A Man of the Frontier: S.W. Laden La (1876-1936): His Life & Times in Darjeeli..

by S.W. Laden La

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Epilonian Books presents ... A Man of the Frontier: S.W. Laden La (1876-1936): His Life & Times in Darjeeling and Tibet ISBN:8190186752 Author:Nicholas Rhodes; Deki Rhodes Publisher:Library of Numismatic Studies (Mira Bose) Release Date:2006 Seller Category:History Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Good Sku: 20260428020 Notes: Library of Numismatic Studies (Mira Bose), Published 2006. Hardcover, 89, 38 pp.; 24 cm; illustrated with archival black-and-white photographs throughout and a separately paginated plates section, including a fold-out panorama. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the front cover; mild to moderate shelf wear and soiling to the covers, with some discoloration to the cloth on the front and spine. Binding tight; pages clean and unmarked. Tan and brown pictorial dust jacket (hand-tinted color photographic portrait of S.W. Laden La in Tibetan dress, seated, c.1907 on the front panel) has several small nicks and tears with light creasing along the edges, mild to moderate overall shelf wear with color loss along the edges and spine. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover.[From front jacket flap] S.W. Laden La was one of the most interesting personalities on the Tibet India frontier in the first three decades of the 20th century. He was born in Darjeeling, the border town that was the summer capital of Bengal. At the foothills of the Himalayas, Darjeeling was a cosmopolitan yet traditional town

• Publisher: Library of Numismatic Studies (Mira Bose)
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 8190186752
• Condition: Good

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