Himalayan People & Culture 2
Updated October 17, 2026
| Date | November 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Ruth R. Hirsch |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, 68136 · more auctions in Omaha |
| Lots | 97 |
| Estimates | $10 – $250 |
What's in this auction
97 lots, mostly vehicles & automotive (2), antiques & furniture (1), fine art & prints (1). 97 lots have photos and 81 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $10–$250 across 97 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog, closing November 6, 2026.
Highest-estimated lots
- A Summer in the High Asia. Being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and Ladakh, by Capt. — est. $80–$250
- Himalayan Art. Wall-Painting and Sculpture in Ladakh, Lahual and Spiti, the Siwalik Ranges, Nepal, — est. $80–$150
- Tibet & Nepal. Painted & Described by A. Henry Landor. — est. $50–$125
- Hermit Kingdom Ladakh, Nubra the Forbidden Valley, by Major HPS Ahluwalia. — est. $40–$120
- Ladakhi English, English Ladakhi Dictionary, by Helena Norberg-Hodge & Gyelong Thupstan Palden. — est. $35–$100
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In this auction (97 lots)
Categories: Vehicles & Automotive (2) · Antiques & Furniture (1) · Fine Art & Prints (1)
- Lot 0001 — Kailash and Guge. Land of the Tantric Mountain, by Bob Gibbons.
- Lot 0002 — Himalayan Pantheon. A Guide to the Gods and Goddesses of Nepal, by Daniel Haber.
- Lot 0003 — Across Peaks & Passes in Darjeeling & Sikkim, by Harish Kapadia.
- Lot 0004 — Cultural Heritage of Arunachal Pradesh, by N. Nagaraju & Byomakesh Tripathy.
- Lot 0005 — Exploring the Highlands of Himalaya, by Harish Kapadia.
- Lot 0006 — High Himalaya Unknown Valleys, by Harish Kapadia.
- Lot 0007 — Journey to Mustang 1952, by Giuseppe Tucci.
- Lot 0008 — Beyond the Sky and Earth. A Journey into Bhutan, by Jamie Zeppa
- Lot 0009 — Rati-Lila. An Interpretation of the Tantric Imagery of the Temples of Nepal, by Guiseppe Tucci.
- Lot 0010 — Spiti. Adventures in the Trans-Himalayan, by Harish Kapadia.
- Lot 0011 — A Village Called Self-Awareness. Life and Times in Spiti Valley, by Benti Babach.
- Lot 0012 — Spiti. A Buddhist Land in Western Himalaya, by V. Verma.
- Lot 0013 — Glorious Garhwal, by Ganesh Saili.
- Lot 0014 — Kinnaur. A Remote Land in the Himalaya, by S.C. Bajpai.
- Lot 0015 — Himalayan Art. Wall-Painting and Sculpture in Ladakh, Lahual and Spiti, the Siwalik Ranges, Nepal,
- Lot 0016 — In Exile from the Land of Snows, by John Avedon.
- Lot 0017 — Tabo a Lamp for the Kingdom. Early Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Art in the Western Himalaya.
- Lot 0018 — Tibetan Tales. Stories from the Dsangs Blun [the Wise and the Foolish], by Antoinette Gordon.
- Lot 0019 — Tibetan Tales. Stories from the Dsangs Blun [the Wise and the Foolish], by Antoinette Gordon.
- Lot 0020 — the tibetans, photographs, by Art Perry.
- Lot 0021 — Lhasa. An Account of the country and people of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the mission sent
- Lot 0022 — Tibet & Nepal. Painted & Described by A. Henry Landor.
- Lot 0023 — Tibet the Sacred Realm. Photographs 1880-1950, by Lobsang Lkalungpa.
- Lot 0024 — Among Warriors. A Martial Artist in Tibet by Pamela Logan.
- Lot 0025 — To Lhasa in Disguise. A Secret Expedition Through Mysterious Tibet, by William McGovern.
- Lot 0026 — Mustang. A Lost Tibetan Kingdom, by Michel Peissel.
- Lot 0027 — Heirs to Tibet. Travels Among the Exiles in India, by Andrew Powell.
- Lot 0028 — Journey for Peace. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, by Matthieu Ricard & Christian Schmidt.
- Lot 0029 — The Dragon in the Land of Snows. A History of Modern Tibet, by Tsering Shakya.
- Lot 0030 — The Sacred Mountain. Travellers and Pilgrims at Mount Kailas in Western Tibet and the Great
- Lot 0031 — Portrait of Nepal, by Kevin Bubriski.
- Lot 0032 — Living Martyrs and Revolution in Nepal, by James Fisher.
- Lot 0033 — Tibetan Furniture. Identifying, Appreciating, Collecting, by Chris Buckley.
- Lot 0034 — Nepalese Casted Vessels, Decanters & Bowls, by Matthew Friedman.
- Lot 0035 — The Sherpas of Nepal. Buddhist Highlanders, by Christoph Furer-Haimendorf.
- Lot 0036 — Jarunhiti [traditional water tanks of Nepal], by Akira Furukawa.
- Lot 0037 — Pokhara in the Shadow of the Annapurnas, by Jim Goodman.
- Lot 0038 — Massacre at the Palace. The Doomed Royal Dynasty of Nepal, by Jonathan Gregson.
- Lot 0039 — Himalayan Pantheon. A Guide to the Gods and Goddesses of Nepal, Daniel Haber.
- Lot 0040 — Order in Paradox. Myth. Ritual, and Exchange Among Nepal's Tamang, by David Holmberg.
- Lot 0041 — Nepal. A Guide to the Art and Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley, by Michael Hutt.
