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‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎QUEST FOR SITA. Of Ravana the dark angel and his paradise at Lanka; of Hanuman and the divine vultures Jatayus and Sampati‎

‎London: Faber & Faber 1946. With drawings by Mervyn Peake. Pp. xii162 title page vignette plus 31 full page illustrations the title page printed in red & black limitation slip loosely inserted; demy 4to; black cloth spine blocked in red and lettered and decorated in gilt upper board featuring a Peake illustration in red cloth slightly scuffed fore-corners bruised; t.e.g. others uncut; bookplate on upper pastedown endpapers slightly soiled a little light foxing; Faber and Faber Limited London 1946. First edition limited to 500 copies on English hand-made paper. Gilmore & Johnson p. 123. Lacking the dust wrapper. The text is based on the Hindu epic the Ramayana. Faber & Faber unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 134431

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎Quest for Sita‎

‎Capricorn Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Capricorn Books unknown‎

Bookseller reference : A16H-00256

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎QUEST FOR SITA‎

‎Published by John Day 1947. 1st USA edition. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Peake Mervyn. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and red vignette to front cover. 162 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top and base of spine and a large section of loss to lower corner of front panel. Published by John Day hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1312662

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎Raffles‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 0571092276.G ISBN : 0571092276 9780571092277

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎Raffles‎

‎London: Faber and Faber 1966 Time and perspective have increased the stature of Sir Stamford Raffles from whose work grew the modern Far East. Maurice Collis's biography gives both a clearer and a more human portrayal of this great administrator humanitarian pioneer orientalist and collector of animals and plants. Admirers of Maurice Collis will be glad that Raffles should have him for a biographer. On every count of style scholarship and humour as well as for the justice done to a good and unusual man this book stands high on the biographical scene.' William Buchan in The Spectator ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 228 pages including index ------------------ Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 5½ " Wide and 8" Tall Faber and Faber paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 000353 ISBN : 0571092276 9780571092277

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎She Was a Queen‎

‎London: Faber & Faber. DJ in archival cover chip to top of spine lightly sunned. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1937. Faber & Faber hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 000588

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎Siamese White‎

‎<p>Siamese White PRINT London 1935 WL CODE N3982 SIZE 335 pp. 11 pp. illus. 1 fold map 140 x 225 mm BOOK WEIGHT 0.700 Kg PACKING WEIGHT 0.200 Kg</p> paperback‎

Bookseller reference : N3982*

‎COLLIS, Maurice‎

‎SIE WAR EINE K…NIGIN.‎

‎ZŸrich Vienna 1949. First German Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Pages a little browned else clean and bright. Very good in very good indeed dust jacket. 8vo. pp 267. Red illustrated dust jacket. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering at spine. First translation into German of the author's first novel. With Collis' bookplate and signature. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : C41066

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎Somerville and Ross: A biography‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0571084303.G ISBN : 0571084303 9780571084302

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎The Grand Peregrination: Being the Life and Adventures of Fernao Mendes Pinto‎

‎Carcanet Press Ltd. 1990. Hardcover. As New/As New. Third in series "Aspects of Portugal" Smaller sturdy book quality black cloth very bright red lettering on spine 313 glossy pages including a glossy photo section and map. DJ glossy black beneath mylar with medieval color-illustration of sail ships meeting on an elephant black spine a map and color on back. DJ and book both As New. <br/> <br/> Carcanet Press Ltd. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 062987 ISBN : 0856358509 9780856358500

‎COLLIS, Maurice‎

‎THE GRAND PEREGRINATION: Being the Life & Adventures of Fernao Mendes Pinto‎

‎London 1951 Faber. Red cloth dj. 313p. index biblio- graphy maps b.w. illustrations very good. An excellent biography of the 16th century Portuguese adven- turers. He travelled all over Asia. This is a translation of his autobiography. Pinto left Portugual as a common soldier in 1537 after experiences in Abyssinia India passed on to Malacca and the Far East. His intention was to succeed as a merchant. He was drawn to pirates thrown into prison by the Chinese then follows his discovery of Japan where he was the first to introduce fire-arms. He became rich & met the famous St. Francis Xavier and is dazzled by his personality. Pinto devotes his wealth to the conversion of Japan he joins the newly formed Jesuit Society. Fascinating reading. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 84311701

