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1923rif. 68822Oxford: privately printed at the Clarendon Press 1923. First edition 8vo pp. 19 1; original brown printed wrappers; some minor creasing slight separation at the top of the spine; all else very good. Inscribed at the top of the from wrapper: "With kindest regards of / A. Stein." Pandit Govind Kaul a respected scholar of Persian and Sanskrit was born in Srinagar and came into contact with Aurel Stein through George Buhler "that doyen of European Indologists . It was Buhler's commendatory reference that attracted Stein's attention towards G.K. and he solicited his assistance in translating Kalhan's Rajatarangini - a job that G.K. along with Pandit Sahaz Bhatt did with utmost competence from 1888 to 1896 and to Stein's great satisfaction. "G.K. went into another collaboration with Stein and fellow scholar Sahaz Bhatt when they classified and catalogued more than six thousand Sanskrit manuscripts for Maharaja Ranbir Singh's library at Raghunath Temple Jammu. Yet another contribution G.K. made was to compile Kashmiri folk tales with Stein which the latter formally edited with George Grierson and published in 1917 as " Hatim's Tales." The tales supposedly told by one Hatim Tilawony were interpreted by Govind Kaul who also rendered assistance to Grierson in the compilation of his Kashmiri dictionary but did not live to see the work completed. Grierson went on to record later that Govind Kaul's assistance to him was "one of the many debts he ever owed to Stein. "On Govind Kaul's death in June 1899 a shocked Stein lamented that Govind Kaul ''like another Kalhana departed as my best Indian friend beyond all hope of reunion in this Janma'. Paying fulsome tributes to him Stein wrote: 'Whenever Govind Kaul was by my side whether in the dusty exile of Lahore or alpine coolness of Mohand Marg in Kashmir I was in continuity with the past as the historical student of India. His personality embodied all that change of ages indicated and showed as the mind and psyche of India'." Nine in OCLC: only Harvard LC and Wisconsin in the US. See Unmesh The Monthly Newsletter of the Kashmir Institute volume I no. 2 October 1997. privately printed at the Clarendon Press unknown
1923rif. 68822Oxford: privately printed at the Clarendon Press 1923. First edition 8vo pp. 19 1; original brown printed wrappers; some minor creasing slight separation at the top of the spine; all else very good. Inscribed at the top of the from wrapper: "With kindest regards of / A. Stein." Pandit Govind Kaul a respected scholar of Persian and Sanskrit was born in Srinagar and came into contact with Aurel Stein through George Buhler "that doyen of European Indologists . It was Buhler's commendatory reference that attracted Stein's attention towards G.K. and he solicited his assistance in translating Kalhan's Rajatarangini - a job that G.K. along with Pandit Sahaz Bhatt did with utmost competence from 1888 to 1896 and to Stein's great satisfaction. "G.K. went into another collaboration with Stein and fellow scholar Sahaz Bhatt when they classified and catalogued more than six thousand Sanskrit manuscripts for Maharaja Ranbir Singh's library at Raghunath Temple Jammu. Yet another contribution G.K. made was to compile Kashmiri folk tales with Stein which the latter formally edited with George Grierson and published in 1917 as " Hatim's Tales." The tales supposedly told by one Hatim Tilawony were interpreted by Govind Kaul who also rendered assistance to Grierson in the compilation of his Kashmiri dictionary but did not live to see the work completed. Grierson went on to record later that Govind Kaul's assistance to him was "one of the many debts he ever owed to Stein. "On Govind Kaul's death in June 1899 a shocked Stein lamented that Govind Kaul ''like another Kalhana departed as my best Indian friend beyond all hope of reunion in this Janma'. Paying fulsome tributes to him Stein wrote: 'Whenever Govind Kaul was by my side whether in the dusty exile of Lahore or alpine coolness of Mohand Marg in Kashmir I was in continuity with the past as the historical student of India. His personality embodied all that change of ages indicated and showed as the mind and psyche of India'." Nine in OCLC: only Harvard LC and Wisconsin in the US. See Unmesh The Monthly Newsletter of the Kashmir Institute volume I no. 2 October 1997. privately printed at the Clarendon Press unknown books
1931rif. 29308Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch. Very Good. 1931. Hardcover. Half leather/cloth titled in gilt; hubbed spine. Edges are rubbed cloth lightly stained corners bumped. Text block edge foxed. Very occasional foxing to leaves. Foldout map 64 photos 33 plates 13 plans. Original wrappers bound in. One of 750 copies. Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India no. 43. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Government of India Central Publication Branch hardcover
1904rif. 651A very nice copy of the "Cheaper edition" published a year after the first edition. Folding map present. Bright pictorial cloth. Scarce. Hurst and Blackett hardcover
