Nicholas Roerich: Shambhala, Tauranga in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty for sale

No signatures. Small mark on front cover. ; 1978 second printing (the original edition was in 1930). viii, [4], 316 pages + colour frontispiece. Maroon wrappers with gilt lettering on spine and front wrapper. Small gilt symbolic illustration on front wrapper."Shambhala"is a record of Roerich's travels in northern India and Tibet. Selected chapter titles: Buddhism in Tibet; Tibetan Art; The Veils of Death; The Boundaries of the Kingdom; Gayatri; Dreams; The Desert Cities; Star of the Mother of the World; Praise to the Enemies; Urusvati; Subterranean Dwellers; Light in the Desert; King Solomon; Joy of Creation; Guru - The Teacher. Roerich was an artist, a Central Asian explorer, and founder of an art institute in the USA. His son George Roerich also became a Tibetologist, known for his transaltion of the Tibetan work"The Blue Annals". ; 8vo
Author
Nicholas Roerich
Title
Shambhala
Publisher name
Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1978
Binding type
Soft cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d