Peaks and lamas

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After obtaining a copy of this out-of-print and rather elusive title, award-winning writer Wendell Berry highly recommended the reading of Marco Pallis's Peaks and Lamas. He praised the writing on travel and mountaineering, but he was especially drawn to the writing about Buddhism, and the chapters on Tibetan Art. Both Gary Snyder and Robert Aitlen joined in offering encouragement on this book. This remarkable text, unavailable for at least thirty years, is now aptly back in print. Peaks and La…

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Title Statements

Full title :Peaks and lamas / by Marco Pallis.

Summary

Edition Statements

Publication Date:[2005?], ©1949.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Distributed by Publishers Group West, Shoemaker & Hoard
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:[2005?], ©1949.

Notes

"A classic book on mountaineering, Buddhism and Tibet"--Cover.

Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1939; new introd. 1949.

Includes index.

Reprint of 1949 ed.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 397, xiii pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1593760582, 9781593760588
oclc:on1052681739
LC Classification:DS785
Dewey Decimal:915.150442 PAL

Subjects

Asia, Central -- Description and travel Asie centrale -- Descriptions et voyages Bouddhisme Buddhism Central Asia China -- Tibet Autonomous Region Gautama Buddha Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- Des… Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- Rel… RELIGION Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Desc… Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Reli… travel