SIKHIM AND BHUTAN by John Claude White - 1909: TWENTY-ONE YEARS ON THE NORTH-EAST FRONTIER 1887-1908

Delhi: Low Price Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1999). Hardcover. 8175361646 . No signatures. Illustrations and map are poorly reproduced in this edition.; A facsimile reprint of the 1909 first edition. xix, [1], 331, [1] pages + frontispiece + 40 plates + 1 folding map. Papered boards. Page dimensions: 215 x 136mm. The illustrations and map are poorly reproduced in this edition. Contents: The Geographical Position and General Features of the States of Sikihim and Bhutan; The People: Their Morals, Religion, and Language; A Short History of Sikhim; Early Reminiscences; More Early Reminiscences; More Early Reminiscences; The Delhi Durbar and Visit of the Chiefs to Calcutta to meet their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales; Expeditions and Explorations in Sikhim; Expeditions and Explorations in Sikhim (continued) ; Expeditions and Explorations in Sikhim (continued) ; Departure from Sikhim; History of the Founding of Bhutan; My First Mission to Bhutan; My First… Read More

Hardback. New.

New York: Longmans, Green & Company. Poor with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. Hard cover published by Longmans, Green and Co. in New York in 1909. No dust jacket. Green covers with gilt design at top and gilt lettering on front cover, and gilt lettering on spine. Ex-library, with the usual library markings. Spine is missing a long piece down the front edge in middle, is worn and torn at the ends, and is torn in middle. Spine is tanned, and the fabric is torn down front and back edges of spine. Corners of covers are bumped and worn, with some splitting of the fabric, and covers are tanned some. Top edges of pages are gilt covered. Front inner hinge is torn and split. Inside front cover has a bookplate from Middle East Institute Library. Frontispiece is loose and its tissue guard is tanned. Oath of Allegiance pullout is intact, and map in back of book is in place, but has several tears. Book is in acceptable condition. Small 4to, 332 pages, 2.9 lb.; Small 4to 9" -… Read More