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎The Journey Outward: An Autobiography‎

‎Faber and Faber Limited 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Complete with frontispiece and two maps. Bookplate tipped in on the front inner board from the previous owner. Publication of 299 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The boards are a touch edge worn. There is foxing on the end papers. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. No jacket. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Faber and Faber Limited hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 6rdvx

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎THE LAND OF THE GREAT IMAGE Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan‎

‎New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1943. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good-/Fair. 264 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Page 19 is darkened. Quarterbound in grey cloth and grey-green paper with red titles. Worn and lightly bumped around the edges. Illustrated dustjacket in fair condition. Heavily worn around the edges and spine with tears creases chips scratches and holes. Darkened on the back of the jacket. 2nd printing. VG-/FAIR <br/> <br/> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 232330

‎Collis, Maurice,‎

‎The Land Of the Great Image‎

‎like new. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 5068652 ISBN : 1406789860 9781406789867

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎The Land of the Great Image: Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8119139518.G ISBN : 8119139518 9788119139514

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎The Land Of The Great Image‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1443724912.G ISBN : 1443724912 9781443724913

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎The Land of the Great Image - Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 1406789860.G ISBN : 1406789860 9781406789867

‎COLLIS, Maurice‎

‎The Motherly and Auspicious:‎

‎Faber and Faber London. 1943. First edition. Octavo. 179 pages. Illustrations. Small mark on upper cover otherwise fine in very near fine pictorial dustwrapper by Barnett Freedman. Faber and Faber, London. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : COLLISMA025972

‎COLLIS, Maurice‎

‎THE MOTHERLY AND AUSPICIOUS: Being the Life of the Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi in th‎

‎London 1943 Faber. Yellow cloth very good 179p. some roughly opened genealogical tables list of authorities chronology list of characters 2 b.w. photos.SUBTITLE:Notes Excellent insight to the life and times of the last Empress her milieu offspring palace intrigue the great city of Peking from 1835 through 1912 and the fall of the dynasty a highly useful & insightful biographical study. A color scan of the cover can be sent by email. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 94013301

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎The Truth Unfolds‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 184753306X.G ISBN : 184753306X 9781847533067

‎Collis, Maurice Stewart, 1889-1975‎

‎Trials in Burma All souls; Beside the Irrawaddy; The necromancer; The murder; The astrologer; Distict Magistrate; The Chinese; The Princess; Sir John arrives; Lost at sea; Rangoon Society; The servant; Sir Charles prosecutes; The trial; The charge of torture; Sedition; The arrest of the mayor; The mayor arrives; The trial opens; The riot; The dinner party; I make up my mind; Sen Gupta smiles; The uproar; Sen Gupta's farewell; The earthquake; The massacre; The colloquy on the road; The refugees; After the massacre; The mutiny; The inquiry; Sir Charles goes on leave; The Lieutenant of the Camerons; The sentence of imprisonment ; The ball; The appeal; The executive intervenes; The rebellion; Settlement; Note on subsequent events; Index‎

