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réf. Z1-G-028-01956Routledge. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Routledge unknown
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2015réf. x-1138936987Routledge 2015. Paperback. New. 200 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.25 inches. Routledge paperback
2012réf. x-0415808871Routledge 2012. Hardcover. New. 200 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. Routledge hardcover
2012réf. DADAX0415808871Routledge 2012-12-19. 1. hardcover. New. 6.25x0.75x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
réf. EBS100172New Haven: Yale University Press 1968; 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Alchemy and the Occult is an essential bibliographic reference that catalogs one of the most comprehensive private collections of alchemical and occult literature ever assembled. The work spanning four volumes meticulously documents rare books manuscripts and printed materials related to alchemy esotericism astrology magic and early chemistry. The Mellon Collection housed at the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is one of the most prestigious collections of its kind featuring hundreds of primary texts from the medieval Renaissance and early modern periods. The catalogue serves as both an academic resource and a historical record providing scholars with insights into the intellectual traditions of alchemy and occultism. Bound in full two toned cloth with leather labels at spine. Folio: in orig. slipcase usual external wear but still VG internal condition excellent. Only 500 sets were published. Complete copies such as ours are now scarce on the market. Of considerable bibliographic and historic interest this impressive achievement minutely describes 160 printed works Vols. 1-2 and 149 manuscripts in the collection beginning chronologically with Apollonius circa 1225 and ending with Thomas Taylor 1790. A splendid catalogue that includes detailed bibliographical descriptions for each of the 160 printed books; each is described with painstaking accuracy and appears with illustrations. In Vols. 3-4 the 149 manuscripts are minutely described most of these were purchased by Mellon from Denis Duveen. These four volumes represent some of the "crown jewels" in the kingdom of hermetic bibliography and continue to inspire and inform students and scholars of Witchcraft Wicca Pagan Ritual Occult folklore anthropology primitive races and customs Mythology Ancient Magical Practices Ritual and Initiation Secret Societies Rosicrucian Egyptology Ancient Magical practices Aleister Crowley Andrew Chumbley Ceremonial and Black Magic Grimoire O.T.O. Golden Dawn Alchemy Hermetics Freemasonry Kabalah Cabala Kenneth Grant Austin Osman Spare Chaos Magick Church of Satan Anton LaVey Michael Aquino Temple of Set Demonology Satanism and more. From the famed B.H. Breslauer collection sale of the Bibliotheca Bibliographica Breslaueriana at Christie's New York 27 June 2005 lot 1582 with letterpress bookplates loosely inserted into each volume. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1968; 1977 hardcover
réf. 0332624463.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. PRINT9KR0105The Mayflower Press Ltd.; Great Britain. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Offprint. First edition. Offprint. Original wrappers. Stamps front cover smudge rear cover edges little nicked else very good. Alcohol. Science. The Mayflower Press Ltd.; Great Britain unknown
2021réf. Gyan-9789361419461Facsimile Publisher 2021. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 2.91 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2021réf. Gyan-9789361419461Facsimile Publisher 2021. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 2.91 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
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réf. 1025263588.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1951In folio. Dim. 40x30,5 cm. Pp. da 248 a 258+(4). Numero del 11 settembre 1951 della rivista settimanale "Ali" di aviazione."Ali" il periodico degli aviatori italiani nasce a Milano il 28 Marzo 1944 per essere pubblicato fino al 28 Aprile 1945 quando si interruppe a causa della guerra. Riappare nel 1951 fino al 1977 variando più volte di nome. Tra gli articoli presenti: ho bombardato Pearl Harbour, Il battello radiocomandato cala dal cielo, Le ali dell'anima di Fiume, Un Koblet di 30 anni fa ha costruito alianti, Roehn, Alianti in alta quota sulle Alpi, una cicogna sul Gran Sasso ecc... Numerose notizie di attualità e foto d'epoca all'interno. In buone condizioni. Copertina editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure ai margini e dorso. Piegatura orizzontale. Legatura quasi assente. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture.Number of the 11th of september 1951 of the weekly magazine "Ali" of aviation. "Ali" the magazine of italian aviators was born in Milan the 28th of March 1944 to be published until the 28th of April 1945 when it was blocked due to the war. It reappeared in 1951 until 1977 changing names different times. Between the issues treated: I have bombed Pearl Harbour, Airplanes in Fiume, A Koblet of 30 years old built airplanes, Roehn, in Alps, Gran Sasso ecc... Different information of actuality and photoes inside. In good conditions. Editorial cover in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Binding is almost missing. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxings.