1998rif. 85921Guangxi Guilin Shi: Guangxi shi fan da xue chu ban she 1998. Di 1 ban. Hardcover. Near Fine. 5 volumes 4 text and one unbound map portfolio. Original cloth. 43cm. Volume 5 the map portfolio contains 96 unbound maps with overlays -- 94 of the maps are numbered 1-94; the other two are unnumbered. This tied portfolio is housed in a cloth slipcase matching the text volumes in color and approximate size. The whole set is contained in a tied folding portfolio. Shipping weight for this folio-sized set is probably about 55 lbs 25 kilos. Chinese text. This massive set is the Chinese translation of Stein's massive and most sought-after work "Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China." which was published in 1921. Stein is often regarded in China as little more than an opportunistic Western looter of China's ancient manuscripts and archeological treasures so it is probably not surprising that it took 77 years for a Chinese translation to be published. Guangxi shi fan da xue chu ban she hardcover
1998rif. 85921Guangxi Guilin Shi: Guangxi shi fan da xue chu ban she 1998. Di 1 ban. Hardcover. Near Fine. 5 volumes 4 text and one unbound map portfolio. Original cloth. 43cm. Volume 5 the map portfolio contains 96 unbound maps with overlays -- 94 of the maps are numbered 1-94; the other two are unnumbered. This tied portfolio is housed in a cloth slipcase matching the text volumes in color and approximate size. The whole set is contained in a tied folding portfolio. Shipping weight for this folio-sized set is probably about 55 lbs 25 kilos. Chinese text. This massive set is the Chinese translation of Stein's massive and most sought-after work "Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China." which was published in 1921. Stein is often regarded in China as little more than an opportunistic Western looter of China's ancient manuscripts and archeological treasures so it is probably not surprising that it took 77 years for a Chinese translation to be published. Guangxi shi fan da xue chu ban she hardcover books
1933rif. 002702London: Macmillan & Co Limited 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. xxiv 336 1 folding map at the back 2 pp book adverts. Publisher's brown cloth gilt with embossed gilt decoration to front cover top edge gilt coloured frontispiece title vignette 147 illustrations of places people landscapes buildings etc. Slight toning of eps owner inscription of Oxford scholar D.Penny on ffep corners bumped a little rubbing of top and tail of spine else very good. Many coloured plates with tissue guards illustrating the paintings from the Cave of a Thousand Buddhas at Tun Huang. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾ Macmillan & Co Limited hardcover
1933Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 16 fine coloured plates (complete with captioned guards) on 15, 123 monochrome plates on 78, 8 large folding monochrome panoramas and a large folding coloured map, some very light occasional marginal spotting as often; original sienna cloth, gilt back, upper cover blocked in gilt, gilt top, uncut, one or two leaves unopened, joints a trifle rubbed else a very good, bright, crisp copy. VERY SCARCE
1912rif. 88842London: Macmillan 1912. Con centinaia di tavole f.t. di cui 14 tavole perlopiù ripiegate in nero ed a colori e 3 grandi tavole geografiche più volte ripiegate. Legatura editoriale in piena tela color vinaccia con titoli in oro ai dorsi e medaglioni ai piatti. Tagli di testa dorati. Esemplare genuino ed in ottimo stato di conservazione. Edizione originale di questa celebre ed importante relazione di viaggio con la quale l'autore intende rendere noti i risultati delle esplorazioni archeologiche e geografiche compiute negli anni 1906 e 1908. Macmillan, hardcover
rif. 6131642Cosmo Publications . Hardback. New. pp. 2750 Maps Cosmo Publications hardcover
1933rif. 1373740London: Macmillan and Co 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xxiv 342 2 pages with 147 illustrations eight of which are folding. In Very Good condition. Bound in original red cloth with gilt titling to spine and gilt embossed ornament to front board. Minor shelf wear. Some scratching and rubbing to boards. Bumping to spine and corners. Top edge of textblock gilt. Some foxing to bottom and fore edge. Interior pages clean. PH consignment. Shelved in Case 8 1/2. 1373740. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Macmillan and Co hardcover books
1912rif. 67321London: Macmillan & Co 1912. First edition 2 volumes thick 8vo portrait of the author 8 color plates 6 folding panoramas 3 large folding maps and 333 illus. on 219 plates; original terra cotta cloth covers decorated in gilt spines lettered in gilt; lightly rubbed one small crack at the top of the spine of volume I; all else very good and sound. The large folding map at the back of volume II is loose but present and is laid down and with old repairs at the folds and the final leaf of ads has a small hole where the rebacking of the maps adhered. Macmillan & Co unknown
