Asie centrale

The Spy who Disappeared. Diary of a Secret Mission to Russian Central Asia in 1918. Introduction and Epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, double-page map and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Reginald Teague-Jones took the name 'Ronald Sinclair' to avoid retribution from the Soviets following the massacre of the Baku Commissars. He lived under this alias for seventy years, his true identity being revealed only after his death in 1988 at the age of 99.This dramatic account is based on his secret diary. ALREADY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

The Heart of Asia: A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times , with 19 illustrations from sketches by Verestchagin

otiginal light blue cloth with gilt mosque device in front, small 8vo, pp. xi-444+ 39 adv. , 19 illustrations from sketches by Verestchagin, numerous photographs and two folding maps, library stamp on title page, some binding wear and a small tear on top of spine (repaired, no loss) , some quite marginal spotting, but overall a very good copy, with plates and maps in excellent state. Francis Henry Bennett Skrine (1847-1933) was a member of the Indian Civil Service and wrote other books on the expansion of Russia. E. Dennison Ross (1871-1940) was one of the early British orientalists and Professor of Persian at University College, London. He also served as one of the first Directors of the School of Oriental Studies at the University of London (now SOAS). Ex-Library

Freya Stark Letters. Edited by Caroline Moorehead. NEAR FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

8 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, coloured endpapers, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-30 (1974); Vol. II: The Open Door 1930-1935 (1975); Vol. III: The Growth of Danger 1935-1939 (1976); Vol. IV: Bridge of the Levant 1940-1943 (1977); Vol. V: New Worlds for Old 1943-1946 (1978); Vol. VI: The Broken Road 1947-1952 (1981); Volume VII: Some Talk of Alexander 1952-1959 (1982); Vol. VIII: Traveller's Epilogue 1960-1980 (1982). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE NOW EXTREMELY SCARCE.

The Zodiac Arch. [Illustrations by Reynolds Stone]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and numerous wood-engraved decorations in the text; green cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The frontispiece is a fine self-portrait.

Avanzo Di Allah Cuore Del Mondo. Il Romanzo Dell'afghanistan

L'ARMENIE, SON HISTOIRE, SA LITTERATURE, SON ROLE EN ORIENT

Mercure de France. 1897. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Manque en coiffe de pied. Intérieur acceptable. 90 pages. Annotationssur le 1er plat et en pages de garde et de titre. 1er plat se détachant. 5e édition. Conférence faite le 9 mars 1897 à la salle de la Société de Géographie, sous la prés. de M. Anatole FRANCE.

Il Paese Degli Antichi Canali

In-12. Ottima copia con bella copertina disegnata da Balilla Magistri. Pagg. 95. antico khoriezm

TBILISSI, ARCHITECTURE, MONUMENTS, MUSEES

Editions d'Art Aurora, Léningrad. 1985. In-8 Carré. Relié. Très bon état. Couv. fraîche. Dos impeccable. Intérieur frais. 209 pages. Photo en couleur en frontispice. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur et en noir et blanc. Guide illustré.

Voyages d'un faux derviche dans l'Asie Centrale. De Téhéran à Khiva, Bokhara & Samarcand par le grand désert Turkoman. Traduit de l'anglais par E.-D. Forgues. Edition abrégée par J. Belin de Launay.

Paris, Librairie Hachette, Bibliothèque rose illustrée, 1867. In-12, pleine percaline rouge de l'éditeur, trois tranches dorées, 263 pp. Vignettes et carte rempliée du Turkestan en fin d'ouvrage. Bel exemplaire.

Voyage d'un faux derviche dans l'Asie centrale, de Téhéran à Khiva, Bokhara et Samarcand par le grand désert Turkoman

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1873. Grand In-8 relié demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs très orné, plats de percaline rouge estampés de filets à froid, toutes tranches dorées, gardes de papier marbré. 404 pages. Illustré de 34 gravures sur bois en hors texte sous serpentes et une carte sur double page : Carte du Turkestan pour servir aux voyages d'Arminius Vambery. Bon exemplaire.

Voyages d'un Faux Derviche dans l'Asie centrale de Téhéran a Khiva, Bokhara et Samarkand par le grand désert Turkoman

8vo pp.404, map . br.

Materialy po istorii Sjunnu: po kitajskim istocnikam, Vup.2 [= "Materials on the history of the Huns (Hsiung-nu) based on Chinese sources, part 2"]

169 + [2] pp., softcover, 22cm., text in Russian in Cyrillic script, Edition of only 1500 copies, Good condition, rare, OCLC 649253431, X77535

LA FAUCON AFGHAN, UN VOYAGE AU PAYS DES TALIBANS

ISBN : 2221093135. Robert Laffont. 2001. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 262 pages. L'Afghanistan d'aujourd'hui: délirant et attachant, objet de scandale à nos yeux, un pays où règne l'absurde.

East of Kashgar. a Story of Secret Service in Asia

pbk, pp. 160, vg.

The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War And Faith

8vo, br. ed. brochure Catalogue of an exhbition held at The British Library in 2004, depicting the stories and finds of four major expeditions undertaken by Aurel Stein along the trade routes from Europe to central China. 47pp, illustrated profusely throughout, mainly in colour.

The Philippines damaged culture?! : East-West views

Octavo in pale yellow glossy paper wraps illus in color; 223 p. ; 22 cm. Uncommon. Philippines -- Social conditions -- 1986- . Journalism. Americans in the Philippines. Filipinos. Pinoy. Pilipina.