1948réf. 022341New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Fine with the chemise but lacking slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #751 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1948réf. 17169New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. From the Limited Editions Club All Men Are Brothers translated by Pearl S. Buck signed by the illustrator Miguel Covarrubias. Folio two volumes xxix 1 350pp; 8 351-688pp. Stiff boards covered in bark-paper bound together with red cords title on red label attached to front covers. Clean text no marks or notations. Bright illustrations. Light soiling to spine of both volumes text blocks sound. Original red paper board chemise with red cloth spine title printed on label attached to spine toning to interior and exterior of spine stain on label. Housed in publisher's original red cardboard slipcase shelf wear chipping along edges seams reinforced with archival tape repair now stable. From a limited edition of 1500 copies this being number 59 signed by the illustrator Miguel Covarrubias in Volume II. A nice example. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1948réf. 330446New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Limited. hardcover. fine. Miguel Covarrubias. Translated from the Chinese by Pearl S. Buck. With an Introduction by Lin Yutang. 2 volumes 32 hand colored plates & text illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. 688pp. 4to flexibile Oriental bark boards bound stab-sewn with red silk cord; cloth backed red board chemise with printed spine label but lacking outer slipcase.New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. The 14th century masterpiece of Chinese fiction. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist. Limited Editions Club unknown
1933réf. 162586London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1933. In the time of Five Kingdoms confusion reigned high. First UK edition first impression of the first full translation into English of one of the most widely read novels in any language here finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery. The product of five years of scholarship Buck's translation was first published in the US in 1933 in two volumes with the present edition following just a few months later. All Men are Brothers tells of 108 heroic outlaws led by Song Jiang who establish a fellowship on the Liangshan mountain in Shandong and relentlessly uphold values of kinship and virtue in a world dominated by corruption and evil-doers. The novel provides "a vast social panorama whose characters include nearly all the types and occupations of China. Priests and courtesans march across the pages along with merchants scholars tavern keepers politicians and minor officials farmers fishermen slaves aristocrats and children. There is even a succession of mythical animals. At the center of the action is the robber band enforcing rough justice in a bad world" Conn p. 137. Octavo 207 x 134 mm. With lithographed frontispiece after an illustration from a Chinese edition of the text; vignettes in text. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in black morocco spine lettered in black on red label within two raised bands front cover blocked with red vignette of Lin Chong turn-ins double-ruled in red red endpapers edges gilt. A fine copy. Peter Conn Pearl Buck: a Cultural Biography 1998. hardcover
1957réf. BBS-2020275Methuen and Co Ltd 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Third UK edition. Two volumes complete. Hardcovers with jackets. Jackets are edgeworn with chipping. This includes a rather large portion missing from the top of the spine of volume 2 and a strip missing between the spine and rear panel of volume 1. Volume 1's jacket also has some water staining to the lower edge of the rear panel. Yellowing and dust soil to both. Both jackets are inside protective covers. The boards show some signs of wear mainly to edges light rubbing to surface cloth. Volume 2's spine head is faded where that piece of jacket is missing. Gilt stamping is dulled. Endpapers of both volumes are lightly discolored from contact with jackets. Pages are clean and bright on both volumes. Bindings are sound. This listing is for a set and may require additional postage to ship. Methuen and Co Ltd hardcover
1948réf. 019922New York: Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked text edges otherwise about Fine lacking the chemise and slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes 9-1/4" x 12-1/4" bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover
