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1928Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park, where bears are as plentiful as berries, and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave, Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes, who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait, recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
1917Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Six Skulls - Part I - Sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings" - the twenty-five year persecution of Walter G. Patterson who, while a young man in Butte, Montana, was compelled to join a lawless Chinese tong; An Amazing Voyage - The escape from Spain of a number of interned German officers; A Flying Man in South America - Part VI - The adventures of John G. Barron, who spent 2.5 years giving flying exhibitions in South America, often to people who had never before seen an aircraft; The Child of Terbeeke - How a child saved a British Battalion from annihilation; Humours of the East African Campaign; Panton's Feud - how aviators and artillery co-operate at the Front; On the Borders of Tibet - Part V - Photo-illustrated account of the author's two years wanderings in these wild lands of wilder people; A Bandit's Bride - Part III - The strange story of Pancho Villa's wife, with photos, including photo of Villa and Zapata on horseback in Mexico City in 1915 when they practically controlled Mexico; Railway Building in the Wilderness - Part I - Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific through the Canadian Rockies, with great photos; The Faithful Lover - The history of William Anderson and Catherine Burthe; Photo of Mashukwlumbwe tribesmen with hair spikes over two feet tall!; Ten-page investment ad for the Sugar Cane By-Products Co., which apparently sought to solve the shortage of wood pulp by using sugar cane; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 388-472, 8-24 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1964Best.-Nr. 55114Paris Dargaud - Bruxelles, 1964 In-4, cartonnage illustr de l'diteur.Edition originale de cet album, le deuxime des 78 titres de la collection (dpt lgal au 3me trimestre 1964). Etat de conservation: trs bon pour l'intrieur et le cartonnage.
1912Best.-Nr. 63457Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1909-1912. Gr.-8°. Mit 566 tlw. ganzs. bzw. farb. Tafelabbildungen u. 14 tlw. gefalt. Karten. XVIII, 405 (1); X, 406; X, 390 S., OLwd.-Bde. m. mont. Deckelillustrationen.
1933Best.-Nr. 19939ALeipzig, in Kommission bei F. A. Brockhaus, 1933. Ca. 26 x 20 cm. 1 Blatt, XIV Seiten, 555 (1) Seiten, mit 208 Abbildungen auf Kunstdrucktafeln nach eigenen Aufnahmen, 412 Skizzen des Verfassers im Text, einer Lichtdruck- und einer Buntdrucktafel sowie einer Klosterkarte. Original-Leinenband mit Kopffarbschnitt und illustriertem Original-Schutzumschlag.
1800Best.-Nr. PHO-2272Paris, F. Buisson, An IX (1800). Atlas seul relié demi cuir, dos lisse orné avec pièce de titre et tomaison. Frottements, manque à la pièce de titre, accrocs aux coiffes, petites rousseurs au titre et liste des planches. Illustré de 15 planches hors texte dont une carte de la route de Buxadeouar à Tassisudon dans le Boutan et de Tassisudon à Teschou-Loumbou dans le Thibet.
1895Best.-Nr. 110453London W. H. Allen & Co 1895 1 vol. relié in-8, cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur, XVIII + 598 + (2) pp. (cartonnage un peu passé), index, bibliographie. Edition originale abondamment illustrée de photographies, dessins et reproductions. Première étude détaillée du bouddhisme tibétain en langue anglaise, par le linguiste, explorateur et médecin dans l'armée des Indes Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938). Bel exemplaire. Rare.
1895Best.-Nr. 110453London W. H. Allen & Co 1895 1 vol. relié in-8, cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur, XVIII + 598 + (2) pp. (cartonnage un peu passé), index, bibliographie. Edition originale abondamment illustrée de photographies, dessins et reproductions. Première étude détaillée du bouddhisme tibétain en langue anglaise, par le linguiste, explorateur et médecin dans l'armée des Indes Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938). Bel exemplaire. Rare.
