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London: William Heinemann, 1891. Eight volumes, published 1891-1893, finely bound in unsigned contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, the backs gilt, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Florentine Nights, V. I; Pictures of Travel, Vols. II and III; The Salon, V. IV; Germany, Vols. V and VI; French Affairs, Letters from Paris, Vols. VII and VIII. Small labels of period San Francisco book sellers D.P. Elder and Morgan Shepard rear end pages. Very Good Plus, contemporary gift inscription Santa Monica, CA dated 1900 in pencil front end page Vol. II. Scattered underlining in pencil, mostly in Vol. II but noticed in half the volumes, prior owner name in pencil. The bindings showing the faintest of wear, a quite lovely set overall, and exceedingly SCARCE as a set. ( Worldcat locates 4 holdings). A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders and priority mail. . First Edition Thus. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over…
Read More Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen. Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung älterer neupersischer Geschichtsquellen, vor allem der Mongolen - und Timuridenzeit. Four Volumes by Doerfer, Gerhard - 1963
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Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen. Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung älterer neupersischer Geschichtsquellen, vor allem der Mongolen - und Timuridenzeit. Four Volumes
by Doerfer, Gerhard
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Wiesbaden, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH, 1963. Published 1963-65-67-75. Four volumes in original printed wrappers, text in German, xlviii, 557, v, 671, 670, 640 pages. Near Fine, pages uncut, slight toning to spines, small corner crease to wrappers. Interiors are pristine, unopened and unread. SCARCE in current commerce. A heavy and bulky set they will require additional postage for priority and international mail.. Please inquire. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. Thick 8vo.
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- Keywords Persia, Mongolia, Turkey
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The Works of Heinrich Heine. Translated from the German by Charles Godfrey Leland (Hans Breitmann). In Eight Volumes
by Heine, Heinrich).
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. A new edition.
by CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of
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Londini: Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1807. 3 volumes bound as 6 in contemporary full diced calf, the backs gilt with mottled calf labels, the covers with blind tooled border inside gilt rule border. plain brown end papers, small stamp of R. Parker. Very Good Plus, scattered light toning, boards lightly rubbed, bindings solid. A quite handsome set . New Edition. Full Diced Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Child's History of England
by Dickens, Charles
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London, 1852, 1853, 1854: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. First Editions, published 1852, 1853, 1854. Three volumes in original red-brown cloth binding, blind-stamped and gilt pictorial embossed boards, marbled end-papers and page edges, each volume with the half titles and engraved frontispieces by F. W. Topham.. Very Good, spines dulled and chips to cloth at spines of Vols. I and III, boards soiled and with light edge wear, scattered toning generally confined to end papers. Vol. II with faint contemporary gift inscription dated 1853 at head of title page. Vols. II and III with one page of ads at rear, Vol. I has no ads. . First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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JOSEPH CONRAD Life and Letters. Two Volumes
by Jean-Aubry, G.; Conrad, Joseph
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Garden City: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1927. # 888 of 1000 copies SIGNED BY Joseph Conrad on signature slip pasted to Autograph Signature page. Two volumes in fine bindings stamp-signed by Stikeman Co. NY of half dark green crushed morocco over turquoise buckram, the backs in decorative gilt, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Near Fine, soiling to buckram rear cover of Vol. I. viii, (2), 339, (2), 376 pp. Illustrations, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Conrad to each volume. A quite lovely set. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Life of John Marshall. Autograph Edition. In Four Volumes
by Beveridge, Albert J.
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. # 448 of 500 copies in the Autograph Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR at illustrated signature page bound at front of Vol. I. Four volumes bound in contemporary half dark red morocco over pale red buckram boards, gilt backs, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Near Fine, light rubbing at corners, two small stains bottom edge of page block Vol. I. I. Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker, 1755-1788 --II. Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman, 1789-1801 --III. Conflict and Construction, 1800-1815 --IV. The Building of the Nation, 1815-1835. A quite handsome set. This heavy set will require additional postage for Priority mail and International shipping, please inquire before ordering. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Works of Heinrich Heine. Translated from the German by Charles Godfrey Leland (Hans Breitmann). In Eight Volumes
by Heine, Heinrich).
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London: William Heinemann, 1891. Eight volumes, published 1891-1893, finely bound in unsigned contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, the backs gilt, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Florentine Nights, V. I; Pictures of Travel, Vols. II and III; The Salon, V. IV; Germany, Vols. V and VI; French Affairs, Letters from Paris, Vols. VII and VIII. Small labels of period San Francisco book sellers D.P. Elder and Morgan Shepard rear end pages. Very Good Plus, contemporary gift inscription Santa Monica, CA dated 1900 in pencil front end page Vol. II. Scattered underlining in pencil, mostly in Vol. II but noticed in half the volumes, prior owner name in pencil. The bindings showing the faintest of wear, a quite lovely set overall, and exceedingly SCARCE as a set. ( Worldcat locates 4 holdings). A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders and priority mail. . First Edition Thus. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over…
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. A new edition.
by CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of
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Londini: Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1807. 3 volumes bound as 6 in contemporary full diced calf, the backs gilt with mottled calf labels, the covers with blind tooled border inside gilt rule border. plain brown end papers, small stamp of R. Parker. Very Good Plus, scattered light toning, boards lightly rubbed, bindings solid. A quite handsome set . New Edition. Full Diced Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Child's History of England
by Dickens, Charles
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London, 1852, 1853, 1854: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. First Editions, published 1852, 1853, 1854. Three volumes in original red-brown cloth binding, blind-stamped and gilt pictorial embossed boards, marbled end-papers and page edges, each volume with the half titles and engraved frontispieces by F. W. Topham.. Very Good, spines dulled and chips to cloth at spines of Vols. I and III, boards soiled and with light edge wear, scattered toning generally confined to end papers. Vol. II with faint contemporary gift inscription dated 1853 at head of title page. Vols. II and III with one page of ads at rear, Vol. I has no ads. . First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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JOSEPH CONRAD Life and Letters. Two Volumes
by Jean-Aubry, G.; Conrad, Joseph
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Garden City: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1927. # 888 of 1000 copies SIGNED BY Joseph Conrad on signature slip pasted to Autograph Signature page. Two volumes in fine bindings stamp-signed by Stikeman Co. NY of half dark green crushed morocco over turquoise buckram, the backs in decorative gilt, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Near Fine, soiling to buckram rear cover of Vol. I. viii, (2), 339, (2), 376 pp. Illustrations, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Conrad to each volume. A quite lovely set. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Life of John Marshall. Autograph Edition. In Four Volumes
by Beveridge, Albert J.
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. # 448 of 500 copies in the Autograph Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR at illustrated signature page bound at front of Vol. I. Four volumes bound in contemporary half dark red morocco over pale red buckram boards, gilt backs, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Near Fine, light rubbing at corners, two small stains bottom edge of page block Vol. I. I. Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker, 1755-1788 --II. Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman, 1789-1801 --III. Conflict and Construction, 1800-1815 --IV. The Building of the Nation, 1815-1835. A quite handsome set. This heavy set will require additional postage for Priority mail and International shipping, please inquire before ordering. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Mansions of the Sun : The Indian Desert Thaar
by Anand, Uma
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- 9780905906294 / 0905906292
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Al-falak Scorpion, 1982. Book. Illus. by Vivek Anand. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Illustrated with colour & b/w photos. The book has a previous owner's private bookplate on the endpaper but is otherwise both book & jacket are in excellet condition. Firmly bound and carefully read..
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THE MILITARY COLLAPSE OF CHINA'S MING DYNASTY, 1618-44
by Swope, Kenneth M
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- 9781138652330 / 1138652334
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New York: Routledge, 2014. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 291pp, numerous b/w illustrations. A very nice copy..
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Korea Through Her Arts
by Kim Ki-Mun
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Yesul Chunchu Sa, Seoul, Korea, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Very interesting book which includes lots of illustration, many of which are tipped-in (color and b/w). There are also 6 records with representative Korean music. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 445 pp. Text is in Korean. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Spine working loose but still intact. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Art & Design; Non-English Language::Korean; Korea; Korean Language; Sociology & Culture. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001394. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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The Bengali Intellectual Tradition: From Rammohun Ray to Dhirendranath Sen
by Mukhopadhyay, Amal Kumar (editor)
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Calcutta, K.P. Bagchi & Company, 1979, hardcover, viii-289 pp, First edition, Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, name to front endpaper, spine-end and corner bumps, spine faded. Dustjacket, edge chips, rubs, a few spots to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The result of a collective study by the Council for Political Studies, Calcutta, includes 12 essays on the great Bengali intellectuals of the past 150 years, by the author and others. Each essay concludes with notes and references. Index appended.
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Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph
by Lawrence, T.E
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T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.
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Formless in Form: Kenko, 'Tsurezuregusa,' and the Rhetoric of Japanese Fragmentary Prose
by Chance, Linda H
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- 9780804730013 / 0804730016
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Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997. Study of this medieval Japanese classic of brief 'essays' on various subjects; the author argues that Kenko's text is not an early example of 'zuihitsu' or informal essay, but rather "a deliberate, controlled effort by Kenko to force the reader to confront the impermanent and contingent nature of existence through experiencing the text." Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; first edition (first printing). Light wear to book; hint of fading to jacket spine; near fine, unmarked. Text clean; xxii, [2], 343 pages + 'colophon'; index, character list, lengthy bibliography, notes. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Vol. III
by Parker, H. ( Collected and Translated by )
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London: Luzac & Co., 1914. SCARCE in 1914 First Edition. In original red cloth, top edge gilt, Very Good, 1 1/2" tear to cloth top edge at spine, cloth rubbed at tips, stamp and blindstamp of the highly-regarded Folklore Institute, Indiana University front end pages. Stories of cultivating caste, lower castes, Western Provinces & Southern India, & Sinhalese texts. With index, 479 pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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MAOIST INSURGENCY SINCE VIETNAM
by Marks, Thomas A
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Great Britain: Frank Cass & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0714646067 . Book is Very Good + (plus). Clean and unmarked text. Tight and sturdy binding. Very light bump back cover corners. Rear cover surface faint 1/4 inch surface only stain. Single very faint and small page end -ends only - smudges front and bottom page ends. DJ is very good. Very light bumping to DJ cover corners and edges. 1/8 inch closed tear DJ top spine end corner. Sticker on rear DJ cover. 1/8 inch mark on DJ spine. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 303 pages .
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North from Malaya: Adventure on Five Fronts
by Douglas, William O
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Garden City: Doubleday, 1953. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Garden City: Doubleday, 1953, first printing. 8vo. 352pp., illustrated with b/w plates, map endpapers. Pale blue cloth with blue and white titles. Offset toning to two pages from laid in book reviews, minor dust foxing on top edge, else fine in near fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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