The Himalayan Letters of Gypsy Davy and Lady Ba: Written on pilgrimage to the high quiet places among the simple people of an old folk tale

Language: English

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1927

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Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, Burlingame, CA, U.S.A.B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB

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American edition in green cloth binding. A journey told in letters, with three folding maps, an Urdu glossary. and "decorations by the ballad singer". The three folding maps of varying sizes are clean and intact, however "the map in pocket at the end of the book" promised in the table of contents is absent. Mild sunning to spine, bumping to corners, foxing to endpapers. 280pp. 10 x 6.5".

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Title
The Himalayan Letters of Gypsy Davy and Lady Ba: Written on pilgrimage to the high quiet places among the simple people of an old folk tale
Author
Barrett, Robert LeMoyne and Katherine Lee Barrett
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Publication year
1927
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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Religion, Travel

B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB

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We are a general used bookshop with over 50,000 titles in stock, including rare and collectible books. After 16 years on B Street in downtown San Mateo, we came to the end of our lease and moved to nearby Burlingame in 2025. Visit us there!

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