Fuller Henry B.
FROM THE OTHER SIDE: STORIES OF TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL.
N.Y: Houghton Mifflin 1898. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo. 229 pgs. Brown cloth lettered in gilt. Spine rubbed along front edge frayed at tips and corners; closed tear at margin of page 27; light browning to paper. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
Bookseller reference : 181
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Fuller, Alexandra
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
A Very Good paperback with lightly rubbed covers. Clean, tight, unmarked. -
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FULLER, HALSEY OAKLEY.
Halsey in the West Indies. Foreword by Kennett Harris.
N.Y., London, 1928. Orig. full cloth. Light wear to top of spine. 180 pp., plates and textillustr. Some soiling to leaves and plates in right margins.
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Fulleylove John paintings and John Kelman text
The Holy Land
London England: Adam & Charles Black 1902. Book. Illus. by John Fulleylove R.I. VG. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Violet cloth decorated in gilt and olive with gilt lettering gilt top edge. xv301 pp. illus. w/ 93 full page color b&w plates map at rear. Nicely preserved copy. Modest overall shelf wear with sunned spine panel to which purple cloth is especially susceptible slightly rubbed extrems bottom corners just slightly exposed. Endpapers half-title and final leaf a portion of publisher's catalogue are toned with remainder of interior clean and bright. All plates fully intact showing vibrant color. Lovely Nouveau-inspired bookplate from "The House in the Woods Lake Geneva Wisconsin" on front pastedown. Hinges are starting though binding remains firm. Overall very well preserved copy exhibiting only minor condition issues. Adam & Charles Black Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006784
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Fullman Joseph
England Take the Kids
Cadogan Guides 2004. 2nd Revised edition. Paperback. Used; Good. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #3312966</p> Cadogan Guides paperback
Bookseller reference : 3312966 ISBN : 1860111483 9781860111488
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Fulton Charles Carroll
EUROPE VIEWED THROUGH AMERICAN SPECTACLES.; New Edition with Illustrations
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1878. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. pp: 312 8; frontispiece & 22 engraved plates. Bound in the original decorative green cloth stamped in black and gilt. 9.25" x 5.75" Fulton comments at length on various German and Italian cities as well as Paris Marseilles Switzerland Scotland and Ireland. Smith American Travellers Abroad F67: "This is a model of the nineteenth century American travelers account of his European trip. The author's crisp journalistic style makes it of better-than-average readability.". <br/><br/> J.B. Lippincott hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS015855I
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FULTON John;
Palestine; The Holy Land as it was and as it is
Philadelphia Henry T. Coates & Co. 1900 . . original pictorial gilt cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and gilt lettering top edge gilted spine gilt orig ribbon bookmark very fine clean copy in fine original cloth dust jacket with gilt spine lettering. . 8vo 20.5 x 14 cm; viii 527 pp 30 sepia toned plates including frontis plates with tissue guards and letterpress fldg tinted map of Jerusalem 9 colored maps on 8 sheets index. . Not in Smith. The author travelled extensively in the area describing it in detail. An attractive and well-produced work with excellent plates which are mainly views. In desirable collectible condition. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates & Co., 1900, . hardcover
Bookseller reference : J13887
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Fumaroli Marc
Paris-New York et retour. Voyage dans les arts et les images (Journal 2007-2008)
Fayard 2009 15x23x4cm. 2009. Broché. 638 pages. Très Bon Etat couverture légèrement frottée sur son haut
Bookseller reference : 100092224
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FUMAROLA Angelo Antonio,
Sensazioni del Belgio. (Viaggio). Ciclo ''Ad occhi aperti''. Vol. I
Alcune tavole in nero . 8vo. pp. 240. . Molto buono (Very Good). Dorso brunito. Pagine chiuse (Sunned spine). Prima edizione (First Edition). .
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FUNCKE, OTTO.
Rejseskitser fra Norge og Smaastykker. Autoriseret Oversættelse.
