Author: JOSHI, HIMANSHU
Title: Unknown Himalayas
Description: New Delhi : Lustre Press. Roli Books 2008. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 160 pages; Physical desc.: 160 p. : col. illus. maps ; 29 cm. Subject: Himalaya Mountains Region --Description and travel --Himalaya Mountains Region --Pictorial works. Summary: Stunningly photographed. this album offers a rarely seen view of the snow-clad peaks. mysterious lakes. massive glaciers. and fascinating people of the Himalayas. A skull-masked dancer takes part in a religious festival in Ladakh. the mythical Shangri-La. The Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar sprawls on the west bank of the Dal lake with a majestic mountain backdrop; the only domed mosque in the city. it houses the hair of the prophet Mohammed. The sun sets on cloud-blanketed Mount Everest. the highest peak in the world. in the heart of Nepal. Visitors throng to catch a glimpse of the glacial Roopkund lake and the skeletal remains visible on its shores when the ice melts. by Himanshu Joshi ; editors. Amit Agarwal and Dipali Singh.Weight in Kg appr.:

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