Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $3.34, fair condition, Sold by Booksalvation rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Fair in fair dust jacket. Outline: -In this his most challenging journey Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya the greatest mountain range on earth a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered it remains the world`s most majestic natural barrier a magnificent wilderness that shapes the history and politics of Asia to this day. Having risen to the challenge of seas poles dhows and deserts the highest mountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin. In a journey rarely if ever attempted before in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the Khyber Pass the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore the mighty peaks of K2 Annapurna and Everest the bleak and barren plateau of Tibet the gorges of the Yangtze the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border and the vast Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. Facing altitudes as high as 17500 feet as well as some of the world`s deepest gorges Palin also passed through political flashpoints like Pakistan`s remote north-west frontier terrorist-torn Kashmir and the mountains of Nagaland only recently open to visitors. They had a brush with the Maoists while filming in Nepal and advice from the Dalai Lama before crossing into Tibet. This book compiled from his diaries records the pleasure and pain of an extraordinary journey. -> the publisher of this LARGE HARDBACK book is Weidenfeld & Nicolson The date of this copy is 2004 booksalvation have grade it as Acceptable and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $3.90, good condition, Sold by Wyemart Limited rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by W&N.
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $21.25, like new condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Mint condition. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. First UK edition-8th printing(10 9 8). As Seen on BBC. Large format blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in mint condition. Illustrated with many colour photos, maps. The book is new with a pencil mark impression on the edge of the first page of the book.288pp. Price clipped. Heavy book (approx. 1.3 Kg). This is another paragraph Product Description: In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes the history and politics of Asia to this day. Having risen to the challenge of seas, poles, dhows and deserts, the highest mountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin. In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest, the bleak and barren plateau of Tibet, the gorges of the Yangtze, the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border and the vast Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. Facing altitudes as high as 17, 500 feet as well as some of the world's deepest gorges, Palin also passed through political flashpoints like Pakistan's remote north-west frontier, terrorist-torn Kashmir and the mountains of Nagaland, only recently open to visitors. They had a brush with the Maoists while filming in Nepal and advice from the Dalai Lama before crossing into Tibet. This book, compiled from his diaries, records the pleasure and pain of an extraordinary journey. Basil Pao, the inspired photographer of SAHARA, FULL CIRCLE and POLE TO POLE, captures the sensational beauty of the finest mountain scenery in the world. This is adventure at the very highest level.
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $22.24, like new condition, Sold by Yare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Great Yarmouth, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson.
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $28.17, like new condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Fine condition. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2004. First UK edition-first impression. As Seen on BBC. Large format blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small dent and nick on the edges of the cover) with Dj (two small nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with many colour photos, maps. Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages.288pp. Price clipped. Heavy book (approx. 1.3 Kg). First edition.
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $4.95, like new condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Fine. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $5.10, very good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $6.07, like new condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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A hardback volume in Fine condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of Himalaya to cart. $6.08, like new condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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A hardback volume in Fine condition, in a similar price-clipped dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of Himalaya: Michael Palin Gbp 20.00 to cart. $6.16, very good condition, Sold by Y-Not-Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rotherwas, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Very good. Second Hand, cover is considerably worn and torn, has been well read and used, pages are sun damaged but contents are complete Next day dispatch by Royal Mail. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
