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1867Two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xiv, 489; 502. Appendices. Foot- and shoulder notes. Both half-titles present. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full red cloth, sunburst centrepiece with the motto "Heaven's Light Our Guide" stamped in gilt on each cover, spines richly decorated in gilt; spine ends worn, cracked inner hinges, wear to joints in places. Good set with clean, bright interior. ~ First edition. Scarce in the original publisher's binding. [Provenance:] from the private library of noted collector Joseph M. Gleason, with his handsome bookplate to each volume.
1832Two 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.
1837Three parts in one volume. Crown octavo. Pp. xii, 188, (2) directions to the binder, errata; 12; 19. Plus 3 folding tables, (the largest printed on both sides), one torn along fold. Text figures, full-page tables. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full green pebbled cloth, title "Major Burt's Papers" gilt-stamped on spine within ornamental frame, corner-tips and spine bit worn. Good. ~ First edition. A Dedication Copy, with an autograph dedication to the orientalist John Shakespear, "With the Author's Compliments," on first free endpaper. The present work is the first volume, complete in itself, of Miscellaneous Papers on Scientific Subjects. Initially published as a single-volume work, it was so well received that the project consequently progressed to a 3-volume series (1837-68). Thomas Seymour Burt (1805-1890), Captain in the Bengal Engineers, Major of Engineers in the Spanish Service, was a dedicated explorer and a prolific writer. Among his books are Narrative of a Late Steam Voyage from England to India (1840); Account of an Excursion in Search of Ancient Inscriptions (1847); A Metrical Epitome of the History of England (1852); Poems Consisting of Tales from the Classics (1853); Account of a Voyage to India, via the Mediterranean (1859); The History of England, from the Earliest Records (1886). He edited Observations on the Curiosities of Nature (1836). Scarce. COPAC locates this volume in British Library only. KVK locates 2 other copies (Union Catalog Southwest Germany and French Union Catalog).
1835Crown 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).
1809Octavo. Pp. lxxxiv, 568. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, gilt morocco labels to spine, sprinkled edges, attractive contemporary bookplate. In about fine condition. ~ First edition. Choix des lettres édifiantes, tome IV.
1973Octavo. Pp. xii, 229. Maps, tables. Appendices. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full blue cloth, with dust-jacket. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
1958Crown octavo. Pp. xiii, 180. With 50 plates and 115 text figures. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's decorated boards, with good dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. ~ First popular edition.
Five volumes bound in one. Crown quarto. Pp. 230; 114; 120; 82 plus engraved frontispiece map of South-Eastern Asia; 94. Wood-engraved illustrations to the last 2 works. Set in double columns. Some light dust-soiling and foxing in places to few leaves. Hardcover, bound in recent full mahogany cloth, spine gilt-ruled, gilt lettering-piece, marbled edges. In a very good condition. Generally a fine copy. ~ Various editions. First 3 works published 1839; Fourth and Fifth works published 1840. Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (1790-1869) was a French writer, poet, and politician, member of the Académie française. His "Voyage en Orient" was first published in 1835. John Lloyd Stephens (1805-1852), "the American Traveler", was an attorney, explorer, and writer. He was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization throughout Middle America and in the planning of the Panama railroad. Howard Malcom (1799-1879), clergyman and missionary, is still regarded today as an important leader of the Baptist Church. He began his career as a Baptist missionary to foreign countries in 1835, and travelled to missions in Hindustan, Burma, Siam, China, and Africa. He wrote some of his most noteworthy literature about his missionary travels. In 1839 he published "Travels in South-Eastern Asia, Embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China". The present fourth volume forms the first section of this work, and is published here for the first time separately. "Travels in Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China" forms the second section of "Travels in South-Eastern Asia", is equally published here for the first time separately, and consequently completes the work.
1817Octavo. Pp. 63. Plus handsome large folding map, lithographed on thick paper. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in contemporary paper-covered boards, bit soiled, worn, gilt lettering to spine, spine ends strengthened with contemporary paper, dampmark to blank margin of first two leaves. Overall good, untrimmed copy. ~ First edition thus. Extrait des Annales Encyclopédiques, année 1817. Rare. Louis-Mathieu Langlès (1763-1824) was a French academic, philologist, linguist, and orientalist. He was a prolific writer and published extensively.
1826Octavo. pp. vi, (ii), 438. Hardcover, bound in handsome contemporary marbled boards, gilt decoration to spine, orange lettering-piece lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges dyed green, corner-tips bit rubbed. In fine condition. A lovely copy. ~ First and only German edition. Translated from the English "Memoirs of India" (1824) by F. Ludwig Rhode. See Block: "The English Novel 1740-1850"; Garside, Raven and Schowerling: "The English Novel 1770-1829". Robert Grenville Wallace (1786-1851). Uncommon. KVK locates only 2 copies in Germany (Union Catalogs Northern- and Southwest Germany). Only three other copies are located in European libraries (French Union Catalog; Austrian National Library; Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark).
