Bailey H. W
The Content of Indian & Iranian Studies; an Inaugural Lecture Delivered on 2 May 1938
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1938. blind-embossed book shop seal on ffep otherwise clean and tight. Sunned spine and frayed edges; 35p. Wraps. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Paperback. Cambridge University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SJ8059
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Baillie Alexander F
Kurrachee: Past Present and Future
Karachi: Oxford University Press 1975. Photograph glued to title page with inked date underneath previous owner's inked name/date/place on ffep. A bit of moisture rippling to fep news article clippings glued to rear end paper; Photographs glued to rear free end papers. Overall textblock is clean and tight. Bright orange cloth binding very slightly shelf worn. Unclipped edge-worn dust jacket with chipping to head and foot of spine small chips to corners mylar sleeved. 269pp. including appendix and glossary. Pakistani Reprint. Orange Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. Illus. by Photographs/Folded Maps. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB7521 ISBN : 0195772113 9780195772111
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Bakshi, Colonel G. D.
Afghanistan : The First Faultline War
pp. 194, Biblio., HardBound in dj, Size 23cm ISBN: 1897829493
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Ball Upendra Nath
Ancient India
Calcutta: Sudha Bindu Biswas Bookseller & Publishers 1928. owner's stamped name on fep ink notation on ffep lightly rippled across the top margin else the aged textblock is clean and tight; the dark blue binding is lightly shelf worn with bumped corners and spine extremities; no dust jacket; 278p. including bibliography and index. Second Edition. Blue Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Hard Cover. Sudha Bindu Biswas Bookseller & Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ9138
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Balneaves Elizabeth
Mountains of the Murgha Zerin: Between the Hindu Khush and the Karakoram
London: John Gifford Ltd. 1972. Textblock and binding is clean and tight. lightly worn unclipped dust jacket. 239p. including bibliography and glossary. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good in mylar. Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. John Gifford Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ9115
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Balneaves Elizabeth
The Waterless Moon
London: Lutterworth Press 1955. Textblock is clean and tight; sunned spine bumped corners light edge wear; no dust jacket; 175p. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Plates/maps. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Lutterworth Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ8376
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BALSAN François
les surprises du Kurdistan
J Susse. 1945. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur bon état. 313p. Couv en couleur de CHAS BORE, illustré de 50 photos de l'auteur et 2 cartes.. . . . Classification Dewey : 958-Asie centrale
Bookseller reference : ROD0034347
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Barber Noel
The Fall of Shanghai
NY: Coward McCann & Geoghegan 1979. The 1949 Chinese revolution that swept an era of splendor and squalor in Shanghai. Clean and tight with minimal wear. 248 pp. including an index. First American Edition. Navy Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by B & W Photographs. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : C030
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Barnett A. Doak
China's Far West: Four Decades of Change
CO: Westview Pr 1993. Very clean and sound with minimal wear. DJ the same. "Editorial Library Copy" stamped on half-title page. 688 pp. including index. First Edition. Red Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by B & W Photographs. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. Westview Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : C379 ISBN : 0813317738 9780813317731
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Barnett Lionel D
Antiquities of India: An Account of the History and Culture of Ancient Hindustan
NY/London: G. P. Putnam's Sons/Philip Lee Warner 1914. front and rear hinges reglued otherwise the aged textblock is clean and tight; top edge gilt; binding lightly shelf worn and bumped at the corners and spine extremities; spine slightly sunned; lacks dust jacket; 306p. including index. Red Cloth Gilt Embossed. Very Good. Illus. by Plates/Photographs/Maps. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. G. P. Putnam's Sons/Philip Lee Warner Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ9266
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BARRY (Michael) [(Mike)]
Faïences d'azur.
Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1995 1 volume 26 x 30cm Reliure éditeur pleine toile sous jaquette illustrée couleurs; gardes illustrées couleurs. 313p., 1 feuillet; carte couleurs double page, très nombreuses illustrations couleurs, vignettes, pleines et doubles pages. Ouvrage ayant visiblement été menacé par le feu: tranches légèrement fumées, petit défaut en haut du dos, plis de jaquette jaunis; sinon, "bon état".