Bergen, Beyers Forlag, 1897. Originalt helshirtbd. Ryg- og sideforgyldning. Rent frisk eksemplar.
Bookseller reference : 58649
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FUNCKE, OTTO.
Rejseskitser fra Norge og Smaastykker. Autoriseret Oversættelse.
Bergen, Beyers Forlag, 1897. Originalt helshirtbd. Ryg- og sideforgyldning. Rent frisk eksemplar.
Bookseller reference : 58709
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FUNCKE, OTTO.
Rejseskitser fra Norge og Smaastykker. Autoriseret Oversættelse.
Bergen, Beyers Forlag, 1897. Originalt helshirtbd. Ryg- og sideforgyldning. Rent frisk eksemplar.
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FUNCKE, OTTO.
Rejseskitser fra Norge og Smaastykker. Autoriseret Oversættelse.
Bergen, Beyers Forlag, 1897. Originalt helshirtbd. Ryg- og sideforgyldning. Rent frisk eksemplar.
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Funk Arville L.
A Sketchbook of Indiana History
Rochester Indiana: Christian Book Press 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First edition 1969. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Photo of author with family and of family home tipped in. Author's business card laid in. Very good in a fair dust jacket. Dj has tape repairs. Christian Book Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011450
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FUNK V. A. and Scott A. Mori;
A Bibliography of Plant Collectors in Bolivia
Washington Smithsonian Institution Press 1989 First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps with printed title lettering small ink stamp on cover else near fine copy clean throughout. . 4to 28 x 21.5 cm; iii 20 pp full-page map. . A useful work consisting of an introduction by authors a detailed bibliography mostly with annotated descriptions and a list of general reference works. A picture of this book is available on request by email. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989, First edition. paperback
Bookseller reference : J13863
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Funk Wagnall
The Literary Digest Atlas of the World 1927
Funk and Wagnalls Co NY 1927. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 192pp. Red cloth. Color maps. Worn torn but still presentable dust jacket. BB1 Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel; Dictionaries/Encyclopedias/Reference; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 820. . Funk and Wagnalls Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 820
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Funk Wes
Dead Rock Stars
Canada: Backroads Press 2011. He knows the funeral will be rough but what he doesn't expect is to meet a handsome stranger along the way. . Signed by Author. Third Printing. Soft Cover. As New. Backroads Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 078228 ISBN : 0978136918 9780978136918
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FUNK, V. A. and Scott A. Mori
A Bibliography of Plant Collectors in Bolivia
4to [28 x 21.5 cm]; iii, 20 pp, full-page map. original pictorial heavy paper wraps, with printed title lettering, small ink stamp on cover, else near fine copy, clean throughout. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A useful work consisting of an introduction by authors, a detailed bibliography, mostly with annotated descriptions and a list of general reference works.
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Funke Cornelia; Tr. Anthea Bell
Inkspell - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
New York: Scholastic. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First US Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. Hardcover. 0439554004 . A most attractive first American edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Cornelia Funke directly on the title page; Not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart the book whose characters became real. The story is threatening to evolve in ways neither Meggie nor young apprentice Farid could ever have imagined. The second book in the trilogy. Due to the rising success of her books Funke is already being hailed as Germany's J. K. Rowling; 16 635 636-640 pages . Scholastic hardcover
Bookseller reference : 70200 ISBN : 0439554004 9780439554008
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Funke Cornelia
The Thief Lord - 1st UK Edition
Somerset: Chicken House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. Hardcover. 190343470x . A stunning first printing of the first edition in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Cornelia Funke; In Cornelia Funke's English-language debut two brothers having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one are sought by a detective hired by their aunt but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord. " Due to the rising success of her books Funke is already being hailed as Germany's J. K. Rowling. Funke was given the Corine Award for this title in 2003.This specific copy includes the matching promotional bookmark . Chicken House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14219 ISBN : 190343470x 9781903434703
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Funke Cornelia
The Thief Lord - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
New York: Scholastic. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author. Hardcover. 0439404371 . A stunning 1st American edition/1st printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by author Cornelia Funke directly on the title page; In Cornelia Funke's English-language debut two brothers having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one are sought by a detective hired by their aunt but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord. " Due to the rising success of her books Funke is already being hailed as Germany's J. K. Rowling. Funke was given the Corine Award for this title in 2003. Basis for the 2006 movie . Scholastic hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14223 ISBN : 0439404371 9780439404372
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Funnell Ronald S.
