{"product_id":"charles-bell-tibet-past-present-first-1924-122924","title":"Tibet Past \u0026 Present.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eCharles Bell entered Lhasa in 1920 as the first European diplomat. The book gives a history of Tibet from the fifteenth century, its land and peoples, with particular emphasis on the period 1908-1924, when Bell was Political Officer for Sikkim, Bhutan, and Tibet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm); 2 folding maps, coloured frontispiece, 92 photographic illustrations; publisher's original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt motifs to boards, illustrated bookplate to front pastedown, crease to upper board, touch of rubbing, a near fine copy; [xiv], 326 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarshall, 1234; Yakushi B110a.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BELL, Sir Charles.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57221052629367,"sku":"122924","price":472.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/122924_c6e2883c-f2e8-49d6-bad2-c0610528c242.jpg?v=1782406378","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/charles-bell-tibet-past-present-first-1924-122924","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}