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Abbeville Press. New in New dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0896599604 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Captures the insight of the photographer in a photographer's display of Kathmandu."; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 197 pages .

New York: Abbeville Press, [1989]., 1989. oblong, 8vo. pp.197. Photo illus. by Thomas C. Kelly in colour & b/w by Thomas L. Kelly. map illus. on endleaves. cloth. dw. First Edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

New York [1989], Abbeville. Grey cloth, very good, dj., end paper maps, 197p., index, profusely illustrated with color photos by Thomas L. Kelly. A stunningly beautiful photographic essay. The land of the Gods, located just below 29,000 foot mountains, Kathmandu is just 15,000 feet below. Three village-cities make up Nepal's capital: Kathimandu, Patan & Bhaktapur. Holy & forbidden, a place with breath-taking sights. The work ofman & nature, of ancient temples, pagodas, carved wood shrines, Buddhist and Hindu pantheons, farms, fields carved into the valley. Mag- nificient insight & view to the culture & arts of the people and faith. Virgin girls worshiped as living goddesses, festivals, weddings, animal sacrifices, riot of ritual slau- ghter. The photographer has lived a dozen years in Kathmandu and is skilled in the lore of the land. A useful & wonderful current resource. .