Himatschal: Die Throne der Götter – 23 Jahre im Himalaya [Himatschal: The Throne of the Gods – 23 Years in the Himalaya]
Author(s):
Forstmann, Carl
Copyright: 1926, Scheri, Berlin
Specifications: 1st, thick 8vo, pp.432, 83 bw photos (1 fldg pan), figs (2 fldg), fldg map back, gilt-dec brown cloth
Condition: dj chipped, vg, cloth tight, fine
Forstmann spent 25 years as a German tea planter in Darjeeling, a rare phenomenon among the British-dominated tea plantations. His differentiated description of Darjeeling, Sikkim and the foothills of the Himalaya is considered a classic of Himalayan literature. “The people I have tried to show as they have appeared to me, with their wild superstition, their infinite dirt and yet happy and funny character, under which there is a good deal of rascality.” Uncommon with the jacket.
Yak F97.