Bookseller reference : 19289
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BARRY (Michael) [(Mike)] MICHAUD (Roland) , MICHAUD (Sabrina)
Faïences d'azur.
De "splendides décors des coupoles célestes, des parois et des minarets" (d'Afghanistan, Iran, Ouzbekistan, Turquie, Maroc, Pakistan, Inde) présentés parallèlement avec un grand poème iranien médiéval: textes, traductions et calligraphies de Mike BARRY, spécialiste états-unien de l'Afghanistan et de l'art islamique, et sa traduction d'extraits de "Le pavillon des sept princesses", "chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature islamique médiévale chanté en 1197 par le poète persan Nezâmî de Gandjeh" (Ne m Gan av , 1141-1209), qui offre "la clé symbolique des "Sept Couleurs" utilisées par les céramistes. Réunies sur les coupoles célestes et les parois des mosquées, ces teintes refléteront la totalité du Cosmos"; très nombreuses photos couleurs de Roland et Sabrina MICHAUD (céramiques, paysages, miniatures); carte couleurs double page; chronologie (622-1722); glossaire; index avec légendes des monuments photographiés; bibliographie. Exemplaire bien complet de sa jaquette. Français
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BARRY Michael - MICHAUD Roland et Sabrina
Faïences d'azur
Imprimerie Nationale, 1996. In-4 relié pleine toile éditeur de 312 pages ornée de photos cartes et plans. Bon état
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BARRY Michael - MICHAUD Roland et Sabrina
Faïences d'azur
Imprimerie Nationale Imprimerie Nationale, 1996. In-4 relié pleine toile éditeur de 312 pages ornée de photos cartes et plans. Bon état
Bookseller reference : 158239
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BARRY MIKE
AFGHANISTAN - COLLECTION PETITE PLANETE N°47
SEUIL. 1976. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 189 Pages - Nombreuses photos et dessins en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 958-Asie centrale
Bookseller reference : R160187769
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Barth Fredrik
Political Leadership among Swat Pathans (London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology, No. 19)
Trade Paperback. Fine. Tight,clean,unused or very gently used SoftCover w/No underlining,page tears,bends or folds.No stickers or owner's name inside.Clean,minimally shelfworn cover w/no tears or folds.A LikeNew book. ISBN: 0485196190
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BARUA SHANKAR
L'HIMALAYA, L'HISTOIRE MAGIQUE ET MYSTERIEUSE DE L'HIMALAYA
ISBN : 2830702204. Minerva. 1993. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 95 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur. Pages légèrement gondolées. Trad. de l'anglais par Isabelle Gugnon et Jean-Luc Muller.
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BARUA SHANKAR
L'HIMALAYA, L'HISTOIRE MAGIQUE ET MYSTERIEUSE DE L'HIMALAYA
Minerva. 1993. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 95 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur. Pages légèrement gondolées.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 958-Asie centrale
Bookseller reference : RO40150055
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Basilov Vladimir N. Editor
Nomads of Eurasia
Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 1989. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner worn. 191p. including index. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Dana Levy; Joel Sackett Photographers. 4to over 9�" 12" Tall. Exhibition Catalog. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Paperback
Bookseller reference : EW1482 ISBN : 0938644254 9780938644255
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BASILOV Vladimir N.
Drevnie obrjady verovanija i kul'ty narodov Srednej Azii: Istoriko-etnograficheskie ocerki [= "Ancient rites and beliefs in the cultures of the peoples of Central-Asia. Historical-ethnographical essays"]
205 + [3] pp., softcover, 22cm., text in Russian in Cyrillic script, Good condition, OCLC 299899463, X77534
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BASILOV Vladimir N.
Drevnie obrjady verovanija i kul'ty narodov Srednej Azii: Istoriko-etnograficheskie ocerki [= "Ancient rites and beliefs in the cultures of the peoples of Central-Asia. Historical-ethnographical essays"]
Moskva, Akademija Nauk SSSR. Institut Etnografii 1986 205 + [3] pp., softcover, 22cm., text in Russian in Cyrillic script, Good condition, OCLC 299899463, X77534
Bookseller reference : X77534
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Bau Mingchien Joshua
The Open Door Doctrine in Relation to China
NY: Macmillan 1923. Clean and sound with minimal wear. One page chipped at base not affecting text. Previous owner's bookplate on FEP; signature on FFEP. 245 pp. including appendices and an index. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Hard Cover. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : C352
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Bayley David H.
