A rich photographic account
Durch Indien ins verschlossene Land Nepal. Ethnographische und photographische Studienblätter
Leipzig: F. Hirt & Sohn, 1903. First edition, 8vo, pp. xv, [1], 319, [1]; text in gothic letter; double-page photographic frontispiece, 35 plates from photographs including 1 folding panorama, and approx. 240 photographic illustrations in the text; original pictorial green cloth stamped in black and red, and with a photographic onlay on the upper cover; prelims and terminals with a touch of spotting, but generally a near fine, clean and sound copy. An account of a journey by the German photographer Dr. Kurt Boeck through Ceylon, India, and the Himalayas to Nepal. The numerous photographic reproductions are taken from the author's originals, and document the topography, population, customs, daily life, agriculture, and infrastructure of Nepal. There is no English edition of this work. Yakushi B438a. Item #68223
Price: $250.00