Rambles in and around Bournemouth
England: Poole. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1938. Card Covers. 46 pp. Photos maps. Fold-out map. Edgewear corners rubbed. 6 cm tear to front cover along upper spine edge. A nice vintage guidebook to walking in Bournemouth and area. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Poole unknown
Bookseller reference : TRAV0260
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Furon Raymond
La paléogéographie- Essai sur l'évolution des continents et des océans
Payot. 1959. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 405 pages. Quelques rousseurs. 76 figures et 12 planches en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : RO30327560
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Furon Raymond
Les ressources minérales de l'Afrique leur découverte, leur exploitation, les nouveaux problèmes.
Paris Editions Payot. 1944 275p 1 volume IN8 broché. Ouvrage orné de 56 cartes et diagrammes. Collection bbibliothèque économique.
Bookseller reference : 106473
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Furbay Elizabeth Dearmin
Top Hats and Tom-Toms
London: Travel Book Club. Good/No Jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardback. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall 5" x 7.25"; 350pp; green cloth with gilt title to spine; no dustwrapper; good/-; Experiences of living in Liberia; The lost chapters of American history of the welcomed military occupation of Liberia; . Travel Book Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9936
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FURER HAIMENDORF Christoph von;
Himalayan Barbary
New York Abelard-Schuman Inc. 1956 First American edition. . original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine dj not price clipped chip at spine end clean and fine in very good dj. . 8vo 22 x 14.5 cm; xiv 241 pp 35 illustrations from photos including full-page double-page map of Suansiri area in Assam with inset index. . The anthropologist author explored the area west of the Subansiri River to gather information on the Daflas and Apa Tanis tribes in the eastern Himalayas. The author describes their codes of honour the strategy of raiding bartering of slaves system of hostages their techniques of peace negotiations justice execution of criminals social etiquette customs of these peoples. A picture of this book is available on request by email. New York, Abelard-Schuman Inc., [1956], First American edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J10488
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FURER HAIMENDORF, Christoph von
Himalayan Barbary
8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, 241 pp, 35 illustrations from photos, including full-page, double-page map of Suansiri area in Assam with inset, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, chip at spine end), clean and fine in very good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The anthropologist author explored the area west of the Subansiri River to gather information on the Daflas and Apa Tanis tribes in the eastern Himalayas. The author describes their codes of honour, the strategy of raiding, bartering of slaves, system of hostages, their techniques of peace negotiations, justice, execution of criminals, social etiquette, customs of these peoples.
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Furlong Emily Comp.
How to Retire in Paradise for $19 a Day
Waterford Ireland: Agora Ireland Publishing & Services Ltd. Very Good. 2006. 2nd Edition. Softcover. Almost like new condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages . Agora Ireland Publishing & Services Ltd. paperback
Bookseller reference : 57505 ISBN : 1905720025 9781905720026
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Furlonge Geoffrey
THE LANDS OF BARBARY
London: John Murray 1966. B/w maps b/w photographic illustrations. Dust jacket very good with minimal wear not price clipped now protected in an archival sleeve. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering excellent condition. Contents clean and tight no inscriptions. A very good copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. John Murray Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006294
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Furneaux J. H. ed.
