Burma by FERRARS, Max and Bertha - 1901

AVA Publishing House, Bangkok, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, five appendices, index and map. The text is illustrated with reproductions of sepia toned photographs and the occasional sepia toned illustration. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with gilt and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book was first published in 1901. One of the first books published for the western reader that detailed daily life in Burma of nearly 100 years ago. A little rubbing to the book corners and back strip edges. Previous owner's Chop to the lower right hand corner of the free front endpaper. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and pages. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [5], VI - XII, [1], 2 - 237, [3] pages,. Please refer to… Read More

Bangkok.: Ava Publishing House.. [Reprint].. (circa1996).. Black and white photographic illustrations throughout, xii + 237pp, 27 x 20cm, appendices, samples of notated music, maps and index. From the library of Dr Andrew Selth with his name and chop on front free endpaper, some minor soiling dustjacket. A very good clean copy. The nine chapters in this volume look at many aspects of Burmese life including childhood and adolescence, manhood and occupation, trades and professions, the non Burmese living in Burma including the Shan, Karen, Chin, Chimpaw, Chinese, Indians and Europeans, the politics, festivals and death. Appendices include information of the structure of the Burmese language and Notes on Burmese Music (by P.A. Mariano). First published in London in 1901 this is an attractive reprint with the illustrations clearly reproduced. .

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company,. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. Hinges cracked, rear board badly spotted, wear on extremities ; Armorial bookplate of Thomas Barbour; gilt decorated brown cloth ; Photo illus; 237 pages .

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1901. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with the spine strip detached at the join with the upper board. Hinges weak throughout with the first blank detached and the last missing. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback. Physically 11¼” x 9” (2.2 kg); (xii) 237pp; Index; 2nd edition, 1st printing, first published 1900. Includes: Tissue-guarded Frontispiece; Black & white photographs (within the text); Black & white plates (under tissue guards); Musical scores; Coloured maps (1); Appendices (5); Top edge gilt; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1900. Brick cloth, gilt spine title, extensive gilt decoration, blind border & framing to cover, blind publisher device to back board, top edge gilt, decorative endpapers / pastedown, tissued frontis, many black & white photo illustrations in the text & some full page & tissued, & two page map in the back; A good copy with interior front hinge cracked, handsome large bookplate inside front cover; 237 pages. . 8.75"X11".

London, Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, Limited, 1901. Second edition, first impression, of this decoratively bound description of Burmese life, including chapters on childhood, adolescence, adulthood, trades and professions, politics, cultural festivals, and customs. The first edition appeared the previous year. The majority of the photographs are credited to Max Ferrars, a British colonial official and the Director of Public Instruction in Burma, as well as a prominent supporter of the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade. The rest were taken by his wife Bertha, who died before the work was completed. The Royal Geographical Society has a collection of close to 500 glass negatives by the couple. Of note is the short appendix on Burmese music by P.A. Mariano, which includes five pages of notation and represents one of the first attempts to offer some form of technical analysis. Quarto. Original reddish-brown cloth, spine with title gilt on black ground, elaborate gilt decoration after… Read More

Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum, 1937. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209pp. Marbled boards, black spine, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, slipcase. Corners lightly rubbed, spine lettering mildly sunned, contents are clean and some pages still unopened. Slipcase is lightly edge-chipped. One of 481 copies printed on Hazelbourn paper by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press.

Walter Scott, London, 1889 revised edition, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 79 pages, 5" x 7.5", waterstain on front board, otherwise clean and tight, inscribed by author on ffep.

lvi+342 pages with frontispiece, 6 maps including two folding maps, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and pictorial representation of the ship Victoria embossed on front cover with cover and blind stamped ruled edges with original jacket. Edited by Michael Roe. Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, second series, volume 131. First edition.In 1794, Charles Bishop sailed from Bristol as master of the Ruby, a trading ship bound for north-west America. He had instructions to procure otter furs fro the Indians and then to proceed to Canton via japan and sell the cargo. During the years 1794-1802, he rounded South America to reach the Pacific coast, then visited the Pacific islands and the coasts of Asia and Australia. In the Moluccas, he sold the Ruby and purchased the Nautilus; correspondingly, the test is divided into two sections. This narrative is Bishop's journal of his voyages and relates a minor epic of adventure,… Read More

By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.

Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.

547 pages. Black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine. Spine detatched on one side. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from (a UK dealer). Additional photos available.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1823. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [viii]ix-xii [1]2-544. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown half-leather over marbled boards, title in gilt within a red title piece. The first edition of the author's first book. William Wilson (1772-1849) inherited a substantial sum from an uncle, and decided to indulge his passion for travel. He travelled throughout Europe and The Middle East and wrote a series of books. This was his first, and it was the most popular, going through several editions. This is a good copy as all plates, including the frontispiece, have been excised. The boards show moderate wear, heavier at the spine ends. The front hinge is cracked. The text block is mainly clean with a few marks of unknown origin.

Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition. Number line starts with 1. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.

2 Volumes: Volume 1 subtitled: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton 1741-1742 xii+333 with 8 maps, 3 illustrations including frontispiece, bibliography and index; Volume 2 subtitled: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746 1747 xv+393 pages with frontispiece, 13 maps, 6 illustrations, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 177 and 181. First edition.The eighteenth century saw a resurgence of hope that a Northwest Passage - that elusive target of European seamen over the centuries - might yet be found. Prompted by the Irish MP Arthur Dobbs, the Admiralty sent the Furnace and Discovery to Hudson Bay in 1741 in search of navigable passage to the Pacific. The expedition was commanded by Christopher Middleton, until his resignation in March 1741 a sea-captain in the service of the Hudson Bay Company. With his actions closely scrutinized by his former… Read More

2 Volumes: xxxii+368 pages with frontispiece, five folding maps and ten plates; ix+[369]-640 pages with frontispiece, two folding maps, six plates, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and gilt sailing ship to front cover. Translated by Anthony Mango. Second Series, volumes 138 and 139. First edition.By the early sixteenth century the loosely knit kingdom of Georgia had disintegrated from the strong monarch of the middle ages to a number of small states and principalities. This internal disunity made the Georgians easy victims of the power politics of the neighboring Ottoman and Safavid empires, and by the end of the century the southward drive of the Russians intensified the struggle for military and diplomatic control over the whole of the Caucasian isthmus. As a result of this struggle seventeen embassies were exchanged between the Russian tsars and the Georgian kins ruling in Kakheti during the years 1564-1605. W E D Allen and Anthony… Read More