Preventive Detention in India: A Case Study in Democratic Social Control
Calcutta India: Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay 1962. Previous owner's ink notation on ffep. Modestly aged textblock else clean and tight; Lightly edge and corner worn binding; Unclipped spine-sunned dust jacket with light edge wear; 144p. including bibliography. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good in mylar. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB7073
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Beardsley Charles
The Naked Hills Some Tales of Afghanistan
London: Peter Davies 1959. Textblock and binding is clean and tight; rubbed unclipped dust jacket with edge and spine wear. 276p. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Hardcover. Peter Davies Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ8457
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Becker Jasper
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine
NY: Free Press 1997. A penetrating account of China's four-year famine under Mao Zedong that claimed 30 million victims. Very clean and sound with minimal wear. DJ the same. 352 pp. including biographical sketches notes bibliography and index. Paper Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by B & W Photographs. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. Free Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : C380 ISBN : 068483457X 9780684834573
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BEGUIN G.
TIBET - Terreur en Magie. Schrikwekkende goden van het Mus�e Guimet
Brussel: Koninklijke Musea v. Kunst en Geschiedenis 1989. Exhib. cat rare Dutch edition. 193pp. with 61 col. plates sculptures thang-ka's from the Guimet collection in Paris. Index. Glossary. Bibliogr. Symbols. Size: 27x23. Soft Cover. AS NEW. Koninklijke Musea v. Kunst en Geschiedenis Paperback
Bookseller reference : 4231.N.40
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BELENITSKY ALEXANDRE
"ASIE CENTRALE / COLLECTION ""ARCHAELOGIA MUNDI"
NAGEL. VERS 1968. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 258 pages augmentées de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et e ncouleur dans et hors texte. Jaquette en bon etat. + 1 mini catalogue de NAGEL.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 958-Asie centrale
Bookseller reference : R320096104
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BELENITSKY ALEXANDRE
ASIE CENTRALE / COLLECTION "ARCHAELOGIA MUNDI
NAGEL. VERS 1968. In-8 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 258 pages augmentées de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et e ncouleur dans et hors texte. Jaquette en bon etat. + 1 mini catalogue de NAGEL.
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Bell Evans. Major
The Annexation of the Punjab and the Maharajah Duleep Singh
London: Trubner & Co. 1882. Lightly foxed on some of the begining and end pages. Light separation on bottom of front hinge yet all pages are intact and safe. Textblock clean and tight. Sunned spine and top edge bumped head and foot of spine lightly bumped corners floral indented decoration on covers. 108p. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Trubner & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB9449
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BELLEW, Surgeon-Major H.W.
The Races of Afghanistan. Being a brief account of the principal nations inhabiting that Country
reprint of the 1880 ed. 8vo. 124pp, Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. The Afghan. 3. History of the Afghans. 4. British relations with Afghanistan. 5. Sher Ali. 6. The Pathan. 7. The Yusufzai. 8. The Afridi. 9. The Khattak. 10. The Dedicae. 11. The Ghilji. 12. The Tajik. 13. The Hazarah. 124 pp.
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BENOIT Pierre
Le Désert de Gobi
FAYARD Arthème. 7 juillet 1950. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 191 pages. Lettrines. Ouvrage de bibliothèque : étiquette de code sur la coiffe en-tête et tampons sur la page de titre et dans quelques marges.. . . . Classification Dewey : 958-Asie centrale
Bookseller reference : RO80113791
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BERNIER (François)
Voyages de François Bernier docteur en médecine de la Faculté de Montpellier, contenant la Description des États du Grand Mogol, de l'Hindoustan, du royaume de Kachemire, &c. Où il est traité des richesses, des forces, de la justice & des causes principales de la décadence des États de l'Asie, & de plusieurs événemens considérables. Et où l'on voit comment l'or & l'argent, après avoir circulé dans le monde, passent dans l'Hindoustan d'où ils ne reviennent plus.Le tout enrichi de cartes & de figures
Amsterdam, Paul Marret, 1699 2 vol. in-12, [330] pp. mal chiffrées 320 (il y a saut de chiffrage de 312 à 303) ; 358 pp., avec 13 planches hors texte, dont 2 frontispices, et 3 cartes dépliantes, petite déchirure latérale au f. 29-30 du vol. I, sans perte de lettre, maroquin vert, dos lisses cloisonnés et fleuronnés, encadrement de guirlande dorée avec petits fleurons d'angle sur les plats, tranches dorées sur marbrure, encadrement de double guirlande dorée sur les contreplats Dos uniformément insolés. (Derôme le Jeune).