Glimpses of India: A Grand Photographic History of The Land of Antiquity the Vast Empire of the East
Philadelphia: Historical Publishing Company 1895. Large landscape hardcover in original binding no jacket as issued with title etched onto front board. Half-leather with one-third to a half of decorative spine covering missing; edges worn; corners frayed; boards and spine sides are scuffed. Page block and many pages are faintly foxed. FEP is nicked at edges; binding cracked afterwards. Most of first blank clipped away. Rear blank is creased with nicked edges. Rare imperfections within; all text and images are clear. TS. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Historical Publishing Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 503965
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Furneaux J. H.
India: A Grand Photographic History Of The Land Of Antiquity The Vast Empire Of The East. With 500 Superbly Reproduced Camera-views Of Her Cities Temples Towers Public Buildings Fortifications Tombs Mosques Palaces Waterfalls Etc. Imperial Edition
London: International Art Co. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1896. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear to the second endpaper. ; One of a limited edition of 1000 copies of the imperial edition. ; 14x11 1/2"; 544 pages . International Art Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10701
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Furneaux Rob
River Tamar: A Great Little River West Country Rivers
Ex Libris Press 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Used; Good. Edition: First Edition. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #3369000</p> Ex Libris Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 3369000 ISBN : 0948578394 9780948578397
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Furneaux Robin
The Amazon. The Story of a Great River.
London: Readers Union. 1971. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Slight wear to edges of DJ no lossBlack & white illustrations. 258 pages Foreword by Peter Fleming . Reprint. Hardback. Readers Union hardcover
Bookseller reference : BIB292023
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Furneaux Robin
The Amazon: The Story of a Great River
London: Readers Union 1971. Foreword by Peter Fleming. xiii 258 pages frontis and 16 pages of b/w plates five maps index. Green boards in lightly edge-worn dust-jacket. The author's four months spent in the Amazon Valley in the winter of 1956 sailing 2300 miles up the River from Belem at its mouth to Iquitos in Peru finishing the expedition in the Andes ner the river's sources. Book Club. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Readers Union Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020165
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Furneaux Rupert
The Great Treasure Hunts
Great Britain: Odhams Books 1969. Cream cloth lettered in gilt on spine. 236pp. includes Bibliography & Index. B/w Plates & Illustrations. Clean and firmly bound. DJ un-clipped wear to spine tips. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Odhams Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005181
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Furness Alfred & Dr. W. V. Harke
The English Lakes
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1948. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Foreword by Sir Patrick Abercrombie. Red cloth gilt-on-green titles on spine blind titles & decoration on front board 161 pp 75 numbered b&w photo plates by Furness with text by Harke on facing page. Spine mottled extremities slightly rubbed light soil to boards. Each plate contains one black & white photo; most are landscapes with some street scenes. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 12 oz. First Edition. . VG/No dj. 28� X 22� cm. George Allen & Unwin Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : TREN00004
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Furness William
Folk-Lore in Borneo : a Sketch
Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications 2009. Originally privately published in 1899. Small slim 12mo pp 29 paperback a very good copy. This booklet first published in 1899 begins with a description of the way of life of the peoples of Sarawak in the 19th century - their houses social structure and their beliefs in the spirits. Creation myths of the Kayans and the Dayaks a legend on the origin of the tradition of head-hunting stories of visits to regions below the earth and above the earth; all are told. One of the stories of a visit to a land above the earth recounts how Si Kira gave the Dayaks three types of rice but the author laments that he also gave them their omen-birds; the sighting of any of these birds can cause any project - even vital chores such as the planting of rice - to be postponed. Superstitions regarding names ceremonies for the naming of a child taboos on uttering one's own name the changing of the name of a sick person are also described. Opus Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 005123 ISBN : 9833987184 9789833987184
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Furness Warren Line
R.M.S. "Newfoundland" Farewell Dinner Menu, Voyage 117 at Sea, Thursday, 25th September 1958
Your mouth will be watering after you read the details of this feast for a king! Approx. 9" x 7" four-panel folded menu. This sailing was commanded by C.H. Kenyon. Signed on back panel autograph section, apparently by the (Tourist?) Chief Steward, Bill Johnston. Average wear and soiling. A nice memento of this famous vessel. Book
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Furniss Harry
P & O Sketches in Pen and Ink.
