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Title: Through Western Yunnan. [With Color Map] Author: F. Kingdom Ward Publisher: London: Edward Stanford, Royal Geographical Society, 1922. Item is in Original Condition, with Blue Wrappers - As Issued, Complete with All the Ads! Notes & Condition: Renowned plant collector and explorer Francis Kingdon Ward describes a journey made in 1921 from Lashio in British Burma (Myanmar), to Kunlong, through a Yunnan valley he describes as, "thinly populated... poor... well cultivated, and [with] astonishing quantities of opium hidden away in the remoter nooks." Moving onward to ascend the Mekong Divide, he passed guarded villages and fascinating cities, crossed mountain ranges and valleys, and through regions well known for its brigands, along the way remarking on the people, commerce, geography and of course the flora. In the environs of Yungpeh, he describes well-wooded ranges sparsely populated but for a few tribes such as the Lao-p'ang which the Chinese accused of being prolific robbers. Finally reaching his destination in Sichuan - the early seventeenth century Muli Dasi monastery, home to the great lama - which still today serves as home for the Living Buddha of Muli, who holds the highest status in Tibetan religious culture. Ward would make this his residence for the following five months. Perched above the Litang river, it was the largest of three Buddhist monasteries in the area. He remarks on the Moso [Mosuo], a minority people among the region's seventeen ethnic groups, and on the breathtaking scenery of virgin forests and hundreds of soaring 900 peaks. 8vo. 21 pages, plus a fold-out color map measuring approximately 30 x 22cm, and photographic plates for illustration. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. Excerpts from the text: "A journey from Lashio, the terminus of the Northern Shan States railway in British Burma, to Muli over the Szechwan border took me through some of the less-known parts of Yunna, and it is of the unfamiliar route that I write..." "Climbing the range in front of us we reached a pass of 11,260 feet above sea-level, and from the summit obtained a fine view of Chinese Tibet... below was the Yungning lake, a vivid sapphire... a small rock crowned by a white monastery, the peaceful home of the high lama..." "... we resumed our journey to Muli... to a village called Lichiangtze... june 7 we reached the monastery of Muli, above the Litang river, or Li Chu, as it is called here, and I was given quarters in the house of the cobbler." "Amongst the three or four Europeans who have passed through Muli on their travels are Mr. [Edvard] Amundsen the missionary, General H. R. Davies, and Mr. R. F. Johnston; but I venture to think that not one of them received the welcome accorded to me in 1921 at the hands of the grand lama... I had reached my destination...." End Excerpt. Francis "Frank" Kingdon-Ward (1885-1958) was a highly respected English botanist, explorer, plant collector and author. In 1913 he explored and collected in Yunnan and Tibet, and in the following year he made the first of his many visits to north Burma. He made some 22 expeditions over a period of nearly fifty years, exploring Tibet, North Western China, Burma (Myanmar) and Assam (now part of North Eastern India). In Burma he also conducted forestry research with native botanist Chit Ko Ko. Travelling in the mountains and valleys of Burma and adjacent areas, he traversed the unexplored country on the Burma-Tibet frontier in 1922, 1926 and again in 1930-31. He became one of the most important plant hunters in Asia and Southeast Asia in the mid-20th century, making a substantial contribution to botanical science. Muli lies on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, just north of the famous lake of Lugu. Until 1953 it was a Gelugpa Buddhist kingdom. The monastery at old Muli [Mili], is situated 120 km north of the county seat, in what is now the Muli Tibetan Autonomous County. It once housed more than 700 monks. It was originally built in the early Qing dynasty, took 12 years to build and was completed in the 17th year of the reign of the Shunzhi Emperor, around 1600. Present day Muli little has changed very little since Ward's visit - aside from the practice of robbery and pillage, that is. It has officially been open to tourism only for a few years, at the turn of our century. Ward's journey was contemporay to that of Austrian-American explorer and botanist Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1884-1962) who also studied the flora, peoples and languages of southwest China, mainly in Yunnan, from 1922-1949.
Mm 235x235 Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta originale, 503 pagine con un ricco corredo di illustrazioni in nero e a colori fuori testo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
in 16°, bross. edit. ill. - volume in lingua inglese - illustrazioni in b.n. nel testo
Hardcover, 1st edition in unclipped dust jacket, very good condition. Small, closed tear to jacket at spine foot. Clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine and a few faint marks. No other notable flaws. AD Used
Good paperback, ex-library copy. with usual array of stamps and stickers present. Cover shows wear consistent of library use; discolouration to cover and page block, light scoring and scuffs and creasing to edges. Pen marks to front cover and spine. Internally, pages are well bound, content clear and unmarked. CN Used
Lightly creased and edge worn paperback. Tiny tear on leading edge of front cover. Upper edges of some middle pages are uncut. Pages are clean and tight throughout. T Used
446 pages including appendix and index. Black and white portraits of the Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford on frontispiece (protected with tissue). "A work dealing shortly with each branch of sport, and showing that as a medium for the circulation of money, and as a national benefactor, Sport stands unrivalled among institutions of the Kingdom to which are added a complete history of the Curraghmore Hunt and memoirs of noteable sportsmen." - from title page. Some of the chapters include: The Curraghmore Hunt; Hunting; Henry W. Briscoe, Esq.; Steeplechasing; Marquis of Drogheda, K.P.; Racing; Fishing; Shooting; Sport a National Benefactor; Manly Games and Exercise; The Prize Ring and Cock Pit; George Osbaldeston, Horatio Ross, Lord Kennedy, Edward Heyward Budd and Captain Barclay-Alladice; John Scott, Mathew Dawson, George Fordham and Fred Archer. Unmarked. Backstrip partially sunned. Vintage bookplate inside front board. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
