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8vo., First Edition; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece, 34 plates on 28 and large folding coloured map (neatly repaired on inner surface at folds) at rear, neat contemporary signature on half-title; original pictorial cloth, upper board blocked in red and black, backstrip lettered in black, gilt top, uncut, very neatly rebacked in cloth to style with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, clean copy. The author's record of a two month's journey from Shanghai to Chung-king, with perceptive and detailed observations on the revolution, trade, imports, exports, taxation and other commercial aspects. In addition Little makes copious notes on the geography, flora and fauna, commercial and cultural activities and historical contexts. Through his journey he argues for the voyage to be repeated by steamship, a venture not realised until he himself attempted it in a tiny steamboat some fifteen years later. This best and considerably extended edition includes in the final chapter an account of his remarkable achievement. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Cordier Sinica I, 124 & II, 2148
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 272 pages. 8 5/8"w x 11 1/4"h. Full black cloth boards with bumped corner and a little wrinkling. Slight edge wear to dust jacket.
8vo., First Edition, with 15 plates on 8 and endpaper maps; ivory cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly sunned at backstrip. Vividly-written account of Fergusson's global travels following WWII, and his service as Governor-General of New Zealand.
cm. 15 x 21, xxii-246 pp. Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Istituto Venezia e l'Oriente. Orientalia Venetiana Inglese 433 gr. xxii-246 p.
Nel cuore segreto dell'Oriente. Un libro che sfiora la poesia, raccontando molteplici vite, le case, le strade, i porti, gli indovini ed i sogni di quelle terre.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The long-awaited authorised biography, complementing Slim's own masterly 'Defeat into Victory'. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS ALREADY SCARCE.
8vo., Tenth Edition, free endpapers lightly browned; navy ribbed cloth, boards framed in blind, gilt back, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE.
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Very small dent to first couple of pages. Else an unusually nice copy with binding tight ; A detailed travel description in German. 3/4 leather boards and gilt spine lettering. Decorative boards with pictorial design; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 360 pages
P., Plon, 1871-1872. 3 volumes in-12 reliés demi basane verte, dos à nerfs, IV - 363 pp. - 2 grandes cartes dépliantes en couleurs - 12 gravures. 451 pp. - 1 grande carte dépliante en couleurs - 14 gravures. 359 pp. - 4 cartes en couleurs -15 gravures. Cinquième et quatrième éditions. Dos légèrement frottés. Bons exemplaires.
3 volumes in-16, 476 - 468 - 461 pages, brochés. Très bel ensemble, très frais. [P-2]
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; sand cloth, backstrip lettered in red and black, cream endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustswrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
Oblong 4to., Second and Best Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations (many full-page) in the text, and coloured endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. The best account, including a valuable chronology of RN ships in or around Hong Kong from 1834-1997. This augmented edition includes the RN withdrawal
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps; red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter moderately rubbed and chipped at fold-ins and edges. Enser, p.88; Graham & Cole G7. SCARCE.
8vo., Second Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps; terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy. Revised and enlarged version of the first UK edition of 1944. SCARCE. Graham & Cole, G29 (recording Harrap's later 1946 edition).
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece toned in sepia, and numerous photographs toned in sepia in the text; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, ochre endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published to commemorate the hotel's centenary. With the Manager's presentation letter and two guest certificates completed by the hotel.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; black boards, upper board lettered in white, red cloth back lettered in white, black endpapers, a near fine copy.
