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Condition: New. 2006 reprint by Rediscovery Books (original 1806.) SB. xxviii+ 471pp + illustrations.SBPublished Price £18 In 1774 the Teshoo Lama, Regent of Tibet and Guardian to the infant Dalai Lama, received a deputation from the Governor of Bengal, headed by Mr George Bogle, with whom the Teshoo Lama was much taken. This w…arm relationship led in 1779 to an invitation from the Teshoo Lama to join him in Pekin where he was visiting at the solicitation of the Emperor of China. Unfortunately the exciting prospects afforded by this visit were concluded by the untimely deaths through illness of both the Teshoo Lama and George Bogle. Not wishing to forgo the relationship that had been built up, a second deputation was sent to Tibet under the command of Captain Samuel Turner and this is his narrative of that journey and his time in Bootan and Tibet. He provides an extensive report on this fascinating people including his meetings with the reincarnated infant Lama, and sketches of the country are provided by Lieutenant Samuel Davis with observations of botanical, mineralogical and medical nature added by the Surgeon, Mr Robert Saunders.
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Published by Manjusri Publishing House, New Delhi, 1971
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint of 1800 Edition. xxviii, 473p, ills. Bibliotheca Himalayica Series 1, Vol. 4. An oversized, heavy volume. No. 222 of 900 copies. Couple of very small pieces missing from dj, hence Good+.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This book provides a detailed account of an embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet. It offers insight into the customs and culture of the Tibetan people and provides a unique perspective on the political and social landscape of the time. This book will be of interest to anyone wit…h an interest in Asian history or diplomatic relations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This book provides a detailed account of an embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet. It offers insight into the customs and culture of the Tibetan people and provides a unique perspective on the political and social landscape of the time. This book will be of interest to anyone with an in…terest in Asian history or diplomatic relations.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Published by W. Bulmer and Co., London, 1800
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xxvii, 473p, 13 plates, map. small stamp on verso of title page, Blank feps and title page have 1" brownish margins, professionally and handsomely rebound in brown cloth with "Turner's Embassy to Tibet" in gilt lettering on spine. An excellent copy. Extra postage required.
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Published by Manjusri Publishing House, New Delhi, 1971
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Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Printing (same as first). 1971 FACSIMILE HARDCOVER reprint. Original textured navy cloth with gilt lettering spine, top edge tinted dark blue. The book has some faint staining outside edges of covers otherwise clean covers, no previous owner names or writing on any…pages, no foxing, solid binding. The original dust jacket has loss lower front outside corner, light dampstaining mainly to rear panel. The book measures 285mm tall x 235mm and has 473 pages, 12 b/w illustration plates, 1 folding plate of Tibetan writing samples, I in-text illustration. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
Published by Manjusri Publishing House, 1971
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A very good copy in blue linen boards with gold printing on the spine and without a DJ. Stated 2nd printing of the original 1800 edition as a limited edition of a 1000 copies (DELUXE EDITION: 100 and LIBRARY EDITION: 900, PRESENT COPY IS NO 277). Some general wear to the boards. Small…piece missing near the center of the spine which does affect the text. Illustrated with full page plates and a foldout chart in a foreign language. A larger book requiring additional postage for international and priority orders. 4to; ~ 473 pages.
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Published by Manjusri (Mañjusri), New Delhi (Indien), 1971
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Add to basketCondition: guter bis sehr guter Zustand. guter bis sehr guter Zustand, geringe Gebrauchs- und Alterungsspuren: Papier teils etwas vergilbt, aber Seiten sauber und ordentlich - Schutzumschlag sehr defekt mit Fehlstellen Reprint der Originalausgabe von 1800 - Limited Edition of 1000 Copies (Nr. 482) - "The purpose of Bibliotheca H…imalayica is to make available works on the civilizations and nature of central asia and the Himalayas." - with an introduction by Hugh Richardson "In 1783 Captain Samuel Turner of the East India Company's army was commissioned by Warren Hastings, to whom he was related, as envoy to Tashilhunpo in Tibet on the occasion of the discovery of an infant successor to the Third Panchen Lama who had died in 1780. On his return after a year's absence he continued his military career in India until the end of the century when he retired to England and, in 1800, published his "Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet-" Hitherto the popular idea of that country had been mainly based on hearsay scraps of fact and fable. Now Turner provided the first eyewitness account generally available to English readers. It was received with interest and was soon translated into French. Not that Turner was the first European to enter Tibet. His visit followed up the successful mission of George Bogle whom Hastings had sent to Tashilhunpo in 1774. Bogle, like his friend the Third Panchen Lama, died prematurely in 1780 but his lively diary was not published until 1876. Before him there had been, from the beginning of the seventeenth century onwards, a little stream of visitors, mainly Jesuit and Capuchim missionaries, but their information did not become widely known until quite recently. Turner's work therefore remained for over half a century the locus classicus on Tibet. The age in which he lived demanded a "philosophic" approach and the examination of phenomena, however strange and curious, with a sober scientific eye. The age also imposed on him an elegant, rather elevated prose style. From behind that formal facade, little of Turner's personality emerges. One can see that he had those essentials for dealings with Tibetans, patience and tact, and that he was able to get on with people of different ways; but compared with the warmth and gaiety of Bogle, his manner seems, perhaps, a little condescending. What is abundantly clear is that he had a mind trained to enquire and observe accurately and to record his findings with balanced judgement. In his principal task of reporting on political and commercial matters, he describes competently what he saw of conditions in Bhutan, the relationship between Tashilhunpo and Lhasa, and the all-important relationship between Tibet and China; and he gives a careful list of the articles imported and exported by Tibetans ." Buchreihe: Bibliotheca Himalayica, Serie 1, Volume 4 Seitenanzahl: 473 Seiten mit vereinzelten Bildern und Falttafeln Format: ca. 23 x 29 Leinen Englisch.