‎Faber & Faber Ltd London MCMXXXVIII 1938 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1st ed. 1st printing ; 3 preliminary leaves 9-294 pages 21 cm ; OCLC 852138 ; orange-red cloth ; no dustjacket ; Contents: All souls -- Beside the Irrawaddy -- The necromancer -- The murder -- The astrologer -- Distict Magistrate -- The Chinese -- The Princess -- Sir John arrives -- Lost at sea -- Rangoon Society -- The servant -- Sir Charles prosecutes -- The trial -- The charge of torture -- Sedition -- The arrest of the mayor -- The mayor arrives -- The trial opens -- The riot -- The dinner party -- I make up my mind -- Sen Gupta smiles -- The uproar -- Sen Gupta's farewell -- The earthquake -- The massacre -- The colloquy on the road -- The refugees -- After the massacre -- The mutiny -- The inquiry -- Sir Charles goes on leave -- The Lieutenant of the Camerons -- The sentence of imprisonment --- The ball -- The appeal -- The executive intervenes -- The rebellion -- Settlement -- Note on subsequent events -- Index ; Trials in Burma is a 1937 memoir by Maurice Collis an English author and former district magistrate in the Indian Civil Service detailing his experiences in late 1920s Burma. The book describes his disillusionment with the colonial justice system as he realized he was expected to protect British interests rather than administer impartial justice leading to his eventual resignation. It's a critical look at the British Empire's administration written in a cool detached style that highlights the conflict between personal integrity and colonial duty. ; The conflict between an official's duty to uphold justice and the reality of colonial administration which often prioritized imperial interests. ; Collis's time as a magistrate in Rangoon 1929-1930. Maurice Collis 1889-1975 was born in Dublin graduated from Oxford and joined the Indian Civil Service in Burma in 1912. While serving in Rangoon Maurice Collis fell into official disfavor for fraternizing with the Burmese and Chinese residents and was posted to the obscure port of Mergui. After his retirement in 1936 he wrote at least twenty historical books. ; G <br/> <br/> Faber & Faber, Ltd, London, MCMXXXVIII, [1938] hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 009782

‎Collis, Maurice‎

‎White of Mergen‎

‎1st edition. Very good condition hardback in a near very good condition sleeved dust jacket (slightly soiled). 99 pages, frontispiece of the author from a drawing by Feliks Toplski. 50614. eng‎

‎Colomb, P (Philip Howard), J F (John Frederick) Maurice, ea B W Mensing, L de Vlaming e a‎

‎De groote oorlog van 189-. Een blik in de toekomst. Naar het Engelsch bewerkt. Met talrijke illustraties en 3 oorlogskaarten.‎

‎Haarlem De Erven F. Bohn 1893. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Royal octavo. Pp. 288 3. Frontispiece. Illustrated with many maps and photographs many of which are full-page plates. HARDCOVER bound in the original illustrated boards cloth spine lettering-piece bit rubbed remnants of old shelf ticket old military institutional stamp to title-page; foxed. In a very good condition. ~ First Dutch edition. Translated by B. W. Mensing from the English "The Great War of 189-: A Forecast" which was published in the same year. Philip Howard Colomb 1831-1899 British naval officer and historian noted for his innovative theories. 005-5 <br/> <br/> Haarlem, De Erven F. Bohn hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 6929

‎Colomb, P, JF Maurice, FN Maude, Archibald Forbes, Charles Lowe, D Christie Murry, and F Scudamore J F F N‎

‎THE GREAT WAR OF 189- A FORECAST‎

‎London: William Heinemann 1893. First edition first binding First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Villiers Frederic. Barron: Anatomy of Wonder 4 1-26. Bleiler: Science-Fiction The Early Years 455. Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy Vol. I pg. 56. 308 pages. Foldout map three foldout illustrations plus numerous other illustrations throughout. Bottom of text block untrimmed. Bound in original olive green cloth with illustration on the front cover in black and brown and lettering on spine in gilt. Front free endpaper pasted down onto the front paste-down endpaper. A very good copy. <br/> <br/> William Heinemann hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 25494

‎Colonel Maurice Harold Grant‎

‎A Chronology of the Old English Landscape Painters in Oil from the XVIth Century to the XIXth Century Three Volumes‎

‎By the Author 1926. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2 Vols First Editions 1926 aand Volume III First Edition 1947 published by F. Lewis. NO CHIPPING & CLEAN boards. The lightest wear to extremities with hint of mottling to one board. Small nicks to bottom leading edge of volume III. Internally CLEAN & FRESH with NO INSCRIPTIONS. Endpapers ORIGINAL & UNSPLIT. A Superb set . By the Author Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 025664