptions of the
land, interwoven with perceptive insights into the mind. A classic."
-- Kerry Moran, Nepal Handbook ( Moon)
Paperback. 312 pages.
Weight: 180 g (6.3 oz).
Item No: 0-09-977111-X.
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Upside Downside: An Account of an Early Trekking Adventure in
the Kingdom of Nepal
by Winona G. Campbell
This is a detailed story of an American doctor who with her husband
and group of friends followed the 1963 American expedition and
their attempt on Mount Everest. In her fifties the author describes
the trials and tribulations of trekking in Nepal in the early
sixties. She also describes the conditions of the people and
the way in which their meager aid was appreciated all around.
It is an adventure filled with pain and yet a feeling of complete
fulfillment at the end of the day.
Paperback. 253 pages. Colour and B&W photos.
Weight: 400 g (14 oz).
Item No: 8177694529.
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Voyage to Nepal
by Gustave Le Bon
Hardback. 99 pages. B&W photos and drawings.
Weight: 400 g (14 oz).
Item No: 9748742636.
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The Wildest Dreams of Kew:
A Profile of Nepal
by Jeremy Bernstein
"And the wildest dreams of Kew are the facts of Kathmandu.."
-- Rudyard Kipling
In this impressionistic narrative of the history, land and people
of Nepal, the author takes the reader into "an extremely
vivid natural environment, frequently hostile, surrounded by
mountains, jungles, wild animals, ofter plagues, without doctors
to cure the sick, without electric lights to illuminate the night",
where "every object of nature becomes charged with mystical
powers, and the Himalayan snows floating above the Nepalese countryside
in serene, remote grandeur become the abodes of gods."
The book begins with a summary of Nepalese, especially the Rana
period (18461951). A portrait is then given of life in Kathmandu
at the time the author visited in the late 1960s. Finally an
interesting description is given of a trek in the Solu Khumbu
(Mt Everest) region. Much of this book originally appeared as
articles in the New Yorker magazine.
"Very readable style" - Hugh Finlay et al, Nepal
(Lonely Planet)
Paperback. 186 pages. Colour and B&W photographs.
Weight: 290 g (10.2 oz).
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***Kathmandu & Kathmandu
Valley***
A House in Kathmandu
by Harold James
When Harold James first saw the Himalayas, he fell in love with
Nepal and its people and dreamed of one day building a house
in Kathmandu.
Paperback. 292 pages. B&W photographs.
Weight: 345 g (12.1 oz).
Item No: 81-7303-126-6.
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Kathmandu, the Forbidden Valley
Photographs by R Ian Lloyd. Text by Wendy Moore.
It wasn't until three decades ago that the mysteries of the
Valley began to unravel and the outside word discovered that,
lo and behold, all those fantastic rumours were true! Nowadays,
despite modernization and millions of internatinal visitors each
year, time seems to stand still in the Kathmandu Valley.
This is no more evident than in the pages of Kathmandu, the
Forbidden Valley, a vivid account of contemporary life in
the Nepalese heartland. They trace the unique religious and architectural
traditions of the region, dip into the area's colourful history
and flamboyant rulers, explore the lively heritage of art and
culture, and glimpse the everyday life of the people through
their work and worship.
Hardback. 160 pages. Colour and B&W photographs.
Weight: 1450 g (50.8 oz).
Item No: 81-85113-29-7.
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Kathmandu Valley
by Jim Goodman
A National Geographic photo-style travelogue of the fascinating
Kathmandu Valley that captures the drama, mystery and magic of
Nepal. A must for every traveller to the Himalayan Kingdom -
and for armchair travellers as well.
"A collection of sumptuous photographs and accompanying
cultural essays." - David Reed, Nepal (Rough Guides)
"Many have written on the Kathmandu Valley... In reality
only few books have been able to justify the tall claims they
have made... [This book] is different..." - Kathmandu
Post
Paperback. 64 pages.
Weight: 340 g (11.9 oz).
Item No: N000020126.
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Mister Raja's Neighbourhood: Letters from Nepal
by Jeff Greenwald
In the summer of 1983, journalist Jeff Greenwald went to Nepal
to write his first novel. What he wrote instead was a remarkable
account of a year spent living in Kathmandu, with side trips
to the erotic cave temples of India, the peaks and shrines of
Sri Lanka, the deserts of Rajasthan and the breathtaking ranges
of the Himalaya.
Here is the intimate, sensitive and witty chronicle of an
artist at work - at wonder in the festive, fragrant, sometimes
filthy, sometimes serene scenery of Asia.
Mister Raja's Neighbourhood is both spiritual and earthy,
personal and universal.
"Delightfully self-conscious and cynical... Greenwald
does give a good story, letting non-fiction fly into the wilds
of the imagination... He becomes the lone Western stranger lost
in an even stranger land of no boundaries and shocking custom,
and his journey becomes the epitome of his deep desire to enter
into a sacred place within himself" - Laurie Marks in the
San Francisco Express
"Mister Raja's Neighbourhood is a genre unto itself.
As a travelogue it delivers a rich sense of place. As the story
of a worshipful skeptic's quest to make art and find God (and
Goddess) in a strange land..., psychologically engrossing"
- Rob Brezny in The Sun
Recommended by: David Reed, Nepal (Rough Guides)
"The author, who came to Nepal in June 1983 to write
a novel, describes a year based in Kathmandu, from where he made
trips to India and Sri Lanka and, within the country, to Solo
Khumbu, Annapurna sanctuary, Chitawan and the Arun valley. Despite
its later date, the book recalls the atmosphere of the 'hippy'
years of the 1960s and early 1970s." - John Whelpton,
Nepal (Clio Press)
Paperback. 121 pages.