- Lot 0042 — Himalayan Voices. An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature, by Michel Hutt.
- Lot 0043 — Highest Heritage. The Mount Everest Region and Sagamartha National Park, by Margaret Jefferies.
- Lot 0044 — Monuments of Northern Nepal, by Corneille Jest.
- Lot 0045 — Tibetans in Nepal, by Hari Bansh Jha.
- Lot 0046 — Lore and Legend of Nepal, by Kesar Lall.
- Lot 0047 — Lore and Legend of Nepal, by Kesar Lall.
- Lot 0048 — Nepalese Fairy Tales, by Kesar Lall.
- Lot 0049 — End of the Line. The Story of the Killing of the Royals in Nepal, by Neelesh Misra.
- Lot 0050 — Travels in Nepal. The Sequestered Kingdom, by Charlie Pye-Smith.
- Lot 0051 — Thatched Huts & Stucco Palaces. Peasants and Landlords in 19th Century Nepal, by Mahesh Regmi.
- Lot 0052 — Kathmandu, Patan & Bhaktapur. An Archaeological Anthropology of the Royal Cities of the Kathmandu
- Lot 0053 — Kathmandu, Patan & Bhaktapur. An Archaeological Anthropology of the Royal Cities of the Kathmandu
- Lot 0054 — Short Description of Gods, Goddesses and Ritual Objects of Buddhism and Hinduism in Nepal, by Jnan
- Lot 0055 — Tales of Kathmandu. Folktales from the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal, by Karna Sakya.
- Lot 0056 — Dolpo the Hidden Paradise. A Journey to the Endangered Sanctuary of the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal,
- Lot 0057 — Through a Sherpa Window. Illustrated guide to Traditional Sherpa Culture, by Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa.
- Lot 0058 — Kathmandu, by Colin Simpson.
- Lot 0059 — To the Top of the World. Sir Edmund Hillary and the Conquest of Everest, by Mark Sufrin.
- Lot 0060 — Nepal. Art Treasures from the Himalayas, by Ernst & Rose Waldschmidt.
- Lot 0061 — Makalu in Simple Harmony, by Herrman & Dietlinde Warth.
- Lot 0062 — People Within a Landscape. A Collection of Images of Nepal, by Bert Willison.
- Lot 0063 — 400 Mile Trek Through Nepal, by Irene Winward.
- Lot 0064 — Hermit Kingdom Ladakh, Nubra the Forbidden Valley, by Major HPS Ahluwalia.
- Lot 0065 — Living Fabric. Weaving Among the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya, by Monisha Ahmed.
- Lot 0066 — Kashmir's Buddhist Ladakh, by M.G. Chitkara.
- Lot 0067 — Ladakh, by P.N. Chopra.
- Lot 0068 — The Yogins of Ladakh. A Pilgrimage Among the Hermits of the Buddhist Himalayas, by John Crook &
- Lot 0069 — Ladakh the Mysterious Land, by A.H. Francke.
- Lot 0070 — Ladakh. Land of Magical Monasteries, by Bob Gibbons.
- Lot 0071 — A Journey in Ladakh, by Andrew Harvey.
- Lot 0072 — Ladakh. The Land and the People, by Prem Jina.
- Lot 0073 — Changing Face of Ladakh Himalaya, by Prem Jina.
- Lot 0074 — Famous Western Explorers to Ladakh, by Prem Jina.
- Lot 0075 — First Collection of Tibetan Historical Inscriptions on Rock and Stone Ladakh Himalaya, by Prem Jina.
- Lot 0076 — Some Monasteries of the Drigung Pa Order in Central Ladakh, by Prem Jina.
- Lot 0078 — Ladakh. Chronicles from the Land of Lamas, Nilesh Joshi.
- Lot 0079 — Ladakh the Wonderland, by Teg Bahadur Kapur.
- Lot 0080 — Rediscovery of Ladakh. Delhi: 1998, by H.N. Kaul.
- Lot 0081 — Medicinal Plants of Kashmir & Ladakh, by H.N. Kaul.
- Lot 0082 — Beautiful Valleys of Kashmir and Ladakh, by Samsar Kaul.
- Lot 0083 — A Brief Guide to the Buddhist Monasteries and Royal Castles of Ladakh, by Thupstan Palden.
- Lot 0084 — Ladakh the Peaks and Lamas, by Marco Pallis.
- Lot 0085 — Recent Research on Ladakh 6, by Henry Osmaston.
- Lot 0086 — Ladakh, Manali, Zanskar, by Nina Rao.
- Lot 0087 — Ladakh. Crossroads of High Asia, by Janet Rizvi.
- Lot 0088 — Trade in Ladakh during Dogra Period 1842-1947, by Satish Chandra Saxena.
- Lot 0089 — [Map] Ladakh - Zanskar - Lahoul.
- Lot 0090 — Tibetan Trek, by Ronald Kaulback.
- Lot 0091 — Calling from Kashgar. A Journey Through Tibet, by Rod Richard.
- Lot 0092 — Ladakhi English, English Ladakhi Dictionary, by Helena Norberg-Hodge & Gyelong Thupstan Palden.
- Lot 0093 — Singing Bowls. A Practical Handbook of Instruction and Use, by Eva Rudy Jansen.
- Lot 0094 — The Land of the Gurkhas or, the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal, by Major Brook Northey.
- Lot 0095 — A Summer in the High Asia. Being a Record of Sport and Travel in Baltistan and Ladakh, by Capt.
- Lot 0096 — Art of Tibet, by Pratapaditya Pal.
- Lot 0097 — Tibetan Art, by Lumir Jisl.
- Lot 0098 — Art of Nepal, by Pratapaditya Pal.
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