1912rif. 67321London: Macmillan & Co 1912. First edition 2 volumes thick 8vo portrait of the author 8 color plates 6 folding panoramas 3 large folding maps and 333 illus. on 219 plates; original terra cotta cloth covers decorated in gilt spines lettered in gilt; lightly rubbed one small crack at the top of the spine of volume I; all else very good and sound. The large folding map at the back of volume II is loose but present and is laid down and with old repairs at the folds and the final leaf of ads has a small hole where the rebacking of the maps adhered. Macmillan & Co unknown books
1933rif. 2159Macmillan 1933. Roy. 8vo. First Edition with coloured frontispiece 16 fine coloured plates on 15 all captioned guards present 123 monochrome plates on 78 8 large folding monochrome panoramas and large folding coloured map some very light occasional marginal spotting as often; original sienna cloth gilt back upper cover blocked in gilt gilt top uncut one or two leaves unopened joints a trifle rubbed else a very good bright crisp copy. VERY SCARCE. Macmillan, hardcover
rif. Cosmo-9788170202318Cosmo Publications. Hardcover. New. Cosmo Publications hardcover
rif. Cosmo-9788170202318Cosmo Publications. Hardcover. New. Cosmo Publications hardcover
1904rif. 16471London: Hurst and Blackett 1904. Early printing. With a large folding map and 135 illustrations. 8vo original sienna polished cloth gilt lettered and pictorially decorated in black and yellow on the spine and decorated and lettered in black and yellow on the upper cover. xv 503. A fresh and desirable copy of this scarce and important work pages 13-28 with either a chip or neat repair along the bottom margin not effecting the text in any way head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and with a small chip. VERY SCARCE AND IMPORTANT WORK BY STEIN. In 1900-1901 Stein excavated several ruined sites in the Taklamakan Desert around Khotan publishing his experiences in SAND-BURIED RUINS OF KHOTAN. This would be the first of two expeditions which would lead to his being awarded the Founder's Gold Medal by the Royal Geographic Society. The rare account of Stein’s first great Central Asian expedition. Stein followed in the footsteps of Sven Hedin who in 1893 had found unexplored ruins at the oasis of Khotan along the southern edge of the great Taklamakan desert in Chinese Turkestan. Hedin was unable to undertake any systematic examination of the sitebut Stein convinced the Indian Government under Lord Curzon to supply and fund his archaeological and geographical expedition in 1900-01. Stein’s excavations became the first scientific survey of the spread of Buddhism out of India and into greater Asia. Hurst and Blackett hardcover
1933rif. 67469London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1933. First edition 8vo pp. xxiv 342 2 ads; color frontispiece 147 illustrations on rectos and versos of 78 plates 16 in color including 8 folding panoramas and a large folding map; original terracotta cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine t.e.g.; ex-James J. Hill Library with traces of call numbers on spine perforated stamp in the bottom margin of the title page and a small rubberstamp on the last page of text and on the verso of the large folding map; all else near fine clean and sound. "Comprehensive summary of the results of the author's three Central Asian expeditions and of his researches carried out during the years 1900-16" Yakushi. Yakushi S723a. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown
1933rif. 67469London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1933. First edition 8vo pp. xxiv 342 2 ads; color frontispiece 147 illustrations on rectos and versos of 78 plates 16 in color including 8 folding panoramas and a large folding map; original terracotta cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine t.e.g.; ex-James J. Hill Library with traces of call numbers on spine perforated stamp in the bottom margin of the title page and a small rubberstamp on the last page of text and on the verso of the large folding map; all else near fine clean and sound. "Comprehensive summary of the results of the author's three Central Asian expeditions and of his researches carried out during the years 1900-16" Yakushi. Yakushi S723a. Macmillan and Co., Limited unknown books
1903rif. 68185London: T. Fisher Unwin 1903. First edition 8vo pp. xliii 1 524; folding map printed in color 135 illustrations from photographs and drawings in the text; original pictorial terracotta cloth stamped in gilt and black on upper cover and spine; this copy from the British Embassy in Peking Beijing with rubberstamps on endpapers and title page marked withdrawn and slight evidence of a sticker removal at the base of the spine but no other external markings; front hinge starting; a good sound and clean copy. "Stein was born in Budapest in 1862 and died at Kabul in 1943. This is a general narrative of his first exploration to Central Asia of 1900-1901. Crossing the Karakoram and the Pamirs he entered Chinese Turkestan and explored archaeologically the sand-buried ruins of Khotan and its neighbourings" Yakushi . "Stein's great achievement during this and two subsequent expeditions . . . was to establish the existence of a hitherto lost civilization along the Silk Route in Chinese central Asia . . . Stein was the first archaeologist to discover evidence of the spread of Graeco-Buddhist culture of north-west India across Chinese Turkestan and into China itself" ODNB. Yakushi S713; Erdelyi 1.041. T. Fisher Unwin unknown
