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Book in excellent condition: covers have sharp corners, no edge wear, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind except for an inscription by previous owner on the front end paper. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only. Chapters include: Rajasthan, Kerala, Orissa, Darjeeling, Ashoka, Yavanas, Cochin, Udaipur, Delhi . Our books are individually and carefully packed for damage-free shipping.
8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 269 pp, frontis (portrait), illustrations, plates, map, bibliog, index. original green cloth with original black and gilt label, dj (price clipped), neat signature of John Thompson else a fine clean copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Bates was one of the great naturalists of the period and together with Wallace and Spruce travelled in the Amazon area. Bates spent 11 years there collecting thousands of species of insects, which later became part of museum collections. His book, The Naturalist on the River Amazons, is a classic and together with his technical papers were a great influence on Darwin as he developed the theory of evolution. His work on mimicry among insects is still important. The author used letters, journals and other contemporary material as the basis of this interesting account. Goodman 706: "Covers Bates' work in the Amazon area from 1848 to 1859. There are numerous quotations from his papers, journals and letters."
8vo [20.5 x 13.5 cm]; 277 pp, frontis map, other double-page map, plates, portrait, bibliographical notes, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), clean, unmarked, near fine condition. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. An interesting work on the exploration of Tibet with emphasis on the first British explorers, George Bogle, Samuel Turner, Thomas Manning.
Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1805. Unbound, but stitched. (4),XXVIII,159 pp. and 1 folded engraved map of Celebes.
8vo [24.5 x 18.5 cm]; [ii], 108 pp. paper covered boards (hardcover), cloth spine, title lettering on cover, small light cover erasure and light stain, few pencil marks in text, else very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A useful reference covering books and magazines. There are frequent brief comments by the author for many of the references. This copy has a typed review of book by Werner Levi, University of Minnesota, inserted loose. The original work was issued in wraps, but this copy has been bound in cloth backed cover with wraps mounted on boards.
Madrid, Taurus Ediciones, 1959. Colección Ser y Tiempo nº 23. 229p. 8º. Rústica editorial ilustrada algo rozada. Buen ejemplar.
Lower corners slightly creased. ; 10.0 X 7.2 X 0.9 inches; 270 pages
8vo; 224 pp, illustrations from drawings. original cloth, spine lightly faded, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, when hearing of the animal rescue mission in Surinam, South America, not only joined and wrote about animal life there but started her own effort to save threatened wildlife. Much of the book is on the rare Saki monkeys of Guyana.
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Text in English and Chinese. Full page color photos.
Hardcover. Very good condition. With 24 illustrations. In unclipped dust jacket, with marking to front, slight foxing inside, and edgewear and a few nicks to upper edges. Printed boards, and foxing to page block head. Pages are clean and sound, text is clear. RB Used
Hardcover, very good condition. Pages are lightly tanned but no other notable flaws, a very clean copy throughout. DP Used
CHEZ L AUTEUR.. 1982. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 71 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte.
Red cloth covers show light spots. Some light stains on interior pages; no marking. 9 3/8"w x 7 3/4"h. Beautiful color illustrations and descriptions of children (all boys) from all over the world, showing how they live, what they wear, what they eat, etc.
A very good paperback. ...
8vo. XXV, (1), 429, (1) pp. Publisher's original cloth. Fifth edition. The German-born oriental scholar and traveller Wolff (1795-1862), who knew both Arabia and Muslim Asia, brought the first authentic account of the fate of the two officers Stoddart and Conolly to England (having been commissioned to do so by a committee headed by Captain John Grover): they had been beheaded at the command of the Emir of Bukhara (Usbekistan), Nasrullah Khan, in 1842. Their executioner had been instructed to dispose of Wolff in the same way, but he escaped after a series of remarkable adventures. "A Jew who converted to Christianity, he spent much of his life attempting to persuade other Jews to follow the same course. His travels were often beset by extraordinary difficulties, but his enthusiasm and vitality enabled him even to endure, after rescue from slavery in Khorassan, a walk of six hundred miles through Bokhara to Kabul, having been robbed of everything including his clothing" (Blackmer). Between 1845 and 1852 his account of his mission went through seven editions. - Inscribed by the author in English and Arabic to the Victorian historical writer Agnes Strickland (1796-1874): "To Miss Agnes Strickland / from her admiring / friend Joseph Wolff" (dated May 14, 1849). Wilson 246. OCLC 1823836. Cf. Blackmer 1833 (1845, first American ed.).
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xxvii, 515 pp, mounted lithographed frontis of author, half title page is present, index. original blind-stamped cloth and spine with gilt spine title lettering have been professionaly rebacked with new endpapers resulting in a solid and sound copy, inscribed on title, corners a little worn, very good, clean. A picture of this book is availabl Yakushi W108. Wolff was sent to Bokhara to determine the fate of the two British officers, who were executed, Wolff barely escaping the same fate. A fascinating narrative of this dangerous journey, with excellent observations. Blackmer 1833: 'An amazing series of adventures in which he barely escaped with his life.'
8vo [22 x 13.5 cm]; [xviii], 523 pp, folding partly colored map (split at fold), with the list of subscribers, with the original heavy paper printed wraps, as issued by printer, bound in. contemporary half red morocco with marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilted, spine rebacked with cloth, preserving original spine and boards, gilt spine title lettering, edges and joints worn, interior clean, good. A picture of this book is available Wilson p. 246. Yakushi W107. Atabey 1345. The narrative of the author's extensive travels in mostly Moslem countries in 1831 to 1834 including Yemen and Abyssinia, with descriptions of the peoples in many communities in each country visited including the Jews and Moslems in each place, conditions, society, etc.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Red cloth binding with gilt and black lettering and peacock feather design. Previous owner's attractive bookplate ("The Poetry of Earth is Never Dead") inside. Signed by poet Denise Levertov with the note "Given to me by Valerie." 4 1/2"w x 7 1/4"h. 260 pages, plus advertisements. Deckle edges. Four black and white photos of places with transparent overlays.
201p. Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
Relie, demi-maroquin noir (dos), plats marbre, dos orne de fil. dore et de piece de titre dore, coupes et coiffes dore, 10,5x17cm, 390pp, illustre avec 2 gravures hors-texte colorie a la main. Extraits des relations les plus curieuses.
Köln, Dumont, 1995. Numerosas fotografías en color y mapas. Con 2 mapas desplegables en color. 253p. 8º mayor. Holandesa con protector transparente. Lomo con hierros y dorados. Muy buen ejemplar. Book in German. 1ª edición. 1st edition. First edition.
240 p. ; 22 cm. Paperback very good condition, covers lightly creased
ALBIN MICHEL. 1960. In-8 Carré. Broché, Jaquette. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Quelques rousseurs. 222 pages- nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc hors texte- coiffe en tête de la jaquette abîmée
Paperback. Very worn and stained dust jacket with numerous nicks, tears and abrasions. Jacket spine head is torn off. Several bumps and marks on covers and spine. Minor fading on paperback spine ends. Small nick on spine head. Page block and a few pages marked. Contents are clear. AF Used
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome plates, and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With personal book-label on front free endpaper.
