‎Topography‎

‎Schmitt, Gerhard; Thomas Thilo, Taijun Inokuchi, Akira Fujieda.‎

‎Katalog chinesischer buddhistischer Textfragmente, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].‎

‎Two volumes. Tall quarto. Pp. 209, plus 34 plates with 50 facsimiles; 94, plus 52 plates with 77 facsimiles. Uniformly bound in the original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. Excellent set. ~ First edition. Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Zentralinstitut für Alte Geschichte und Archäologie. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur des Alten Orients. Berliner Turfantexte VI, XIV.‎

‎Schmidt, I. J.‎

‎Grammatik der Tibetischen Sprache.‎

‎Crown quarto. Pp. xv, 318, (2). Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pale grey cloth, gilt embossed lettering on cover and spine. In a very fine, fresh-new condition. Excellent copy, practically unused. ~ Facsimile reprint of the 1839 edition, St. Petersburg, W. Gräff & Leipzig, Leopold Voss.‎

‎Bauer, Wolfgang; Erich Haenisch.‎

‎Tsch'un-Ts'iu. Mit den drei Kommentaren Tso-tschuan, Kung-yang-tschuan und Ku-liang-tschuan in Mandschurischer Übersetzung.‎

‎Thick royal octavo. Pp. xvi, 1026. Bound in the original printed wrappers. In fine condition. Practically unused, still unopened. ~ First edition. Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes. Im Auftrage der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft, XXXIII, 1.‎

‎Jankowski, Henryk.‎

‎Détermination participiale dans les langues ouraliennes et altaïques choisies. (Participial Determination in Selected Uralic and Altaic Languages).‎

‎Octavo. Pp. 165. Plus one folding table. Bound in the original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Text in French with a summary in Polish. Introduction in English.‎

‎Sion, Jules; P. Vidal de la Blanche; L. Gallois.‎

‎Asie des Moussons. I. Généralités - China - Japon; II. Inde - Indochine - Insulinde. Géographie Universelle, Tome IX/1-2. [TWO VOLUMES].‎

‎Two volumes. Quarto. Pp. 272; 273-548.Plus numerous plates on different paper, maps, some in colour, text illustrations, figures, diagrams. The first volume is hardcover, bound in full red cloth, handsome sprinkled edges; with institutional stamps and bookplate. An exceptionally fine copy, beautifully preserved, practically unused copy in as-new condition. The second volume is bound in the original stiff wrappers, with integrated dust-jacket, worn along spine. In fine internal condition. ~ First edition. Géographie Universelle, Tome IX/1-2.‎

‎May, Reginald le.‎

‎The Culture of South-East Asia: The Heritage of India.‎

‎Royal octavo. Pp. 218. Frontispiece. Plus 2 folding maps, and a suite of plates, printed on fine paper, with a total of 215 illustrations, bound at end. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with (good) dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. Excellent, crisp interior. ~ First edition.‎

‎Fang-jung, Chuang; Huang Su-chüan, Wu Shu-ying (Editors).‎

‎Historical Sites of the First Rank in Taiwan and Kinmen.‎

‎Quarto. Pp. 208. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated throughout in colour. Bound in the original pictorial stiff wrappers, decorative endpapers. In a very good condition. Fine interior. ~ First edition.‎

‎Fraeye, Mark de.‎

‎Taiwan: Island of Beauty.‎

‎Oblong crown quarto. Pp. 236. Profusely illustrated throughout in colour. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In NEW condition. Excellent copy, practically unused. ~ First edition. A DEDICATION COPY, SIGNED. Dedicated by the author to Professor Frits Vos (1918-2000), professor of Japanese and Korean studies. De Fraeye and Vos collaborated on several projects, and published together "Korea: Scenic Beauty And Religious Landmarks". The book bears Vos' ellegant ex-libris stamp next to De Fraeye's dedication. De Fraeye's fine photographs of Taiwan are accompanied by several essays in English, written by Beth McKillop, Philippe Paquet, Nicolas Standaert, and Barend J. ter Haar.‎

‎Kodama Kota; Kitamura Hajime.‎

‎Edo, Japan, in the World With Special Focus on the Collection of the Toyo Bunko.‎

‎Quarto. Pp. 239. With about 240 colour illustrations. Bound in the original pictorial stiff wrappers. In fine condition (inscription on title-page). ~ First edition. Aims to provide an image of "the world that Japan saw and the Japan that the world saw" through images from the rich collection of books at the Toyo Bunko. Captions both in English and Japanese. A beautifully produced exhibition catalogue, published to coincide with the exhibition "Edo, Japan, in the World With Special Focus on the Collection of the Toyo Bunko", held at the Metropolitan Edo Tokyo Museum to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of The Toyo Bunko Foundation. Cosponsored by the Edo Tokyo Historical Foundation. With forewords by Kodama Kota, Director Edo-Tokyo Museum, and Kitamura Hajime, Director The Toyo Bunko. Includes the original invitation to the exhibition.‎

