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- chez Fuchs., A Paris 1794, in-8 (13x20cm), xij, 532pp., relié. - Edition originale française, apparemment traduite de l'édition allemande de 1792. Reliure en pleine basane brune d'époque. Dos lisse à filets et fleurons. Pièce de titre en veau rouge. Ensemble frotté. Ors estompés. Coiffes élimées. L'auteur, botaniste, passa 15 mois au Japon en tant que chirurgien de la Compagnie Hollandaise stationnée à Deshima et Nagasaki. La description de la vie commerciale, politique, religieuse, et linguistique est une des premières et des plus importantes sur le Japon. De nombreuses anecdotes sont très précieuses, comme la fabrication du papier, les jeux de carte, le maquillage, l'éducation, la propreté, les prostitués... La première partie du voyage est la description de la découverte de l'Afrique du Sud (avec de nombreuses remarques sur les végétaux), de Batavia, puis de l'île de Java. Vocabulaire japonais in fine. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
Octavo in photo-illus jacket; 227 pages : maps ; 22 cm; index Signed by author on title page. "Offers an intimate travelogue of the author's trek to Kailas, the holiest mountain in Tibet, in the wake of the death of his mother and the loss of his family." óPublisher. / Mountains -- Religious aspects. Montagnes -- Aspect religieux. Mountains -- Religious aspects. Travel. Named Person: Thubron, Colin, 1939- -- Travel -- China -- Kailas, Mount Region. Thubron, Colin, 1939- Kailas, Mount (China) -- Description and travel. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Tibet (China) Kailas, Mont (Chine) -- Descriptions et voyages. RÈgion autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- Descriptions et voyages. RÈgion autonome du Tibet (Chine) China -- Mount Kailas. China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. Buddhism, Hinduism, Pilgrimages. Sacred Landscape.
8vo., First Edition, with double-page map and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
Alkis Thryos was the pseudonym of Eleni Negroponte.wife of the poet Kostas Ouranis. This is the final volume of a three volume set of collection of her essays and travel articles from around the world.167p.+ a list of chapter headings. Neat and compete text in a sound library binding. NOTE: This is Vol 3 ONLY [ 11 copies found in WordCat] Ex-Library
8vo [22 x 15 cm]; 2 volumes, 392pp, frontis, plates, maps (including folding), illus, bibliog, index; portfolio of 3 folding maps. original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, dj's (lightly rubbed), fine, clean with bright covers. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Halley was a well-known astronomer (Halley's comet). These voyages are regarded as the first sea journey undertaken for purely scientific purposes. The work contains over 100 documents related to the voyage.
Paperback in acceptable condition. No publication date stated; it was not published in 1900. The cover is edgeworn and lightly marked, with nicks and creases to the edges and leading corners. The spine is worn, with repaired ends. The fold out map also has a few marks, creases and tears, some of which slightly affect parts of the map, however the main content remains clear. CM Used
- Houghton Mifflin company, Boston & New-York 1921, 10x17cm, relié. - Deuxième édition. Reliure de l'éditeur en plein cartonnage bicolore orange et vert, dos lisse. Bel exemplaire. [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ON DEMAND]
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A Guide to Tea Rooms of Britain with Tea Rooms in Each County of England, Plus A Selection From Scotland & Wales. The Guide is Divided into Regions of Great Britain & then in Alphabetical Order of Counties & Towns / Villages. Each Page gives Details About A Tea Room Including Address, Location, What is on Offer, Access for Disabled People, etc. The Guide Aims to Promote the Activity of Going Out for Tea Used
Reykjavik, 1943. Lille 4to. Samtidigt helshirtbd. 166 pp., illustreret.
Terre d'aventure Acte Sud, 1995, in/8 328 pages. Traduit du danois par Raymond Albeck.
Kbhvn., Gyldendal, 1872. Samt. hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. Hjørner lidt stødte. Lille stempel nederst på titelblad. (12),213 pp. Bortset fra enkelte spredte brunpletter, et udmærket eksemplar.
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; x, 480 pp, double page frontis map of Bannu, with Punjab inset, partly colored, appendix, with the errata slip. original decorated cloth, gilt spine title lettering, slightly rubbed, stain on lower cover and lower margin of text, good sound copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, settlement officer of the Bannu district, describes the geography, history, politics, land revenue system, social life, etc, but devotes most of the book to the popular stories, ballads, riddles, proverbs of the people and provides both the English and Pashto translations of the proverbs which he supplies in about 30 categories. The appendix gives the Vesh custom, particularly important in understanding land rights and tenure, in five communities including Matora, Sikander Khel, Mulazai, Mamu Khel, Abba Khel, a considerable expansion over what is described in the text.