1861Octavo. Pp. 139. Plus 6 hand-coloured plates including frontispiece. Many monochromatic illustrations including full-page plates. Hardcover, bound in contemporary green three-quarters calf and marbled boards, richly gilt decorated spine, gilt-ruled sides, marbled endpapers, marbled edges; joints mended and endpapers partly adhered over inner hinges for support, bit stiff to open. Light foxing to frontispiece and title-page else a very good interior, perfectly clean, with all the plates bright and fresh. ~ First edition.
Thirty-two volumes bound in four. Quarto. Volume I. Janvier 1928-Mai 1929, Pp. xii, 64; Volume II. Mai 1929-Mai 1930, Rétrospective l'oeuvre de Léon Feer, Pp. ix, 97; Volume III. Mai 1930-Mai 1931, Rétrospective l'oeuvre de Prof. J. Ph. Vogel, Pp. ix, 89; Volumes IV-V. Mai 1931-Mai 1933, Rétrospective l'oeuvre de Prof. Paul Pelliot, Pp. x, 150; Volume VI. Mai 1933-Mai 1934, Pp. xii, 70; Index Général des Tomes I-VI, Pp. 71-152; Volumes VII-VIII. Mai 1934-Mai 1936, Rétrospective l'oeuvre complet de Sylvain Lévi, Pp. xii, 183; Volumes IX-XX. Mai 1936-Mai 1947, Pp. ix, 164; Volumes XXI-XXIII. Mai 1947-Mai 1950, Pp. viii, 210; Volume XXIII bis. Rétrospective et Index Général des Tomes VII-XXIII, Pp. 165; Volumes XXIV-XXVII. Mai 1950-Mai 1954, Pp. xv, 260; Volumes XXVIII-XXXI. Mai 1954-Mai 1958, Pp. xvii, 363; Volume XXXII. Index Général des Tomes XXIV-XXVII et XXVIII-XXXI, Pp. 216. - Hardcover, uniformly bound in full brick red cloth, gilt spines. In a very fine condition. Excellent set. ~ First edition. Complete run of this publication, including all General Indices.
1984Royal octavo. Pp. 70. Few marginal markings in pencil. Bound in the original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition.
1950Royal octavo. Pp. 86. Bound in the original printed wrappers, very slightly worn at extremities. Book is in a very good condition. ~ First edition. Bibliographische Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 20/21.
1958Octavo. Pp. xiii, 180. Frontispiece. Bound in the original stiff wrappers with integrated dust-jacket. In a very good condition. ~ First edition.
1958Octavo. Pp. xiii, 180. Frontispiece. Bound in the original stiff wrappers with integrated dust-jacket. In fine condition. ~ First edition.
1988Octavo. Pp. 178. Bound in the original stiff wrappers. In a very good condition, fine, crisp interior. ~ First edition.
1989Royal quarto (33 x 24cm). Pp. 216. Plus 159 colour plates of superb quality. Colour frontispiece. Double-page map. Numerous text figures. Bound in the original pictorial stiff wrappers. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Text in Dutch. Additional 4-page quarto leaflet loosely inserted. Published to coincide with the exhibition at the same name, part of Europaliafestival 89 Japan, held in the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Charleroi, under the patronage of the Emperor of Japan and the King of Belgium. A remarkable production.
Quarto. Pp. 158. Profusely and most beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's illustrated boards, with fine pictorial dust-jacket. Book is in a fresh-new condition. ~ First edition. Asobie are Japanese prints made as a kind of playing tool for children and adults alike. Today they form a unique collector's niche within the field of Japanese prints. This book presents a charming collection of entertaining pictures of the humorous world of Edo era, riddles, optical illusions, etc. Shigeo Fukuda (1932-); Shinichi Inagaki (1936-). Text in Japanese. (ISBN 4487751179). Scarce.
1917Two volumes. Paginated consecutively. Quarto. Pp. 296; 297-633. Includes Addend & Corrigenda section. Set in double columns. Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary three quarter cloth, spines lettered and individually numbered in gilt, cloth inner hinges; paper on boards bit creased in places, minor marking in red pencil on a page or two. In a very good condition, very clean interior. ~ First edition. With the handsome armorial bookplate of Alten Hofer inside cover of first volume and old signature on half-title.
1950Crown quarto. Pp. x, 326. Bound in the original stiff wrappers, plasticized, some annotations to first free endpaper. In a very good condition, fine, clean interior. ~ Revised Edition. Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies, II.
1964Crown quarto. Pp. xxx, 663. Set in double columns. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full ochre cloth, Chinese lettering to cover and spine, with dust-jacket, this worn in places. Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
1979Royal octavo. Pp. 178. Plus 6 plates. Indices. Original errata slip tipped-in. Bound in the original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition.
1975Octavo. Pp. x, 204, 6. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Chinese Materials and Research Aids Service Center, Inc., Occasional Series No. 34. Rare.
1971Royal quarto. Pp. li, 305. With 28 plates. Set in double columns. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's green boards, spine bit faded, with very good dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts, Xylographs Etc. in Danish Collections, Vol. III. Walther Heissig (1913-2005).