There's a second-hand bookshop in Maleny run by a very nice old man. I spend hours browsing there. Recently I came across a real find. It's a 2 volume edition of Sven Hedin's 'TRANS-HIMALAYA. Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet'. This is a classic which is much quoted in the mountaineering literature. It's also very readable and he got to a few places, such as Shigatse, which I visited last year. This book was published in 1909! It's 98 years old! It was also a snip at 66 aussie dollars.
Much reading about Tibet and the mountains going on in preparation for the 2nd visit in September this year.
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