‎(Machin, Roger e.a.; Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Library).‎

‎Nipponalia: Books on Japan in European Languages in the Library of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. Supplement, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].‎

‎Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xxi, 493; xx, 444. Each volume includes a section of illustrations with commentary. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's cloth, gilt lettering to spine, pictorial endpapers. A brand new set in pristine condition. ~ First edition. The 1st volume of this Supplement lists all books and periodicals relating to the study of Japan and kindred subjects received in the University Library after August 1972 up to the end of 1979. The 2nd volume lists these items received after August 1980 up to the end of 1983. The original "Nipponalia" was published in 1972.‎

‎Münke, Wolfgang.‎

‎Die klassische chinesische Mythologie.‎

‎Crown quarto. Pp. 389, (3) publisher's ads. Corrigenda. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with (near fine) dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent copy, practically unused. ~ First edition. Provenance: From the private library of the late scholar Frits Vos (1918-2000), professor of Japanese and Korean studies, with his signature. Later ownership signature on first free endpaper.‎

‎Jacques, Norbert.‎

‎Auf dem chinesischen Fluss. Reisbuch, mit Bildern nach Aufnahmen des Verfassers.‎

‎First edition. Crown octavo. Pp. 266. Plus plates, beautifully printed in tinted ink. Hardcover, bound in the original illustrated cloth. Nice copy in a very good condition, excellent interior. ~ First edition.‎

‎Soma, Junichi; Sumio Mizusawa (Editors). (Japan Textile Industry Research Institute, under Supervision of the Textile Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo).‎

‎Textile Japan, 1955.‎

‎Crown quarto. Pp. 78, (12) illustrated advertisements. With over 80 mounted samples of cloth, silk, wool, and other textiles, old and modern materials. Illustrated throughout. In the original publisher's pictorial spiral binding. In fine condition.‎

‎Hentze, C.‎

‎Les figurines de la ceramique funeraire. Matériaux pour l'étude des croyances et du folklore de la Chine ancienne. I. Texte; II. Planches. [TWO VOLUMES].‎

‎Two volumes. Quarto. I. Text Volume. Pp. viii, 105. II. Plate Volume., consists of title leaf and 114 single-sheet collotype plates. Both volumes placed in the original cloth portfolio with some wear to extremities and a few repairs at folds inside. Both volumes in fine condition, plates are exceptionally well preserved. ~ First edition. Beautifully illustrated Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms.‎

‎Horváth, Géza. (Grafen Eugen Zichy/Zichy Jenó gróf).‎

‎Zoologische Ergebnisse der Dritten asiatischen Forschungsreise des Grafen Eugen Zichy. / Zichy Jenó gróf harmadik ázsiai utazásának állattani eredményei. (Dritte asiatische Forschungsreise des Grafen Eugen Zichy, Band II. / Zichy Jenó gróf harmadik ázsiai utazása, II. kötet.‎

‎Quarto. Pp. xli, 472, Corrigenda included. Plus 28 finely printed plates, partly lithographic, including 8 beautiful chromolithographs. Each plate is protected with a facing tissue guard, printed with captions. With 22 illustrations to to text. Section title-pages. Set in double columns. Bound in the original publisher's printed stiff wrappers, bit dust-soiled, marked. In fine internal condition. Practically unused copy, still entirely unopened, preserved in the original state. ~ First edition. Rare, so much so in the original state, unused.‎

‎Knollys, Major Henry.‎

‎English Life in China.‎

‎Octavo. Pp. ix, 333, (6) publisher's catalogue. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown cloth, upper cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt and black, some stray spots on back cover, floral endpapers, trimmed rough, spine ends very lightly bumped, inner hinges about starting. In fine condition. Excellent copy, bright and fresh, beautifully preserved interior. ~ First edition. Sir Henry Knollys (1840-1930) served as a major in the Royal Artillery, later became private secretary to King Edward's daughter Maud, queen of Norway. He was a descendant to a distinguished British family. Sir Francis Knollys (1514-1596) was an English statesman, became a member of parliament in 1542 and was knighted in 1547. His father, Robert Knollys, a courtier in the service of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Sir Francis's three sons were all courtiers and served Queen Mary in parliament or in the field. Henry Knollys published extensively; on "English Life in China" he said: "The statements contained in this book have, at all events, the advantage of having been recorded on the spot, and at the time when they were originally deduced. Taken down day by day in shorthand, I venture to hope that the opinions may possess the freshness, sometimes so conductive to accuracy, of first impressions; while the authenticity of the facts has been safe-guarded by subsequent careful revision." See further: Peter J. Kitson (General Editor): "Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires: Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910." 8 volumes. (London, Pickering & Chatto, 2003-2004). Also: Albert Smith: "To China and Back: Being a Diary Kept Out and Home." (Hong Kong, 1859).‎