Weight: 240 g (8.4 oz).
Item No: 81-7303-050-2.
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***Dolpo***
Dolpo: The Hidden Paradise
by Karna Sakya
A journey to the endangered sanctuary of the Himalayan Kingdom
of Nepal. Karna Sakya is Nepal's internationally-known naturalist
today.
'Wonderfully moving, a must for anhyone genuinely interested
in Nepal.'-- The Rising Nepal
Paperback. 237 pages. B&W illustrations. Bibliography.
Weight: 260 g (9.1 oz).
Item No: 818569317X.
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***Mustang***
Himalayan Echoes: A Septuagenarian's Traverse of Mustang
and Inner Dolpo
by Phillip Sturgeon with Judith Forrestal
In this book the "Oldest Old Man in Trekking", Phillip
Sturgeon, gives an intriguing account of his most adventurous
trek through mysterious, remote Inner Dolpo, the lost kingdom
of Shangri La. This exotic inner sanctum of Himalayan life was
opened to Westerners only in 1992. Dr Sturgeon, his son Tim,
nephew Dave and colleague Robert Sparkes, along with their guides
and porters, were its first explorers.
The trekkers visit the village of Sangdok, follow the Karnali
River through Dolpo to the village of Tsharkha and arrive at
the enchanting Inner Dolpo villages of Ting Khyu, Shimen and
Saldang, where three of the group find the Lost Lama of Tsarang.
Finally, they reach the isolated Shey Gompa and the crystalline,
deep blue Lake Phoksumdo.
Dr Sturgeon reveals daily life as a septuagenarian trekker,
with all its pleasures and pains. With him you will visit fortresses
and monasteries, encounter nomads and salt caravans, ford icy
rivers, crest the dauntingly high Maha La at 16.500 feet, and
join the simple pleasures of daily village life.
Whether you are a trekker or an armchair traveller, a senior
or an adolescent, you will find this adventure captivating and
thrilling.
Paperback. 259 pages. Colour photographs.
Weight: 370 g (13 oz).
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The Last Forbidden Kingdom: Mustang, Land of Tibetan Buddhism
Text by Clara Marullo. Photographs by Vanessa Schuurbeue Boeye.
Mustang is a country frozen in time. Closed to foreigners
for more than thirty years, this tiny feudal kingdom high in
the Himalayas has existed in virtual isolation from the rest
of the world. Although politically part of Nepal, Mustang is
linked by religion, culture, and history to Tibetand now stands
alone as one of the last truly untouched temples, colorful festivals
and red-robed lamas, the kingdom preserves not only the daily
vernacular of Buddhist ethic, but a unique heritage of Tibetan
religious art.
In 1992 restrictions were eased, and the long forbidden kingdom
was cautiously unlocked. Clara Marullo and Vanesa Boeye were
among the few foreigners who made the arduous trek over the mountains
to discover this fabled land. This book is a riveting account
of their experience, and a unique view of the society that exists
there. With a wealth of magnificient color photographs, it is
also an evocative visual record of some of the most dramatic
and beautiful landscape in the world.
Hardback. 134 pages. Colour photographs. Map.
Weight: 1110 g (38.9 oz).
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Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom
by Michel Peissel
Mustang lies on "the roof of the world", north of Nepal
and surrounded on three sides by Chinese-held Tibet. Foreigners
were forbiddne to enter the territory and virtually nothing was
known about its people and their civilisation until in 1964 Michel
Peissel obtained permission to make a long stay there. To reached
the walled capital, Lo Mantang, his small caravan of yaks and
porters had to make their way for fifteen days across the Himalayas.
In Mustang found a medieval world preserved from modern technology,
in which the wheel was not used, the earth was believed to be
flat and polyandry practised; but a land with beauty and happiness
in spite of hardships.
"Real treat for the armchair traveler" - New York
Times Book Review.
"Well written account" - Kerry Moran, Nepal
Handbook (Moon Publications)
"Presents an account of a journey in 1964 to Mustang, a
Tibetan kingdom which had been a tributary of Nepal since the
18th century and which at the time of the author's visit was
normally closed to outsiders. A straightforward narrative is
interspersed with material on local customs. There is an account
of a meeting with King Angun Tenzing Trandul and his son and
later successor, Jigme Dorje Trandul. A background theme is the
tension created by the recent Chinese subjugation of Tibet, and
the resistance of the Khampa guerrillas using Mustang as a base."
- John Whelpton, Nepal (Clio Press)
Hardback. 288 pages. B&W and colour photographs.
Weight: 680 g (23.8 oz).
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Paperback. 288 pages. B&W and colour photographs.
Weight: 540 g (18.9 oz).
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***Pokhara***
At the Foot of the Fishtail Mountain
by Lily M O'Hanlon
An account of two women missionaries' expedition to Nepal. Originally
published in 1957.
Paperback. 61 pages. B&W photograph. Map.
Weight: 100 g (3.5 oz).
Item No: 8177693255.
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Pokhara in the Shadow of the Annapurnas
by Galen Rowell & John Everingham
Thousands come every year, like pilgrims, from every corner of
the globe. They come to see if what they've heard is true: that
the Annapurna region is one of the Mother Earth's greatest geographic
dramas. The spectacular vistas here of mountain, ice, valley
and village are perhaps unsurpassed in the Himalayas, making
this surely one of the most stunningly beautiful places in the
world.
This book attempts to record some of the beauties of geography,
man and nature that make the Pokhara-Annapurna region so special.
Paperback. 63 pages. Colour pictures.
Weight: 350 g (12.3 oz).
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