réf. 85116204New York 1948 LTD ED.CLUB. Maroon cloth spine over orange board folding case 2 vol. set 688p. folio: 24 x 31cm. 32 stunning color full-page plates by M. Covarrubiashis SIGNED HAND-NUMBERED 203 OF 1500 ONLY COPIES.AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE . . . A CHINESE CLASSIC BEAUTIFULLY COLOR ILLUSTRATED . . . FIRST EDITION WITH 70 FULL-PAGE COLOR DRAWINGS . . . BY MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS . . . LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 HAND-NUMBERED & SIGNED COPIES . . . BY THE ARTIST . . . WITH INTRODUCTION BY LIN YUTANG . . One of China's greatest historical novels set in the 13th century & is a somewhat erotic work reflecting the mores of the decadent and disorderly end of the Sung dynasty. During the 4th era of Chia Ch'ing Qing 17th century it was labeled "licentious" and banned by Imperial mandate. . THE TRANSLATOR: PEARL S. BUCK 1892-1973: This superbly translated work is perhaps Pearl Buck's magnum opus. . She was also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu. She was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for The Good Earth which was the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. . She was a Protestant missionary in China from 1914 to 1932. See Wikipedia for more on her. . SHUI HU ZHUAN is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. The story which is set in the Northern Song dynasty around 1120 tells of how a group of 108 outlaws gather at Mount Liang or Liangshan Marsh to rebel against the government. Later they are granted amnesty and enlisted by the government to resist the nomadic conquest of the Liao dynasty and other rebels. . THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB FIRST & ONLY LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES HAND-SIGNED & HAND-NUMBERED IN RED PENCIL BY COVARRUBIAS: Please see our photo spine.jpg posted on our website for the author's Signed & Numbered Limitations Page. . THE ILLUSTRATOR MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS This Deluxe edition was stunningly illustrated in full color by the brilliantly celebrated Miguel Covarrubias. . Covarrubias' style was highly influential in America especially in the 1920s and 1930s and his artwork and caricatures of influential politicians and artists were featured on the covers of The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. . Color photos are posted to our website. . CONDITION: This set of 2 volumes were issued by the publisher stitched bound in red cord over buff boards with red title slips. . The 2 volumes are contained in an orange 3-part folding case with red cloth spine and elaborate spine label with three Chinese cinnabar-red Yin Zhang chops/seals. . As usual there is some typical minor rubbing to the edges corners a small tear in the top spine hinge area near the label and on the lower hinges towards the bottom otherwise the hinges have been reinforced in the distant past from the inside gutters by and large firm & stable. . There is a scuff to the front cover of the case and a faint crease near the lower right corner. . The slip case has performed its duty of protecting the books from wear. . The books are firmly & solidly stitched bound the contents are pristine clean without issues. . By and large a much better than average example highly collectible. . REFERENCES: . Pearl S. Buck: see Wikipedia for comprehensive details Miguel Covarrubias: See Wikipedia Miguel_Covarrubias SHUI HU ZHUAN SHUI HU CHUAN or WATER MARGIN aka. "Outlaws of the Marsh" and "All Men are Brothers." See Wikipedia for comprehensive details. . . unknown
1948réf. 56283New York For the members of The Limited Editions Club 1948. Hardcover. In two volumes with a wraparound red cover protecting both. Four-hole stab stitch binding. Cover edges sun-darkened; wraparound cover partially sun-faded with scattered faint discolorations; otherwise very good condition. Signed by illustrator on limitation page. Lacks the slipcase. . Two volumes 688p. in all. Illus. Folio. Limited to 1500 copies this being no. 841. New York, For the members of The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1933réf. ABE-1638090661046London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1933 1933 First edition. Thick Octavo 2215.5cm 1279pp. Fine hardcover firm binding top edge gilt. Beautiful bookplate to front pastedown with previous owner's name. The front panel of the scarce dust jacket with the striking design has been retained now pieced together with facsimile jacket spine back cover as well as front and rear flaps protected in mylar. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1933 hardcover
