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Hostage of Beijing: The Abduction of the Panchen Lama
by Van Grasdorff, Gilles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1862045615
- ISBN 13
- 9781862045613
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About This Item
United Kingdom; Boston, MA; Melbourne, Australia : Element Books Ltd, 1999. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Element Books Ltd, 1999. Type: Hardback First Thus. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Short inscription on front endpaper, otherwise the book is as new. Very clean and unmarked, black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Sewn binding is tight, solid and square with sharp corners. Internals as new. Clean and bright red jacket has trace edgewear, not price-clipped. Van Grasdorff offers illuminating insights into the recent history of Tibet and its ambiguous relationship with China and helps the reader to understand why the stability of the region and the future of the Tibetan people is inextricably linked with the future of the two young boys, one recognized by the present Dalai Lama as the next Panchen Lama, Tibet's second most important spiritual leader, and a boy from the same village taken by the Chinese and announced to be the Panchen Lama. 260 pages with Glossary, Bibliography and Index. 9.5 x 6.4 inches. Element Books Ltd, England, Boston, MA, Melbourne, Australia, 1999.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Hostage of Beijing: The Abduction of the Panchen Lama
- Author
- Van Grasdorff, Gilles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 1862045615
- ISBN 13
- 9781862045613
- Publisher
- Element Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom; Boston, MA; Melbourne, Australia
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Keywords
- TIBET DALAI LAMA NEPAL INDIA CHINA PANCHEN LAMAS
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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