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Photographs and Text by Yoshikazu Shirakawa,  Preface by Arnold Toynbee, Introduction by Sir Edmund Hillary, with an Essay “The Great Himalayas” by Kyuya Fukada, and a Testimonial by Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal.

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Published by Harry N Abrams Inc/Abradale Press, New York, 1986, 3rd US (High Quality American) Edition, Insc, D/w (slight wear and a couple of small tears), Nr.Fine.  Folio size (17 by 12.5 inches).   This truly stunning volume contains 248 full-page illustrations in full colour, 6 multi-page foldout colour plates, plus 6 maps and diagrams, and full captioning for every photograph.  It is the result of Shirakawa, Japan’s leading photographer, spending 4 years travelling and photographing the Himalayas, from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan, and for the first time in a major publication a significant number of the photographs are very high quality aerial shots. A major publishing achievement. Please note that carriage will be significant on this volume as it weighs in at 3.9 kilos (8.6 lbs).

 

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Weight6.0 kg