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Lot 477: Tibetan Text & Errata Sheet for England, Nepal, Tibet, China -- 1765-1958

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Gso Dpyad Rgyal Poi Dkor Mdzod, 1966 publication in the Tibetan language/alphabet with preface in English. Written by Grags-Pa-Rgyal-Mtshan (or Drakpa Gyeltsen). Portion of a larger work which is difficult to come by, Sakya Kabum. Discusses plant medicines, therapies, spells, and charms. Paperback folio binding with traditional elongated narrow pages. Not loose leaf.

Also a book by Margaret W. Fisher and Leo E. Rose, published by University of California Berkley in 1959. Titled: England, Nepal, Tibet, China — 1765-1958. Synchronistic table showing the succession of heads of state and other political and diplomatic personages of importance in these countries, along with Nepali tributary missions to China, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Top bound soft cover folio with errata sheet. Rarely found for sale.


Tibetan text: 22.5"L

Condition: Creases, tears, and some discoloration from age and other general wear.