1903rif. 68185London: T. Fisher Unwin 1903. First edition 8vo pp. xliii 1 524; folding map printed in color 135 illustrations from photographs and drawings in the text; original pictorial terracotta cloth stamped in gilt and black on upper cover and spine; this copy from the British Embassy in Peking Beijing with rubberstamps on endpapers and title page marked withdrawn and slight evidence of a sticker removal at the base of the spine but no other external markings; front hinge starting; a good sound and clean copy. "Stein was born in Budapest in 1862 and died at Kabul in 1943. This is a general narrative of his first exploration to Central Asia of 1900-1901. Crossing the Karakoram and the Pamirs he entered Chinese Turkestan and explored archaeologically the sand-buried ruins of Khotan and its neighbourings" Yakushi . "Stein's great achievement during this and two subsequent expeditions . . . was to establish the existence of a hitherto lost civilization along the Silk Route in Chinese central Asia . . . Stein was the first archaeologist to discover evidence of the spread of Graeco-Buddhist culture of north-west India across Chinese Turkestan and into China itself" ODNB. Yakushi S713; Erdelyi 1.041. T. Fisher Unwin unknown books
rif. 85137601London 1912 Macmillan. Brown cloth teg. very good 2 vol. set 546517p. index 3 fold-out maps line drawings332 bw photos 9 color lithos 6 fold-out panoramas 17 x 24 cm. a bit of minor damp stain to end paperspine 1 corner bumped. . . . AN IMPORTANT PRIMARY RESOURCE: A FIRST STUDY . . The most fascinating of Stein's popular publications including chapters on his negotiations for the treasures i the walled-up library at Dunhuang. His personal record of archeological & geographical explorations carried out in the remote parts of Asia. . Stein traveled on foot over 10000 miles from the valley of the Indo-Afghan border across the snowy ranges of the Hindu Kush up the cradle of the River Oxus on the roof of the world & down to the Tarim River basin to the dreaded Taklamakan desert. A keen archaeological primary resource plus the first discovery of Tun-Huang and the Caves of the 1000 Buddha's. A major resource for early Buddhist studies and Central Asian exploration the Silk Road and that whole area. By and large the most impressive resource on this hitherto unexplored area. The Holy Grail of early Buddhist images and Buddhism. . THE FIRST EDITION WAS LONDON 1912 IN 2 VOLUMES. Bound in original brown cloth with gold-stamping and top edges gilt 17 x 24 cm. . Color photos are posted to our website. . REFERENCES: . Yakushi S331 Stein 1862-1943 . unknown
rif. M4288aVery rare complete set of 2 volumes. Oxford University Press London 1948. First edition. Text volume: In-4 xxxiv & 128 pages 4 maps. Plates atlas: 32 loose plates 2 folding 20 in color. Text volume in fine condition. Plates volumes: the portfolio is rubbed and faded but intact the plates themselves are in fine condition. From the library of German scholar Hans-Jürgen Jordan HJJ. Language: English. This set ships from Europe shipping costs will be updated accordingly BCI. Relevant subjects: Other. unknown
1912rif. 346470London: MacMillan and Co. Limited 1912. First edition. 3 folding colored maps 8 colored plates each with a printed tissue guard 339 photographic illustrations on 212 plates 6 folding panoramas. xxxviii 546 2; xxii 518 2 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's russet cloth upper cover with embossed design in gilt minor darkening to spines and very light wear. Custom slipcase. Provenance: Edward W. Bodman bookplate. First edition. 3 folding colored maps 8 colored plates each with a printed tissue guard 339 photographic illustrations on 212 plates 6 folding panoramas. xxxviii 546 2; xxii 518 2 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. The classic account of Stein's 1906-08 second expedition to Chinese Central Asia incuding his discovery of the "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas" near Dunhuang. Ghani p.694; Yakushi 1994 S716 MacMillan and Co., Limited unknown books
rif. 120506London Macmillan and Co 1929. . First edition; 8vo 24 x 17.5 cm; numerous photographic illustrations of which several folding 2 folding maps contemporary ownership inscription to front endpaper very occasional spot; publisher's original brown cloth gilt medallion to upper board spine lettered in gilt top edge gilt touch of bumping to head and foot of spine very occasional spot a very good copy; xvi 182 pp. The routes and battlefields of Alexander's campaign in the east had been a long-standing interest of Stein's and whilst surveying for the Indian Government on the North-West frontier he was able to indulge his fascination. Yakushi S336. London, Macmillan and Co, 1929. hardcover