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$90 THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS - Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba, 1927 1st edn., Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 4 maps including large fold-out map in rear pocket, original green cloth,

THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS - Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba, 1927 1st edn., Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 4 maps including large fold-out map in rear pocket, original green cloth, one spine hinge weak but holding, This curious book, steeped in the music and lore of the Himalayas, 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. Scarce $90 Ex libris John Nankervis

BARKING MAD BOOKS - New Zealand's premier specialist, rare, antiquarian, second hand & out-of-print bookshop & mail order service. Colin Monteath's collection of quality titles on Antarctica, Arctic, polar, mountain, Himalaya, mountaineering, rock climbing, natural history, travel and exploration books. - For sale in New Zealand dollars Contact colin@hedgehoghouse.com for more details/scans on any item....or to be added to Barking Mad Book's email Dogalog newsletter of recent acquisitions. Browsers welcome when in Christchurch, New Zealand - bookshop in Cashmere, 15 mins from city centre (by appointment only Cell# 022-693-2439).

TO ORDER A BOOK: Email: Colin@hedgehoghouse.com or Cell# 022-693-2439 with your postal address etc (No Shopping basket) Foreign customers usually pay on invoice via Paypal - New Zealand customers by direct bank credit.

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$90 THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS OF GYPSY DAVY & LADY BA
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THE HIMALAYAN LETTERS - Gypsy Davy & Lady Ba, 1927 1st edn., Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 4 maps including large fold-out map in rear pocket, original green cloth, one spine hinge weak but holding, This curious book, steeped in the music and lore of the Himalayas, 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. Scarce $90 Ex libris John Nankervis<br /> <br /> BARKING MAD BOOKS - New Zealand's premier specialist, rare, antiquarian, second hand & out-of-print bookshop & mail order service. Colin Monteath's collection of quality titles on Antarctica, Arctic, polar, mountain, Himalaya, mountaineering, rock climbing, natural history, travel and exploration books. - For sale in New Zealand dollars Contact colin@hedgehoghouse.com for more details/scans on any item....or to be added to Barking Mad Book's email Dogalog newsletter of recent acquisitions. Browsers welcome when in Christchurch, New Zealand - bookshop in Cashmere, 15 mins from city centre (by appointment only Cell# 022-693-2439).<br /> <br /> TO ORDER A BOOK: Email: Colin@hedgehoghouse.com or Cell# 022-693-2439 with your postal address etc (No Shopping basket) Foreign customers usually pay on invoice via Paypal - New Zealand customers by direct bank credit.<br /> <br /> The cover photo you see in these galleries is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.<br /> <br /> Send a list of books that you are looking for...or wish to sell. I also offer a valuation service for a single book to an entire library. Estates handled sensitively.