Robert Lemoyne Barrett (10 results)
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1927
- Hardcover
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, Burlingame, CA, U.S.A.B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 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 a…bsent. Mild sunning to spine, bumping to corners, foxing to endpapers. 280pp. 10 x 6.5".
Language: English
Published by H. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge, England, 1927
- Softcover
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.Bryn Mawr Bookstore
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketPictorial Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Octavo, Pp. 280. Olive green cloth boards with pictorial cover and white printing on spine. Faint rubbing to extremities and one corner bumped. Pictorial front and back paste-downs. Foxing on the paste-downs (front and back) and ffep (first-free endpaper) as well as title pages.…Occasional light spots within. Collected letters in 3 parts of Robert LeMoyne Barrett (1871-1969) and his wife, the writer Katherine Ruth Barrett (nee Ellis, 1879-1961) during a Himalayan pilgrimage. The letters include poetry, songs and even musical notations. Includes 3 fold-out maps and a 4th larger folded map in a pocket at the end of the book. Contains a section on "Caravan Vocabulary", describing commonly used Urdu, Ladakhi and Turki terms.
More imagesThe Himalayan Letters Of Gypsy Davy And Lady Ba Written On A Pilgrimage To The High Quiet Places Among The Simple People Of An Old Folk Tale -- 1927 FIRST EDITION
Davy, Gypsy and Lady Ba --[ Robert Lemoyne Barrett & Katherine Ruth Ellis Barret ]
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1927
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS, PORTLAND, OR, U.S.A.JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1927 FIRST USA EDITION. Original green cloth binding with publisher's emblem blindstamped on front cover, gilt lettering spine. Clean covers, fading to spine with dulling of the gilt lettering on spine no foxing, solid binding, folding map at page 21 miss-folded at first c…rease causing some crinkling (but no tears), map in rear pocket is fine. From the collection of Larry Swan with his name and address dated 1945 penned to the upper corner of the FFEP otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages. Swan was a California scientist & climber who was on the first American Makalu expedition in 1954. The book measures 258mm tall x 157mm, and has 280 pages, index, 4 folding maps (one in rear pocket), illustrated EPs. Robert Barret was an American geographer and his wife Catherine was an American author of children's books. They traveled to many remote regions worldwide between 1913 & 1930. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
More imagesPublished by Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons., 1927
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.Centerbridge Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pictorial green cloth. Tall octavo. 280pp. Illustrated with four folding maps. With an engraved calling card affixed to the title page signed by Robert Barrett with his corrections to the text and an ink inscription at the top of the page "from the Author" presumably in his wife's ha…nd. An account of the explorer couple's expedition to Ladakh in the 1920s written in epistolary fashion. Robert LeMoyne Barrett was a well-known explorer and founding member of the Association of American Geographers. His wife Katherine was a well-known children's writer. A very good bright copy with minor wear to the covers and some creasing to the bottom of the spine. There is some foxing to the endsheets, half-title and last index page else the text is very good and clean. The maps are in very good condition with light wear. There are actually two copies of the map in the rear pocket of the book. Foreign postage extra on this heavy book. Inscribed by Author(s).
More imagesThe 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
Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba [Barrett, Robert LeMoyne & Katherine Ruth Ellis.]
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, 1927
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United KingdomKerr & Sons Booksellers ABA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1927, 1st UK edition. Octavo. xii, 280pp. Complete with the four maps. Original green cloth, printed titles and decoration. Some rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight bubbling to cloth on rear board. Small area of cloth loss near head of spine. Original printed end papers. Small form…er ownership signature to head of half-title. Some spotting to text-block and end papers. Occasional mild foxing within. Overall a 'Good' copy only. Uncommon. Ballad Singer (illustrator).
Published by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge, UK, 1927
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Large 8vo. xii, 280 pp, 4 fold-out maps, (1 in pocket at end). Inscription on recto free endpaper. Lightly edges wear with slightly age-toned text block, and foxing endpapers and half-title, else, no wear. Clean no markings, binding is tight and strong, pages white. 6.5"… x 10". Illustrated green cloth with white lettering to spine, and illustrated endpapers. In Mylar protector. "Steeped in the music and lore of the Himalayas, This volume relates the experiences of the intrepid Robert LeMoyne Barrett (1871-1969) and his wife, the writer Katherine Ruth Barrett (nee Ellis, 1879-1961) in Baltistan and Ladakh during 1923-24 in a series of letters. Includes an appendix on the "Caravan Vocabulary" of Urdu words the couple employed on their journey." Size: Large Octavo. Book.
Language: English
- Hardcover
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 306. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1927 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 306.
Published by Cambridge. W. Heffer & Sons, Ltd. 1927, 1927
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)
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Add to basketSm. 4to. 25 cm, first edition, 269p., 4 maps including rear pocket folding, music, illustrated endpapers, original green decorated cloth, spine titles stamped in white, upper cover illustrations stamped in black on green & white out line (brilliant), very good to fine. (tr). ~ A brilliant pictorial cover design. ~ Extensive seri…es of descriptive letters from travels in the Himalyas of northern India. Robert Lemoyne Barrett (Gypsy Davy) and his wife Katharine Ruth Barrtett (Lady BA) travelled in 1923-1924 from Srinager through Baltistan and Karakoram into Ladakh. Contains much about the lore and music of the Himalayas. Robert Barrett was a founding member of the American Association of Geographers and previously had carried out much exploration in the Canadian Rockies.
More imagesPublished by W. Heffner & Sons Ltd, Cambridge, 1927
- First Edition
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xii, 280; pictorial endpapers, 4 folding maps; original pictorial green cloth stamped in black and white, and preserving the uncommon dust jacket which shows wear and short tears, plus a larger piece missing from the bottom on the spine and front panel. The fair jacket aside, a very good, s…ound and clean copy. Contains a 5-page Caravan Vocabulary, "Urdu words we taught our village men, with a few Ladakhi and Turki words which we all use commonly." "The text is a series of letters detailing a journey through the Himalayan region in Asia and relating some of the folktales told by local villagers. Among the other interesting oral histories and tidbits related by the author, there is a tale recounted from the perspective of villagers in the Himalayas about British explorer and military man Francis Younghusband who famously crossed the treacherous mountain range and uncharted desert territories as a young man" (National Book Auctions). Barrett was a wealthy explorer and traveler who founded the Association of American Geographers. Barrett traveled through the Canadian Rockies and later financed an expedition into the Himalayas. Barrett is also credited with beginning the Three-Corner-Round nonprofit organization's expeditions through the Sierra Nevada which continue to this day as an outdoor experience for young people.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1927. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 306, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 306 306.
