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réf. 1120696550.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1903réf. 38087London: T. Fisher Unwin. Fair with no dust jacket. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in half cloth with decorative boards. Bookseller stamps extensive dampstaining. Some pages damaged. Some of the more stained pages have been enclosed in some sort of protective clear cover or waxy coating. Some occasional insecting to pages. Pull out map present and is one of the protected pages as is frontis. White out to half title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xliii 524 pages . T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
2026réf. LRB6010404Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 562 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1904. An important account of Aurel Stein's archaeological and geographical expedition in Chinese Turkestan with a focus on the ancient ruins and sites around Khotan. The work combines travel narrative field observations and historical investigation and remains significant for the study of Central Asian archaeology exploration and Silk Road research. Includes reference to a map. The book offers a detailed record of Stein's exploration of Chinese Turkestan centering on Khotan and its buried ruins. It is of enduring interest to readers of archaeology historical geography travel literature and Central Asian studies. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
réf. 1402143184.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1934réf. 32820559First separate edition. This is Stein's lecture delivered on the occasion of being awarded the Society's Huxley Medal. Original wrappers. 4to. pp. 179-202 7 leaves of plates 2 folding maps. Old owner's inscription along spine giving the work's author and title edge fading else very good. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
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2025réf. BIBLB0247161642025. Leather Bound. New. Size: 22.22x 29.21 cms This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization Rare Biblio with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025 utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1948. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books every page has been manually restored for legibility. However in certain instances occasional blurriness missing segments or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - eng Vol:- Pages:- 69 If it is a multi-volume set then it is only a single volume. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION 12x19 Inches: Available Upon Request. hardcover
1998réf. X3155Bangkok: White Lotus Press 1998. Paperback. Good/no dj. 1.50. Wall Paintings from Ancient Shrines in Central Asia White Lotus Press paperback
1926réf. 1237Dresden: S.n. 1926. First separate edition. Presentation copy. Offprint edition. Unbound as published. Artistically restored. In fine condition. First separate edition. Presentation copy. Offprint edition. Unbound as published. 61–71 1 p. Inscribed copy of Stein’s paper on Alexander the Great’s campaign on the Indian North-West frontier. The rewritten English version was published a year later in the “The Geographical Journal”. Sir Marc Aurél Stein 1862–1943 was a Hungarian born British archaeologist mainly concerned with exploring ancient Central Asia. Member of “The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire” as Knight Commander KCIE and Fellow of British Academy. He made four major expeditions to Central Asia in 1900 1906–1908 1913–1916 and 1930. His greatest discovery was made at Mogao Caves also known as “Caves of the Thousand Buddhas” near Dunhuang in 1907. The Stein collection mostly manuscripts and other relics has been placed in the British Library the British Museum and partly to the Srinagar Museum and the National Museum in New Delhi. . [S.n.] unknown
réf. 1356819958.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. Cosmo-8170207037Cosmo Publications. Hardcover. New. Cosmo Publications hardcover
réf. Cosmo-8170207037Cosmo Publications. HARDBOUND. New. This is a book of rare value available again now after a long gap of time. It contains detailed descriptions of the valuable documents found by Sir Aurel Stein on his successive expeditions to Central Asia transliterated as well as systematically arranged by the editors each of them reputed scholaThe book is divided into three parts the first part contains descriptions of the documents discovered by Sir Aurel Stein during his first expedition to the ancient archaeological site beyond the Niya River in Chinese Turkestan in the years 1900-01. Details of the expedition itself are to be found in Aurel Steins Ancient Khotan.The second part of the book describes the documents discovered by Stein in his second expedition to Chinese Turkestan in the years 1906-08. The sites covered were in the regions of Niya Endere and Lou-lan.The third part completes the publication of the Kharosthi Inscriptions discovered by Aurel Stein in his first second and third expeditions to Chinese Turkestan. It contains the text of the documents found at Niya and Lou-lan sites in the years 1913-16 detailed accounts of which are available in Sir Aurel Steins Innermost Asia.The volume also contains the corrigenda to parts I & II CHAPTERS ON The Kharosthi Alphabet of Chinese Turkestan and on index of words occurring in the inscriptions published in parts I-III.This book will be of immense value to all students of ancient history archaeology and linguistics as well as those interested in the geographical region of Central Asia. It would complete any shelf on the works of Sir Aurel Stein.Ancient Khotan in 3 volumes and Innermost Asia in 5 volumes are also published by Cosmo Publications New Delhi. 400 pages Illustrations Cosmo Publications hardcover