‎Pieris, P. E.; M. A. H. Fitzler.‎

‎Ceylon and Portugal. Part I: Kings and Christians, 1539-1552. From the Original Documents at Lisbon.‎

‎Crown quarto. Pp. 408. With a preface. Appendices, glossary, index, errata. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full light grey cloth, brown lettering to cover and spine, top edge light green. A BRAND NEW copy, just a touch of storage dustiness. Excellent. - - First edition, all published. Scarce.‎

‎Okamoto, M. (Masabumi).‎

‎A Chinese Pronunciation Dictionary in Peking Dialect.‎

‎Three parts in one volume. Small octavo. Pp. (ii), 244, (viii) blanks, (ii) verso blank. Tissue guard between English and Chinese title-pages. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown morocco on limp boards, leather rubbed off a single corner on back cover, upper cover gilt embossed in Chinese large characters, spine with blind tooled ornaments and with gilt lettering in English, marbled edges, round corners, lovely decorative floral endpapers. A fine copy, beautifully preserved, crisp interior. Excellent. ~ Tenth edition, revised and enlarged. See also: Japanese National Bibliography, National Diet Library, Tokyo.‎

‎Smith, Rev. George.‎

‎A Narrative of an Exploratory Visit to Each of the Consular Cities of China, and to the Islands of Hong Kong and Chusan, in Behalf of the Church Missionary Society, in the Years 1844, 1845, 1846, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL INSTALLMENTS].‎

‎Two volumes. Crown quarto. Paginated consecutively. Pp. xvi, 3-240; 241-467. Plus a folding map engraved on steel, engraved frontispiece and 11 other plates. Title-page printed in red and black. Uniformly in the original illustrated wrappers, these edge worn and chipped, back wrapper of one volume loose, some dog-eared corners. Both volumes placed in a handsome custom made box, full green cloth over boards, facsimile title-page laid-down on cover. An unsophisticated set, untrimmed, preserved entirely in the original state, bright interiors, thoroughly free of foxing. ~ First American edition in the extremely rare original, two paperbound installments. Sold separately, each volume's cover bears the header: "50 Cents. Complete in Two Parts"; and "Part 1" and "Part 2", respectively. A pioneering work by the Anglican missionary George Smith (1815-1871) who, after the Treaty of Nanking, explored the newly opened cities of China, recording his findings and observations. The work is particularly appealing for its description and portrayal of everyday life in nineteenth-century China and the impact of the new British Rule. It includes an account of Hong Kong. Cordier BS, 2115; Lust, 385.‎

‎Strehlneek, E. A.‎

‎Chinese Pictorial Art, Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from the Author's Collection with Descriptions and Notes on the History of Drawing, Writing, etc., Translated from Standard Chinese Authors. [AND:] Supplement Illustrating a Few Interesting Pieces of Bronze, Ceramics, and Jade.‎

‎Two parts in one volume. Quarto. Pp. 324, iv; 74. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous collotype and coloured plates interleaved with text leaves. Each plate protected with a facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's lovely silk-covered boards, sewn with threads in traditional Chinese style, upper board richly illustrated in gilt, and with gilt lettering, bit discoloured, cloth over spine rubbed off, spine heads bit worn. In a very fine internal condition. Excellent interior, exceptionally well preserved, crisp plates. ~ First edition. Copy number 65 (of 66) from the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, with two stamps to that effect. Includes list of dynasties; notes on the history and technique of Chinese drawing and painting; supplement of plates illustrating Chinese bronzes, ceramic art, and jade. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Uncommon in such fine internal condition.‎

‎Fisher, Lt.-Colonel. [Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur A'Court Fisher, C.B., Royal Engineers]; [George Battye Fisher].‎