Fine Fine German Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In German. 336 p., color and b/w ills. Tigris. Auf der suche nach unserem ursprung. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt von Wolfgang Rhiel. Signed and inscribed by Heyerdahl.
Large folio. 4 vols. 110 ff., 74 blanks. With 218 collotype photograph views and portraits on 96 plates. Illustrated original cloth. All edges gilt. First edition of this monumental photographic work, recording the diversity of Chinese culture during the late 19th century in a wealth of views, portraits, and public scenes. The Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921), a pioneer of photojournalism, was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far East, documenting the people, landscapes and artifacts of eastern cultures. After settling in Hong Kong in 1868 and establishing a studio there, Thomson spent four years travelling throughout China: he saw the southern trading port of Canton, the cities of Beijing and Shanghai, and the Great Wall, venturing deep into central China. He visited the Fukien region in 1870/71, travelling up the Min River by boat and proceeding to Amoy and Swatow. On the island of Formosa he visited the capital, Taiwanfu, before journeying on to the aboriginal villages on the west plains of the island. Three months were spent travelling 3000 miles up the Yangtze River to Hupeh and Szechuan. Thomson's travels in China were often perilous, as he visited remote, almost unpopulated regions far inland. Most of the people he encountered had never seen a westerner or camera before. Thomson had to transport a bulky wooden camera, many large, fragile glass plates, and potentially explosive chemicals. He photographed in a wide variety of conditions and often had to improvise because chemicals were difficult to acquire. His subject matter varied enormously: from humble beggars and street people to Mandarins, Princes and senior government officials; from remote monasteries to Imperial palaces; from simple rural villages to magnificent landscapes. - Many of the plates have German captions carefully pencilled in. Bindings professionally restored at extremeties, spines rebacked. Removed from the Geographical Institute of the University of Vienna, with their library stamp throughout and deaccession stamp to title-pages. A fine set. A copy recently sold at Sotheby's (London, 9 May 2017, lot 128) commanded £93,750. Gernsheim 288f. OCLC 3384592.
Hardcover, with frontispiece illustration by Mervyn Peake. First edition. Jacket price-clipped; a little dulled, marked and worn, with discreet repairs to underside of spine ends, and nicks at two corners; front illustration remains bright. One or two minor marks and imperfections on page block. Content is clear throughout. TS Used
12mo [19 x 14 cm]; xii, [13] - 364 pp, complete with 18 wood-engraved plates including frontis, headpieces, tailpieces. original pictorial gilt green cloth, with decorative border in black and gilt, gilt stamped vignette and lettering on spine, small label removed from spine, bookplate of library on endpaper, stain on lower covers. A picture of this book is available upon The plates are views including Jaffa, Jerusalem, street scenes, Jordan River, Dead Sea, Mount of Olives, country-side, Nazareth, etc.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps, small neat signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, brown endpapers, fore-edges lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo [20 x 14 cm]; x, 304 pp. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine worn, chipped and repaired, edges worn, interior is clean and near fine with only occasional spotting, in good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Welch 172. Raines 204. Sabin 95537. Coles 431: 'He reached an agreement with the Mexicans which freed several groups of Texans who had undertaken military expeditions against Mexico; he persuaded the Mexican government to continue to allow American immigrants into California; he made some progress toward the peaceful purchase of California, and he reached several agreements with the Mexicans over American claims. Thompson writes about these activities but the book is mostly concerned with Mexico'. The author describes the country, its people, economy, productions, history, customs, etc and provides an appendix of diplomatic letters and reports. Hill 591: 'There is some description of California in 1844'.
Orig. full cloth. Rubbed. Back faded. 286 pp. Illustr. Inscription on title.
Paperback in very good condition. Leading corners and spine ends are worn; page block is marked. Pages are clean and binding is sound; content is clear throughout. TS Used
544 p., frontis. Hardcover Very good condition
Very Good paperback. Somewhat foxed, age-darkened, and soiled. 69 pp. Used
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Shelfwear to jacket and a few creases along upper edges. Board spine ends bumped, minor foxing and tanning of page block. Contents clean, spine straight, binding tight. AD Used
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 96 pages. Many b&w photos.