Best.-Nr. 97019203London 1811 Longmans. New black cloth very good pages 541-576 complete extracted article. S C A R C E An early resource covers the name extentmountains & rivers of Tibet. Of the Kingdoms into which Tibet is divided: Great Tibet or Butan & Little Tibet. Lassa or Barantola its name extent cities & inhabitants. The religion of Tibet Dalay Lama adored as a God incarnated. Of the Hutuktus or apost- olical Vicars & inferior Lamas. The government of Tibet. An account of the Si-fan or Tu-fan & the country inhabited by them their history and destruciton of their Empire. Very early primary resource on Tibet and its culture. R A R E ! unknown
1766In Padova, MDCCLXVI (1766), nella Stamperia del Seminario. (mm. 230). Due volumi rilegati in uno. Cartonato rustico dell’epoca, titolo manoscritto al dorso. 1 c. b, pp. (14), 207; 232. Non comune prima ed unica edizione. Splendido esemplare in barbe. L’opera contiene il primo accenno al karma della religione buddista. Bibl: Antologia Vieusseux, n. 51, 2011, E. G. Bargiacchi, la nascita degli studi tibetani, pp. 5 - 32: Ippolito Desideri aveva affrontato non solo la lingua tibetana, ma anche le concezioni filosofiche centrali del buddhismo, redigendo «quella Relazione del Tibet che – come disse Giuseppe Tucci – per la sua profondità e diligenza resiste all’urto dei secoli e al perfezionarsi della indagine»; Le acquisizioni desideriane furono partecipate direttamente ad alcuni studiosi del tempo e di ciò resta qualche traccia; possiamo ricordare una delle prime segnalazioni della legge buddhista del karma che, nelle parole del teologo domenicano Tommaso Vincenzo Moniglia, portava a ritenere «quell’infedeli che le virtù e i vizj, per un’intrinseca forza materiale tirassero le anime in quei luoghi diversi [«di gastigo» e «di gaudio»] ad esse proporzionati». Questa legge, che indica «una specie […] di meccanica necessità» (p. 89), viene riferita dal Moniglia come sentita da Desideri, «Pistojese Missionario del Tibet» (p. 90).
Best.-Nr. 97019202London 1811 Longmans. New 3/4 leather over marbled boards folder pages 541-576 complete in itself clean minor bit of foxing contained in a folder. S C A R C E An early resource covers the name extentmountains & rivers of Tibet. Of the Kingdoms into which Tibet is divided: Great Tibet or Butan & Little Tibet. Lassa or Barantola its name extent cities & inhabitants. The religion of Tibet Dalay Lama adored as a God incarnated. Of the Hutuktus or apost- olical Vicars & inferior Lamas. The government of Tibet. An account of the Si-fan or Tu-fan & the country inhabited by them their history and destruciton of their Empire. Very early primary resource on Tibet and its culture. R A R E ! unknown
1963Please note: This is a first edition copy from 1963. 224 pages. "... Covers the essentials of colour practice and includes an international dictionary of colours with British Standard equivalents. A universal ready-reference for all whose jobs or recreations involve colour, it now includes names of colours used by British paint manufacturers and colours traditionally associated with the printing ink industry, thus shedding light on the whole field of colour in art and science." - from dust jacket of a later edition (not included). Colour-finder card not included. Lightly used former corporate library copy with usual markings. A sound copy. Book
1978252 pages. Colour finder card in pocket inside back cover. "... Covers the essentials of colour practice and includes an international dictionary of colours with British Standard equivalents. A universal ready-reference for all whose jobs or recreations involve colour, it now includes names of colours used by British paint manufacturers and colours traditionally associated with the printing ink industry, thus shedding light on the whole field of colour in art and science." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Relatively few library markings. Front endpaper removed resulting in narrow opening along front hinge. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy. Book
1927In-8 p. (mm. 222x138), tela edit. verde con titolo e decoraz. dorate al piatto e al dorso (manca la sovraccoperta), con alcune tavole in b.n. f.t., come da Indice, ampiamente descritte. L’opera, con una approfondita introduzione, è così suddivisa: “The Chikhai Bardo and the Chonyid Bardo - The ‘Bardo’ of the moments of death - The ‘Bardo’ of the experiencing of reality - The Sidpa Bardo - The after-death world - the process of rebirth”. The Appendix e l’Addenda (Yoga - Tantricism - Mantras, or words of power - The Guru and Shishya (or Chela) and initiations - Northern and Southern Buddism and Christianity - The Medieval Christian judgement”. "Prima edizione inglese". Si tratta della prima traduzione inglese del testo Tibetano Buddista “Bardo Thodol”, realizzata dallo scrittore americano Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz (1878-1965), antropologo e pioniere nello studio del buddismo tibetano e nella sua trasmissione al mondo occidentale. Il titolo fu inventato da Wentz per la similarità con l’antico “Libro dei morti” egiziano, e come il testo egizio anche questo tibetano diventò un importante classico della spiritualità universale. Solo antica firma di apparten. ms. al frontespizio, altrimenti esemplare molto ben conservato.
