Rare Books & Manuscripts

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RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS

The Monguors of the Kansu-Tibetan Frontier
By Louis M. J. Schram, C.I.C.M, with an Introduction by Owen Lattimore, 1954-1961, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 2006 edition edited by Charles Kevin Stuart.
Scanned book (695 pages) click here for PDF [6.3 MB]

Nepal Himalaya
By H.W. Tilman, 1952, Cambridge University Press.
Scanned book (315 pages) click here for PDF [7.0 MB]

Bhutan: Aspects of Culture and Development
Edited by Michael Aris & Michael Hutt, 1994, Kiscadale Asia Research Series No. 5.
Scanned book (216 pages) click here for PDF [8.6 MB]

Sikkim Debt Law of 1910
Scanned manuscript (11 pages) click here for PDF [1.6 MB]

The Sikkim Code, Volume 1, First Edition
Sikkim Acts (1975-1982), Law Department, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok
Scanned manuscript (594 pages) click here for PDF [4.8 MB]

Colloquial Nepali
By G.G. Rogers, first Published in 1950, Calcutta
Scanned manuscript (66 pages) click here for PDF [4.7 MB]

A Shorter English-Nepali Dictionary
By Major T. Warren, first Published in 1944, Abbottabad
Scanned manuscript (81 pages) click here for PDF [4.1 MB]

Les Revenants de L'Au Delà dans le monde Tibétain: Sources littéraires et tradition vivante
By Françoise Pommaret, Centre Régional de Publication de Paris, Éditions du CNRS, 1989
ISBN 2-222-04303-4 (115 pages) click here for PDF [17.1 MB]

नेपाली महिलाहरुको सांखिक चित्रण: एक समालोचनात्मक समिक्षा
मीना आचार्य, नेपालमा महिलाहरुको मर्यादा स्तर, खण्ड १, भाग १, २०४०
(138 pages) click here for PDF [24.4 MB]

Statistical Profile of Nepalese Women: A Critical Review
By Meena Acharya, The Status of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part I, May 1979 (first printing)
(119 pages) click here for PDF [13.9 MB]

नेपाली स्वास्नीमानिसहरुको कानूनी स्थितिमा परम्परा र परिवर्तन
लिन बेनेट; सिलु सिंहको सहयोगबाट, नेपालमा महिलाहरुको मर्यादा स्तर, खण्ड १, भाग २, २०४१
(124 pages) click here for PDF [15.9 MB]

Institutions Concerning Women In Nepal
By Bina Pradhan, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part 3, May 1979 (first printing)
(163 pages) click here for PDF [12.2 MB]

Annotated Bibliography On Women In Nepal
By Indira Shrestha, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part 4, May 1979 (first printing)
(81 pages) click here for PDF [21.9 MB]

Integration Of Women In Development: The Case Of Nepal
By Puskar Raj Reejal, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume I, Part 5
(212 pages) click here for PDF [11 MB]

The Maithili Women Of Sirsia
By Meena Acharya, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 1, 1981 (first printing)
(285 pages) click here for PDF [39.9 MB]

The Kham Magar Women Of Thabang
By Augusta Molnar, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 2
(245 pages) click here for PDF [22.6 MB]

The Tharu Women Of Sukhrwar
By Drone Rajaure, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 3, 1981 (first printing)
(180 pages) click here for PDF [33.1 MB]

The Women Of Baragaon
By Sidney Schuler, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 5, 1981 (first printing)
(185 pages) click here for PDF [33.9 MB]

The Newar Women Of Bulu
By Bina Pradhan, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 6, 1981 (first printing)
(272 pages) click here for PDF [21.5 MB]

The Parbatiya Women Of Bakundol
By Lynn Bennett, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 7, 1981 (first printing)
(336 pages) click here for PDF [48.5 MB]

The Rural Women Of Nepal: An Aggregate Analysis And Summary Of 8 Village Studies
By Meena Acharya & Lynn Bennett, The Status Of Women In Nepal Volume II, Part 9, 1981 (first printing)
(483 pages) click here for PDF [52.7 MB]

नेपालमा महिलाहरुको स्थिित: एक सारांश अनुवाद
महिला तथा विकास केन्द्र; डिल्लीबजार काठमाडौं, १९८७ 1987
(170 pages) click here for PDF [74.8 MB]

Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival
By Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982.
click here for PDF [6.48 MB]

Tibetan-English-Tibetan Dictionary
By Huadan Zhaxi, Kevin Stuart, Rinchen Dorji, Gesang Norbu, Dorji Zhaxi, Rinchen Khar, Gongbu Caireng, and Sandra Benson, 2007.
click here for PDF [2.1 MB]

Designing for Equality (in Nepali)
By Stina Larserud and Rita Taphorn, 2007.
click here for PDF [1.3 MB]

A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali
Lead Authors: Jill Cottrell (English) & Surya Dhungel (Nepali); Special Task Force: Kedar Bhattarai, K.B. Maharjan, Pramilla Gurung, Sristi Vaidya, Ram P. Humagai, 2007.
click here for PDF [422 kb]

Nepal in Transition: A Study on the State of Democracy
Krishna Hachhethu with Sanjay Kumar and Jiwan Subedi, DSA/Nepal Chapter and International IDEA Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2008.
click here for PDF [895 kb]

Electoral System Handbook (in Nepali)
Lead Authors: Andrew Reynolds, Ben Reilly, Andrew Ellis, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Asistance and Rural Development Foundation, 2007.
click here for PDF [2.2 MB]

National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) - An Introduction
Published by NFDIN, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2003.
click here for PDF [6.6 MB]

आदिवासी जनजाति उत्थान राष्ट्रिय प्रतिष्ठान - नियमावली, २०६२
NFDIN - Regulations, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2062.
click here for PDF [2.8 MB]

Nepal Rural Household Survey: 8 Villages
Asian Regional Team for Employment Promotion (ARTEP), Bangkok, 1976.
click here for PDF [68 MB]