Bhutan: A Kingdom of the Eastern Himalayas. First edition. Photos by Guy van Strydonck.

Text by Françoise Pommaret-Imaeda and Yoshiro Imaeda. Shambhala (Boston), 1984. Stated first edition, near very good with fine newly protected dust jacket.  12" x 9.5" Ex-library with control number on title page, card pocket remnant on rear flyleaf, tape marks under dust jacket where former dust jacket protector was affixed, otherwise no library evidence. No labels on dust jacket. Rear hinge beginning to split and reinforced at top with one inch of archival repair tape.  114 color photos, 176 pages.  Printed Italy with high quality reproductions. Chapters on Dzongs, monasteries, temples and chortens; religious art; monastic life; landscapes; the valley of Skating; the hours and the days; festivals and dances; the people of Bhutan in the Himalayas, with map, selected bibliography, and annotated list of illustrations. Includes refugees from Tibet who practice Buddhism. Excellent views of architecture. Text at beginning of book provides a history of Bhutan. Uncommon in the first edition, reprints exist. Clipping from 2004 laid in about the largest book ever published, 5 x 7 feet, also about Bhutan, produced by M.I.T. professor Michael Hawley.