<p><i>The Studio of Design and Illustration. London. nd. c.1898 Oblong quarto. 203pp. Pictorial title page signed C. Hentschel. 99 full page illustrations. All pages with a red-ruled border. Red historiate</i><i>d initials. Original publisher's green pictorial cloth gilt coloured flag. All edges gilt. Slightly bumped and rubbed to extremities. Minor spotting/toning. </i></p><p><i>Includes the "Cigarette Race". "</i><i>Life on board a P&O steamer is one continual round of pictures kaleidoscopic in its quick change and variety of colour".</i></p><p><i>CARL HENTSCHEL 1864-1930 Engraving pioneer who invented the Colortype Process. Jerome K. Jerome used him as the character Harris in "Three Men in a Boat".</i></p><p><i>HARRY FURNISS 1854-1925 Anglo Irish caricaturist and illustrator.</i></p><p><i>Keywords: Peninsular and Steam Navigation Company Ocean Travel Smoking in Art Caricature and Cartoons.</i></p> The Studio of Design and Illustration Supply Agency. hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio42
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Furse, Chris
Elephant Island : an Antarctic expedition.
Octavo in color illus DJ; 256 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 252. Scientific expeditions. REGIONES ANTARTICAS. Antarctica; Travel and Exploration, Global Warming; Ice
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Furst Carl M. and Fr. C. C. Hansen
CRANIA GROENLANDICA: A Description of Greenland Eskimo Crania with an Introduction on the Geography and History of Greenland
Andr. Fred. Host & Son 1915. Hardccover. Very Good. 1st Edition: 234 pp fold-out map 65cms. x 75cms 52 photographs of crania and mandibles 4 maps 6 views tables. In text 40 portraits maps figures 19 diagrams 74 graphs and 133 tables of measurements. Published with assistance of 'The Carlsberg Fund'. Initiated in 1905 when Furst then Professor of Anatomy at the University of Lund was invited to study crania brought back from Amdrup's expedition to Greenland. High quality photographic reproductions of cranial bones and mandibles by Otto Mattsson of the Lund Anatomical Institute. The study was intended for anthropologists and the maps photographs text and bibliography provide context for a thesis about the possible intermixture between earlier northern colonists and Eskimos. a most unusual and fascinating chronicle. "The present work was initiated in 1905 when Hansen invited F�rst to study the East Greenland crania brought home from Amdrup's expedition. F�rst suggested that since so many descriptions of smaller sets of Eskimo crania had been made we should both undertake researches involving the measurement and description of all the Greenland Eskimo crania preserved in Danish Swedish and Norwegian Museums and also try to include any other collections in foreign museums that might be of special importance for the work." Preface. Original half cloth papered boards. A very large heavy book. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Small repair to rear cover covers slightly stained bottom of spine has a small split very small spot on contents page which touches rear of map and first page see photo Minor spotting to page edges only. Overall Very Good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This book will incur extra postage and insurance charges. Please contact us for a quote. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 5 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Antarctic; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2285. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Andr. Fred. Host & Son unknown
Bookseller reference : 2285
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Furuskog Jalmar ; Lander Jordens
De Sju Varlsdelarna En Popular Skildring
Stockholm: Nutidens Forlags A.B. 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition 1925. Very good blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Nutidens Forlags A.B. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006715
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FUSEK Lois translator
AMONG THE FLOWERS. The Hua-chien chi. Translated by Lois Fusek.
New York: Columbia University Press 1982. Brown cloth. x 232 pp ads. Fine in jacket no previous owner marks. "AMONG THE FLOWERS.was compiled about 940 by Chao Ch'ung-tso a minor official at the court of the Later Shu. The majority of the eighteen poets represented in the anthology were natives of the state of Shu in what is now Szechuan Province during this turbulent period. AMONG THE FLOWERS marks the emergence of a new and subsequently very influential genre in Chinese poetry the lyric tz'u. " - jacket. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo. Columbia University Press
Bookseller reference : 17252 ISBN : 0231049862 9780231049863
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Fussell P.