Bookseller reference : 224178
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Bernstein Jeremy w/photographs by Claude Jaccoux
The Wildest Dreams of Kew: A Profile of Nepal
<p>New York: Simon & Schuster. 1970 1st ed. 186pp. illus. aqua cloth sm 4to w/gilt decoration: near Very Good in a Very Good dj in poly cover a slight mustiness to text; else nrVG Part popular history part travelogue portions of this book originally appeared in The New Yorker at a time when lots of young Westerners were making the hippie trek to Nepal.</p> New York: Simon & Schuster hardcover
Bookseller reference : 16248 ISBN : 067120498X 9780671204983
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BERTHELOT (André).
L'Asie ancienne centrale et Sud-Orientale d'après Ptolémée.
Paris, Payot, Bibliothèque Géographique, 1930. Grand in-8, broché, 426 pp plus table des cartes. Ouvrage illustré de 23 cartes en noir et d'une carte en couleurs (rempliées). Bel exemplaire.
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BERTHELOT (André).
L'Asie ancienne centrale et Sud-Orientale d'après Ptolémée.
Paris, Payot, Bibliothèque Géographique, 1930. Grand in-8, broché, 426 pp plus table des cartes.
Bookseller reference : 25700
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BESSON (Maurice)
Les Aventuriers français aux Indes (1775-1820)
Paris, Payot, 1932 in-8, 248 pp., planches, carte in-t., demi-basane rouge, dos lisse Dos et mors frottés, épidermures, coupes et coins usés. Rousseurs, cachets (annulés). (reliure de l'époque).
Bookseller reference : 191210
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BEURNONVILLE (Pierre)
5 L.A.S. à Monsieur de Malavois
Paris, et Château de Balincourt, 1817-1818 in-4, 14 pp., 3 adresses avec contreseing. Mouillures.
Bookseller reference : 178762
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Bhandarkar Sir RG.; Rawlinson HG. with Preface by R. G. H. G.
A Peep Into the Early History of India; from the Foundation of the Maurya Dynasty to the Downfall of the Imperial Gupta Dynasty. 322 B.C.-circa 500 A.D.
Delhi India: Bharatiya Publishing House 1978. slightly bubbled and yellowed end papers rectangular offset discoloration on ffep with faint ink stamp; textblock clean and tight. lightly to moderately worn blue cloth binding; 75p. Reprint of Second Edition. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Hard Cover. Bharatiya Publishing House hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ8063
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Bhargava Visheshwar Sarup
Marwar and the Mughal Emperors A.D. 1526-1748
Delhi India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1966. Lightly bubbled endpapers otherwise textblock and binding is clean and tight. One tipped-in map has loss to inside corner; stained. Fragile price-clipped dust jacket with several edge and spine tears creasing and loss. 228pp. including abbreviations explanations and index. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. Illus. by Folded Maps/Graphs. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ8805
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Bhattacharjea Ajit
Countdown to Partition; the Final Days
India: Harper Collins Publishers 1997. Textblock and binding is clean and tight. lightly rubbed unclipped dust jacket with minor edge and spine wearing. 112p. Boards. Very Good/Very Good in mylar. Illus. by Plates. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. Harper Collins Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ8174 ISBN : 8172232985 9788172232986
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Bhutto Benazir
Pakistan; The Gathering Storm
New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 1983. lightly character worn binding with bumped corners; textblock and binding overall clean and tight. unclipped dust jacket with edge and spine wear creased edges; 116p. including appendix. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good in mylar. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SJ8364 ISBN : 0706924959 9780706924954
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BIARNES Pierre
La route de la soie. Une histoire géopolitique
Ellipses 2014, In-12 broché, 462 pages. Très bon état.
