ISBN: 9789993661900 - the_talisman_of_good_fortune_and_other_stories_from_rural_bhutan (6 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st edition authors' presentation copy, signed on fep: To Nick and Nancy with warmest regards. R. Rinzin 16th December 2002 Jakar, Bhutan. Backstrip cocked, very light rubs to spine ends, 156 pg text includes glossary in rear of book. The Talisman of Good Fortune and Other Stories from Rural Bhutan is a collection of nine short fiction stories based on rural Bhutanese culture, beliefs and norms. The stories take the reader through some of the most simple belies, and lives, of the lay Buddhist rural Bhutanese in particular, and most Bhutanese in general, to the most complex and eerie but equally fascinating world of The Poison Givers, Persons with the Evil Spirit of the Living, Persons who cast Evil Spells, and what the authors calls "The Clandestine Foes.' The stories provide the reader a good insight of the 'least known' (to the outside world) and the 'least written' side of the rural Bhutanese life. Furthermore, the stories are highly thought provoking. Signed by Author(s). …

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. This soft cover work is somewhat unusual in that it has a paper dust jacket with a front and rear dust flap with a pictorial front cover. On the dedication page there is a three line inscription in some language that I do not understand, it could be the author or someone else. On page 9 there is a word insertion in ink. 174 pages, including a glossary. Balance of work is clean and binding is tight. This copy is in collectible condition with the lightest touch to the dj at the head and tail of the spine. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Signed. Signed and Inscribed by the author. Good. Used. NO markings in text. Sound binding. In solid reading codition. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.

paperback. Condizione: new.