Abroad: British literary traveling between the wars
Oxford University Press 1982. 1st paperback edition. Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket. Little used. Oxford University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 22750
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Fussell Paul
Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars Signed copy
NY: Oxford University Press 1980. USA SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the end paper no other markings faint line of discoloration to lower edge of fornt cover where the cloth was unprotected by Dj Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket in mylar sleeve. . Clothx 246pp index. Map; a few B&W illus. Fussell was John DeWitt Professor of Ebglish Literature at Rutgers University. This book presents the travel writings of the likes of Grahm Greene DH Lawrence Evelyn Waugh Norman Douglas and others. 1.6 JM HOJ 300/1. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�". Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 69833 ISBN : 0195027671 9780195027679
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Fuzhou Yu Preface
Dreamlike Landscape: Guilin With Unopened Dvd
China. Fine. 2006. Softcover. The introduction is in English and Chinese. The captions are in English Chinese German and French. Full color photos of various locations in Guilin. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 96 pages . paperback
Bookseller reference : 18982
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Fyfe H. Hamilton
The Real Mexico A Study on the Spot
New York: McBride Nast & Co 1911. Second printing. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover brown cloth gilt title embossed. good condition some foxing <br/><br/> McBride, Nast & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15-1081
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Fyoder Dostoyevsky
Winter Notes on Summer Impressions
Quartet London 1985. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75" tall. 93 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Dust jacket slightly marked and creased. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; France & Britain; 19th century; Travel & Places. ISBN: 070432542X. ISBN/EAN: 9780704325425. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28501. . 9780704325425 Quartet hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28501 ISBN : 070432542X 9780704325425
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FYTCHE LIEUT. GEN. ALBERT.
Burma Past and Present with Personal Reminiscences of the Country In Two Volumes with illustrations.
London: C. Kegan Paul & Co 1878. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fair Condition. Ex- Mechanic's Institute Library with the usual treatments including bookplate; hand or perforation stamps on title page. No stamps on illustrations. 355 & 348 pp. pub. ads; tissue frontispieces; 8vo; green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt; 18 plates including 10 color two portrait engravings; folding color map of Burma at end of volume two with a 4" closed tear along one fold crease held together by archival tape on the back side. Volumes show rubbing and bumping to leading corner tips; sticker removal abrasions lower spine; rear hinge vol. 2 starting in terms of the paper splitting but remains fairly tight. Overall still solid and serviceable with text pages and plates clean. C. Kegan Paul & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8918
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FYTCHE Lieut. Gen. Albert;
Burma Past and Present with Personal Reminiscences of the Country
London C. Kegan Paul & Co. 1878 First edition. . original green cloth pictorial gilt and black designs gilt spine title lettering spine ends frayed rubbed internal hinges cracked but firm joint repaired minor foxing on some leaves otherwise very good. . 8vo 22.5 x 15 cm; 2 volumes xiv i 355; viii i 348 32 publisher's ads pp frontis in each volume with tissues 2 engraved portrait plates 10 colored lithographed plates chromolithographs other illus & plates folding color map tears. . Cordier 5. Herbert 192. The author who was chief commissioner of British Burma for years describes all aspects of Burma now Myanmar in detail based on his extensive travels with much on customs society peoples author's activities as commissioner climate geography nature agriculture trade language literature Buddhism etc. The fine colored plates are mostly of scenery but also one of the orchid Dendrobium Fytchianum discovered by author and named after him and another of the bird Bambusicola Fytchii also named after him. The author commented favorably on the role of women in Buddhist societies. The dedication is 'to my cousin Alfred Tennyson poet laureate'. A picture of this book is available on request by email. London, C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1878, First edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : J11137
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