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Cammann, Schuyler

The Land of the Camel; Tents and Temples of Inner Mongolia

1951

62.98 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1951
Place of printing
New York. The Ronald Press Company
Author
Cammann, Schuyler
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; x, 200 pp, 42 illustrations from photos on plates, index. original cloth, spine lettering rubbed, dj (chipped at spine head, short tears, rubbed), else very good, interior clean and sound. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. One of the few accounts of life and customs during this period, the author travelled in the area in 1945, being the first to observe conditions there since the Japanese sealed the area and being the last there before the Chinese again closed the area to outsiders. He provides good descriptions of religious rites, the lamaseries role in Mongolian life and interviewed the Living Buddha of Shandagu. Bibliog. Mongolica 2326.