Light fraying to top and bottom of spine. Gilt spine lettering faded; Notable European politicians and statesmen are profiled, with speculation on the aftermath of WWI and on the possibility of another conflict ; 8vo; 297 pages
<br/>Collana PREMIO NOBEL 1917<br/>Legatura rilegato in pelle con sovracoperta in acetato e cofanetto<br/>Formato Ottavo<br/>Num Pagine 850<br/>Prima Edizione
283pp.+ qqs.planches hors-texte (3 portraits), br., 6e éd., non coupé
4to [27.5 x 19.5 cm]; ix, 167 pp, maps including large folding with route in red, facsimiles, illus, bibliog, index. original simulated leather, gilt spine title lettering, fine and clean copy, in dj (short tear at edge, lightly foxed), with the original prospectus for the book, with a loose dedication to author from the Botanical Magazine, signed by author. A picture o Contains a loose review of this book in German. The book, besides reproducing the original works, includes a detailed introduction by Gilmour and short essays by a number of other authors on different aspects of the work, including R. E. Latham, R. Rose, P. W. Richards, C. E. Raven, appendices, etc
cm. 17 x 24, x-116 pp. Corrispondenze (le) letterarie, scientifiche ed erudite dal Rinascimento all'et? moderna - Subsidia Le idee di Thomas Burnet (ca. 1635-1715), esponente assai discusso dell?Inghilterra anglicana, attirarono l?attenzione di Roma, come documentato in appendice. Il confronto fra gli scritti di Burnet, posti in rapporto con le polemiche religiose inglesi ed europee, e le obiezioni dei censori pontifici, dimostra quanto fosse profondo l?abisso che separava i paesi protestanti dell?Europa settentrionale non solo dalla gerarchia fossilizzata della Chiesa, ma anche da cattolici illuminati italiani, come Lodovico Antonio Muratori. The ideas of Thomas Burnet (about 1635-1715), a very controversial figure in Anglican England, attracted Rome?s attention, as shown in the appendix. The comparison between Burnet?s writings, considered in connection with the religious controversies in England and Europe, and the objections raised by ecclesiastical censors shows what a deep abyss separated Northern European protestant countries not only from the Church?s rigid hierarchy but also from Italian enlightened Catholics like Lodovico Antonio Muratori. 283 gr. x-116 p.
Paperback in like new condition. Unused shop stock with minor shelfwear, no other faults. AD Used
Mm 130x215 Europe: revue littéraire mensuelle, 87 année, n° 959, Mars 2009. Brossura editoriale di 379 pagine. Esemplare in ottime condizioni. Testo in lingua francese - french text. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
24mo, 96 pages, illustrated, maps. eng
1st Edition. Original Green and Gold Boards. 8vo. 399 pages; 23 cm. In English. Rosenfelt served as president of the American Jewish Relief Committee. In the forward, he writes, In telling the story of how sixty-three million dollars were raised in America to relieve the war-stricken Jews of Europe and Palestine, I have tried not to write a history.... On the contrary, an effort will b made to give something of the actual pressure and multiplicity of the events themselves Includes photos of American-Jewish leaders, and of the war relief campaign, including a striking photo of "Rev. Philip Klein blessing the first shipment of kosher beef from New York to the starving Jews of Poland. "Also includes an Honor Roll with names of about 6875 American Jews, and their place of residence, who contributed. SUBJECT (S) : World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals. World War, 1914-1918 -- Jews. Jews -- Charities. Some edgewear but overall in very good condition. (AMR-48-50)
Orange hard cover with black lettering on spine has worn edges of spine and corners. Minor age spotting to top of page block. Second inner paper hinge split, but board attached. Bookseller's stamp on FEP. Pages are clean and bright throughout. T Used
Carta geografica tratta dal Tabularum Geographicarum contractarum libri septem di Petrus Bertius, edizione latina del 1616. L'opera contiene 219 carte che illustrano questa nuova versione della geografia del Bertius, per la prima volta pubblicata nel 1612 con le carte di Barent Langenes. Le carte derivano dal grande atlante di Mercator/Hondius, delle quali molte rappresentano una semplice riduzione. "After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again" [cfr. G. King, Miniature Antique Maps]. Incisione in rame, perfette condizioni. A superior rival to the pocket Ortelius atlas appeared about 1598, under the imprint of Barent Langenes and Cornelis Claesz. Claesz also published the Tabularum Geographicarum contractarum libri septem, edition with texy by Petrus Bertius, in 1600. After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again. "After the death of Cornelis Claesz in 1609, Jodocus Hondius II became the new publisher of the work, composed by 7 parts in 1, with engraved title-page and 220 full-page engraved maps in text. All the maps were newly engraved and slightly larger in size, because Hondius was not able to acquire the original plates. With the new plates the work was definitely improved and enjoyed a growing demand of the public, which at that time had the choice between the Atlas Minor by Mercator and Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum. The 219 plates, with the oval world map appearing twice, were produced to illustrate a new version of the geography of Bertius, published in 1616. According to King, their correct attribution is by Hondius, after Mercator and Hondius, taken from Bertius, who was only responsible for revising his text again" [cf. G. King, Miniature Antique Maps]. Copperplate, in very good conditions. Koeman p. 42; King p. 96/99.
XXI, 537 S., 1 Bl. Mit 36 Abb. Orig.-Kart. *Stempel auf Vortitel und Innendeckel. Bücher fr
Hardcover in like new condition. No dust jacket as issued. Unused shop stock with minor shelf-wear, no faults. AD Used
(Codice EC/2780) In 8º (22,5 cm) VIII-619 pp. Cachet "exempl. de presse". Broché, traces de vieille mouillure au dos, Intérieur en trés bon état. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
trad. di Federica Alessandri bross. edit. ill. con bandelle
Hardcover and jacket in very good condition throughout. TS Used