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Biddulph, John
Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh ( Hindu kush)
8vo, pp. vi + clxix + 164, Illus., Maps in Pocket, Appendices. Contents: 1. The Indus Valley, from British Territory to Boonji. 2. Gilgit-Hunza-Nager-Ponyal. 3. Castes- administration. 4. Baltistan -the Brokpas. 5. Yassin-Chitral. 6. Torwal and Bushkar. 7. Habits and customs. 8. Festivals.9. Past and present religions. 10. The Siah Posh. 11. The Gilgit princes. 12. The Baltistan princes. 13. The Yassin and Chitral princes. 14. Dardistan. Appendices.Biddulph exploried the Hindu Kush one one least accessible regions of the Asia, still largely sealed to European travellers. Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Ponyal, Yassin and Chitral. Originale trattato di un etnologo militare inglese, ufficiale del governo Britannico a Gilgit nel 1877, sulle tribù delle aree attorno a Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Ponyal, Yassin e Chitral. Il testo originale è molto raro. quality reprint of extremely scarce original. First published in 1880 in an extremely limited edition, and reprinted in 1896. Biddulph served on the Mission to Yarkand, 1873-74, and was Political Agent at Gilgit, 1877-81.
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BIGARD (Louis).
Le Trafic maritime avec les Indes sous François Ier. Préface de Georges Ripert
Paris, Les Editions de la Marine Marchande, 1939 in-8, 46 pp., agrafé, sous couverture.
Bookseller reference : 230588
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BIGATA
AFGHANISTAN (PORTRAITS)
Chez l'auteur. Non daté. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Plaquette de 12 planches illustrées de dessins en noir et blanc pleine page (portraits). Ouvrage à spirales en plastique.. . . A l'italienne. Classification Dewey : 958-Asie centrale
Bookseller reference : RO20150559
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Bikram Kisor Mahraj Kumar Sahadev
Tripura Historical Documents
Calcutta India: Firma Klm Private Limited 1994. slightly bubbled end papers else textblock and binding is clean and tight; lightly rippled and rubbed unclipped dust jacket with edge and spine wear; 175p. Green Cloth. Very Good/Good in mylar. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. Firma Klm Private Limited
Bookseller reference : SJ7642
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Birdwood Field Marshal Lord of Anzac and Totnes; churchill Sir Winston with Foreword by
Khaki and Gown: An Autobiography
NY: Robert Speller & Sons Publishers Inc. 1957. Retired library copy with usual stamps. Minor tape stain on front and rear end papers some age discoloring else textblock is clean and tight. Light to moderate shelf and character wear with faded titling. Lacks dust jacket; 456p. including index. Brown Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Folded Colored Maps/Duoture Plates. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Robert Speller & Sons, Publishers, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB5080
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BLACKER (L. V. Stewart).
Mes patrouilles secrètes en Haute Asie. Traduit de l'anglais par R. Hendry-Charcot. Préface de Jean Charcot
Paris, Payot, 1933 in-8, 262 pp., 2 cartes in-t., broché.
Bookseller reference : 227509
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Blanch Lesley
The Sabres of Paradise
<p>New York: Viking 1960 book club ed. 495pp. illus. black cloth 8vo: Very Good in a Good dj in Brodart poly cover. A quality hard bound copy that was sold to a book club. Part biography of Imam Shamyl and the history of Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 19th century. A remarkable work by the remarkable British writer Blanch 1904-2007.</p> New York: Viking hardcover
Bookseller reference : 24018
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BLANCHARD (R.) et GRENARD (F.)
Géographie universelle. Tome VIII. Asie occidentale. Haute Asie. Sous la direction de Paul Vidal de La Blache.
P., Armand Colin, 1929. In-4, demi-basane fauve polie marbrée à coins, dos à 4 fx-nerfs richement orné, couv. sup. conservée, 394 pp., 59 fig. et cartes dans le texte et 64 planches hors texte. Index.
Bookseller reference : 558121
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