1910Milano, Treves, 1910, due volumi in-8vo legature originali in tutta tela marrone e copertine illustrate a colori, pp. XII-510-(6) + pp. 474-(6) con due tavole alle antiporte, 381 incisioni, due panorami, otto tavole a colori e tre carte a colori ripiegate fuori testo. I riferimenti alle tavole e alle carte citati nei due frontespizi sono fuorvianti: nel primo volume e' citato: "Con 403 incisioni da fotografie e da acquerelli e disegni dell'autore, e con 10 carte" mentre nel secondo volume: "Con 397 incisioni in nero, due panorami, otto tavole a colori, e 10 carte). Nella realtà sono presenti complessivamente 381 illustrazioni in nero in tavole fuori testo, la numerazione è continua per entrambi i volumi, da 1 a 194 nel primo e da 195 a 378 nel secondo (di cui una è un grande panorama ripiegato) e tre tavole non numerate relative alle due antiporte ed al ritratto di Hedin, nove tavole a colori (tre nel primo volume e sei nel secondo, di cui una è un grande panorama ripiegato), tre grandi carte a colori ripiegate fuori testo (una nel primo e due nel secondo volume). Non sono in alcun modo presenti le dieci tavole citate nel primo volume ed altre dieci citate nel secondo volume ed il numero complessivo delle illustrazioni in nero è quindi di 381 (378 + 3) e non 403 + 397.
Best.-Nr. 9969London, Macmillan and Co, 1909-1913. 3 volumes, XXIII-436 pp. (T. I) - XVII-441 pp. (T. II) - XV-426 pp. (T. III), rebound in modern full brown leather, with 388 pp. and 10 Maps (Volumes I and II), 156 illustrations from Photographs, Water-colour Sketches and Drawings by the Author and 4 Maps (Volume III). A very good set, in very good condition.
19538vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and numerous plates in monochrome; elegantly bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Classic account of life in Tibet immediately prior to the Chinese invasion. Neate, H40.
1988Best.-Nr. 027045London 1988 Serindia Publications Hardcover As New 1st Edition
1909Roy. 8vo., First English Edition, with a portrait frontispiece in photogravure, 10 plates (one large and folding) in photogravure, 63 illustrations in the text and a large folding coloured map (lightly spotted; one short tear without material loss in one fold); original cloth gilt, gilt back, mildly rubbed at joints, corners lightly bruised else a remarkably bright, clean copy of a very scarce work. Classic account of a journey by a Japanese monk through Tibet to Nepal between 1897-1903, and including a year's residence in the forbidden city of Lhasa disguised as a local doctor. His extraordinary narrative, detailing a series of events that ought never to have occurred at all, was originally published in a long series of articles written for two leading Japanese newspapers, and subsequently issued in book form (in Japanese) by Hakubunkwan. This is the first appearance in English. ONE OF THE RAREST MODERN BOOKS ON TIBET AND A VALUABLE PRIMARY SOURCE. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF WHICH THIS IS A WELL ABOVE AVERAGE COPY. Cordier BS 4382; Yakushi K35.
Best.-Nr. 214498Pais, chez Bossange, Masson et Besson, 1806 in-8, [8]-XIX-[1]-302-[1] pp., plan replié, grande carte repliée, 3 planches repliées, 3 tableaux repliés, fig. in-t., index, demi-veau fauve, dos lisse, filets dorés (reliure pastiche). Bon exemplaire.
1876Best.-Nr. 321932London: Trübner and Co. Ludgate Hill 1876. First Edition. Frontis. 4 folding maps 6 plates 2 in text. clxi 354pp. 8vo. Bound in modern full grey calf several small of stamps of Canterbury Public Library. First Edition. Frontis. 4 folding maps 6 plates 2 in text. clxi 354pp. 8vo. First British Mission to Tibet went in 1774 under Scotsman George Bogle 1746-1781 command and established a relationship between Tibet and British India. In 1811 Thomas Manning followed. Trübner and Co., Ludgate Hill unknown
1876Best.-Nr. 321932London: Trübner and Co. Ludgate Hill 1876. First Edition. Frontis. 4 folding maps 6 plates 2 in text. clxi 354pp. 8vo. Bound in modern full grey calf several small of stamps of Canterbury Public Library. First Edition. Frontis. 4 folding maps 6 plates 2 in text. clxi 354pp. 8vo. First British Mission to Tibet went in 1774 under Scotsman George Bogle 1746-1781 command and established a relationship between Tibet and British India. In 1811 Thomas Manning followed. Trübner and Co., Ludgate Hill unknown books
1981Best.-Nr. 027030Hongkong 1981 Visual Dharma publications ltd Full-Leather (Hardcover) 1st Edition
1952Best.-Nr. 0269011952 La Libreria Della Stato Soft cover Very Good
8 vols., 4to, orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt, a very nice set.