1929réf. 48589Macmillan 1929. Roy. 8vo. First Edition with frontispiece plates inc. 2 folding panoramas and 2 folding coloured maps neat ignature on front paste-down; original teracotta cloth upper board blocked in gilt gilt back gil top uncut trivial nick at extreme head of backstrip else a very good bright crisp clean copy. With personal bookplates on front paste-down. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Macmillan, hardcover
1933réf. 21194London: Macmillan 1933. First edition. With a color frontispiece 147 illustrations and a folding color map at the rear. Additionally several fold-out panoramas. 8vo original sienna cloth gilt lettered and emblematically decorated t.e.g. xxiv 342 2 ads. A handsome clean and bright copy very well preserved tight and strong minimal aging one corner a bit bumped. VERY SCARCE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. This book was based on a series of lectures Stein gave at the Lowell Institute in Boston at the request of the president of Harvard University and represents a succinct account of the explorations antiquarian and geographical which he undertook throughout his life in Chinese Turkistan and adjacent parts of Central Asia. While many of Stein’s career travels took him further south he states that the memories of his years in the areas in “the deserts and mountains of innermost Asia are still as fresh and cherished as before.” Within the pages of this book can be found the accounts of sojourns across the Hindukush to the Pamirs and K’un-Lun ventures into the cave-shrines of the Thousand Buddhas and explorations in the Nan-Shan Ranges all told in Stein’s knowledgeable and eloquent style. A cornerstone of Asian travel literature and scarce in such well preserved condition. Macmillan hardcover
1996réf. 016653New Delhi: Asia Educational Services 1996. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 22.5x14.5.cm. xxxviii546pp xxi517pp illustrated throughout including folding plates. Bound in original publishers red cloth gilt tooling image pasted on top boards. Very minor abrasion wear. Both volumes in very good clean condition. Internally previous owners bookplate pages in near fine condition. A very nice clean set. . Cloth. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Asia Educational Services Hardcover
1904réf. 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
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
1912réf. RO40087068MACMILLAN AND CO. 1912. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Mors arrachés, Intérieur frais. 517 pages. with numerous illustrations, colour plates, panoramas and maps from original surveys. Tampon de bibliothèque.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
1929réf. C86827London: Macmillan 1929. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp xvi 182 maps illustrations original publishers red/brown decorative cloth lettered gilt at spine. Front cover with embossed gilt roundel slightly faded showing Athena with arm outstretched brandishing the aegis incorporating the gorgoneio.Sound bright clean slightly used copy with 2 small nicks ath spine one affecting the 'H' of 'THE' in the spine lettering o/w VG. Macmillan, hardcover
1933réf. C102996London: Macmillan 1933. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Crown 8vo. Original publishers full maroon cloth lettered gilt at spine. Front cover with embossed gilt roundel showing Athena with arm outstretched brandishing the aegis incorporating the gorgoneion Stein's personal emblem top edge gilt others uncut.With panoramic views 20 colour plates123 b.w. photos fold-out map 342p. index. Neat small inscription on fep to Leonard Harrison Matthews 1901Ã1986 from his parents dated May 1933. He was a distinguished British zoologist especially known for his research and writings on marine mammals. Top front corner very slightly bumped otherwise bright clean very good indeed. Excellent condition. Macmillan, hardcover
1933réf. 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
1912réf. 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
2013réf. DADAX0124016650Elsevier 2013-01-29. 1. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.00x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Elsevier hardcover
réf. 0124016650.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 16535Toulon : E.Aurel, 1860,mensuel,annee complete Numeros 1 a 12 ,12 fascicules IN8 broches,pagination continue 176p.,causeries de l’atelier complet,