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Published by P. Byrne, and W. Jones, 1793
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Dissertations and Miscellaneous Pieces relating to the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia. Dublin, P. Byrne, and W. Jones, 1793. 8vo. [16] + 643 + (1 blank)p. Contemporary calf, gilt title on spine label; worn. Early reports on the Far East incl…uding the first published account of Tibet by an Englishman, Captain Samuel Turner, who was sent there by Warren Hastings. It contains Turner's letters to John Macpherson, the Governor-General of Bengal relating to his interview with Teeshoo Lama at the Monastery of Terpaling, and an account of a journey to Tibet made by Poorungeer, a Gosseyn, and his reception by the Lama. (Turner's full narrative was not published until 1800.) The volume also includes studies of eastern arts, sciences and literature including chapters on the Gods of Greece, Italy, and India, the chronology of the Hindus, the Indian game of chess, the antiquity of the Indian Zodiac, the plants of India, an account of Nepal, and a discourse on the method of catching wild elephants at Tipura. Sir William Jones made his name with his Persian grammar, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1784), and edited its Journal of Asiatic Researches (PMM pp 141-142). ESTCN 8164.
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Add to basket4to [30 x 24 cm]; xxviii, 473 pp, 13 fine engraved plates including double-page, plus folding engraved map by J. Walker dated Feb 12th, 1800 (short tear in margin), other illus. later calf-backed binding, gilt rules & devises, gilt title lettering on leather spine label, expert repair to verso title & folding plate, a few small…light stains in margins, small signature on title, else a clean near fine copy with nice wide margins. Cordier 2909. Yakushi T140. Cox I, 346: "This is without comparison the most valuable work that has yet appeared on Thibet." 'Sprightly narrative' (MacGregor in Tibet, who devotes a full chapter on Turner and reproduces many of the plates). The author, who was an officer in the East India service, provides an early travel account in Tibet, which both before and after strictly limited foreigners from entering. He travelled in 1783-85 from Bhutan to Gyantse and Shigatse, Chumbe Valley, Tang La, etc. Robert Saunders provided the botanical, mineralogical and medical observations and Samuel Davis provided the fine plates, mostly of scenery, an early plate of the Yak, buildings, palaces, dwellings, a double-page plate of Tibetan writing, etc. The views were drawn on the spot by Lieutenant Samuel Davis and with botanical, mineralogical and medical observations by Robert Saunders. This is regarded as the earliest and best description of Tibet of the period. A picture of this book is available on request.
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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnIn 1774 the Teshoo Lama, Regent of Tibet and Guardian to the infant Dalai Lama, received a deputation from the Governor of Bengal, headed by Mr George Bogle, with whom the Tesho…o Lama was much taken. This warm relationship led in .
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY TO THE COURT OF THE TESHOO LAMA IN TIBET; containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and a part of Tibet | Captain Samuel Turner | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2016 | Naval and Military Press | EAN 9781905748143 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU:… Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - In 1774 the Teshoo Lama, Regent of Tibet and Guardian to the infant Dalai Lama, received a deputation from the Governor of Bengal, headed by Mr George Bogle, with whom the Teshoo Lama was much taken. This warm relationship led in 1779 to… an invitation from the Teshoo Lama to join him in Pekin where he was visiting at the solicitation of the Emperor of China. Unfortunately the exciting prospects afforded by this visit were concluded by the untimely deaths through illness of both the Teshoo Lama and George Bogle. Not wishing to forgo the relationship that had been built up, a second deputation was sent to Tibet under the command of Captain Samuel Turner and this is his narrative of that journey and his time in Bootan and Tibet. He provides an extensive report on this fascinating people including his meetings with the reincarnated infant Lama, and sketches of the country are provided by Lieutenant Samuel Davis with observations of botanical, mineralogical and medical nature added by the Surgeon, Mr Robert Saunders.
