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London: Watkins Publishing, 1978. Book. VG+. Hardback. 1st English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in cloth-covered boards with dark brown titles on the front along with Tibet lettering. Only defect to note is fading of the title on the spine. Internally unmarked. Tibetan medicine today enjoys a rapidly growing interest in the West. One long fold-out illustrated page. 103 pages plus the fold-out. .

Watkins, London & Dulverton, Somerset, 1978. First English Edition. Beige Cloth. Near Fine/N/A. brown titles spine & front with (front) Tibetan words - 'rlun', 'mkhris pa' and 'bad kan' drawn by the Tibetan artist Sherab Palden Beru; illustrated by two pages of b/w. block-prints from the book 'rGyud bzi'; illustrated large three-page foldout (Root A - Arrangement; Root B - Diagnosis; Root C - Therapy) tipped-in at rear; English language edition translated from the German by Fredericka M. Houser; preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; "Little has been known of Tibetan medicine in the West until the present day. In 'the forbidden land', visited by few westerners, medicine was taught in special medical schools and practiced chiefly by monks, who had to undergo a very long training. These medical schools were always closed to Western visitors. Since one could not meet Tibetan doctors, it was impossible to study Tibetan medicine, even though at the… Read More

Watkins, 1978,. VOLUME 1 ONLY, Hbk royal octavo foldout intact, no dj as issued, white woven cloth with some rubbing to spine titles (now in custom acetate jacket) otherwise a very good+ clean tight and unmarked copy, becoming harder to find

Watkins, 1978. Hardcover. New.

Watkins, 1978. Hardcover. New.

1988, 2nd edition, 126pp, like NEW

1978, 103pp, hardcover, in very good condition.This is the first volume of a major work designed to establish the teaching of Tibetan medicine on a correct academic basis for the West.The author, a specialist in internal medicine, trained also in neurology, psychiatry and tropical medicine, works with the blessing of the Dalai Lama and the close guidance of his personal physician.