‎Personal Narrative of Three Years' Service in China.‎

‎Octavo. Pp. vi, (ii), 420. Plus wood-engraved frontispiece with facing tissue-guard; 2 full page wood-engraved plates; one full-page plan, and 6 wood-engraved vignette illustrations. Plus 3 folding engraved maps, bound at end. Hardcover, beautifully bound in recent three-quarter smooth black calf extra, attractive marbled paper over boards, sides decorated with blind rolls, spine in compartments between gilt-ruled raised bands, large gilt fleuron in five of six compartments, red morocco lettering-piece gilt in remainder, all edges polished smooth and dyed red. In exceptionally fine condition. An immaculate copy. ~ First edition. Authorship attributed by some to Arthur A'Court Fisher; by others to George Battye Fisher. For that matter, see British Union Catalog and OCLC 9004104.‎

‎The Earl of Ronaldshay. [Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, Marquess of Zetland].‎

‎A Wandering Student in the Far East, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].‎

‎Two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xviii, 317, plus a folding map, coloured along route, bound at end, cut into two parts along fold; viii, 360. Plus different frontispiece to each volume, with tissue-guard, and numerous photographic plates. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full green cloth, embossed lettering on cover, spine gilt, contemporary inscription to one volume. A very good, untrimmed set, in overall fine condition, a bit foxed in places. ~ First edition. Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, Marquess of Zetland (1876-1971), a British politician, Secretary of State for India in the late 1930s. Beside with China, his travelogue deals also with Japan, Korea, Manchuria.‎

‎(Barlow, Edward). Basil Lubbock.‎

‎Barlow's Journal of His Life at Sea in King's Ships, East & West Indiamen & Other Merchantmen From 1659 to 1703. Transcribed From the Original Manuscript by Basil Lubbock. I. With 13 Coloured Illustrations and 43 Coastline Drawings; II. With 3 Coloured Illustrations and 21 Coastline Drawings. [TWO VOLUMES. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION].‎

‎Two volumes. With a total of 80 plates, 16 of which are coloured. Crown quarto. Pp. 286, plus 13 coloured plates, of which one is foldout, including frontispiece, and 43 halftone plates; 295-575, plus 3 coloured plates including frontispiece, and 21 halftone plates. Plus 2 double-page plates as endpapers, "Gravesend (.)" on first endpapers; "The Ile of Wite Liying (.)" on last endpapers, repeated in both volumes. Half-titles present, old signature to each. Decorative initials, shoulder notes. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's quarter smooth dark-blue calf and matching cloth-covered boards, gilt ruled sides, spine gilt, heads slightly bumped, and with pictorial endpapers as mentioned above, cracked at inner hinges; top edge gilt. Overall fine, attractive set, still untrimmed, preserved in the original state, and with crisp, bright interior. ~ First edition. LIMITED EDITION of 100 signed and numbered copies, this copy is number 89. Signed by Basil Lubbock.‎

‎Mudie, Robert.‎

‎The Picture of India, Geographical, Historical and Descriptive, I-II. [TWO VOLUMES].‎

‎Two volumes. Octavo. Pp. xx, 415, with folding engraved map as frontispiece, engraved title-page with charming vignette, drawn and engraved by C. Marr, and 10 wood-engraved vignettes, each at the head of a chapter; (ii), 445, with engraved frontispiece "Pass in the Ghauts" by C. Marr, engraved title-page with vignette illustration, and 9 wood-engraved vignettes, each at the head of a chapter, some foxing to engraved titles due to paper quality. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full cloth, delicately blind embossed with floral motif, decorative lettering-piece to each spine, cloth bit discoloured, minute bump to a lower corner. Overall an attractive set in a very good condition. ~ Second edition, first published in 1830. Robert Mudie (1777-1842). In 1829 he published "The Picture of Australia" (London, Whittaker, Treacher, & Co.). The present survey of India is "intended to furnish a general sketch of the country, as well to those who are to visit it, who are in it, or have returned, as to those who merely wish for information". Beautifully illustrated.‎

‎Buckingham, J. (James) S. (Silk).‎

‎Tableau pittoresque de l'Inde, ou description géographique, statistique, commerciale, morale et politique de l'Indostan. Traduit sur le manuscrit par Benjamin Laroche.‎

‎Crown octavo. Pp. 332. Plus finely engraved folding map. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, vellum French corners, gilt lettered red morocco lettering-piece to spine, marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. Minor sporadic foxing, else in fine condition. ~ Second edition. From the private library of Jean Herbert with his bookplate. James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855). A dedicated traveller and a prolific writer, he wrote, among others, also "Travels In Palestine Through the Countries of Bashan and Gilead" (1921); "Travels Among the Arab Tribes Inhabiting the Countries East of Syria and Palestine" (1925); "Travels in Mesopotamia" (1827); "Travels in Assyria Media and Persia" (1830).‎