[FAR EAST]. BICHURIN (Monakh Iakinf).Biblio.com
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94506Skt. Peterburg 1828. . First edition. Two vols in one 8vo. xii 231pp with 5 hand-coloured lithographed plates; vi 339 pp. folding engraved map with hand-coloured outlines. Later half-calf over dark red cloth gilt lettering to spine and upper cover; spine a bit faded.<br /> An important early description of Mongolia; first edition. A lovely example of this rare book with hand-coloured plates and interesting provenance.<br /><br />Bichurin 1777-1853 was named in 1805 leader of the 9th Russian Mission to Peking and head of the Sretenskiy monastery in this town. During his 14-year stay he learnt Chinese and compiled his own dictionary and prepared other scholar works for later publication. The first volume of the present work gives an account of the journey and the second volume a detailed examination of the geographical and political condition of the Mongols and their life and customs.<br /><br />Angus Ivan Ward 1893-1969 served in the U.S. army during World War I before becoming U.S. Vice Consul in Mukden China in 1926 and then in Tientsin. In 1938 he was sent to Moscow serving as U.S. Consul General in Vladivostok during WWII from 1943. Before becoming U.S. Ambassador in Afghanistan 1952-56 he was back in Mukden as Consul in 1948 where he and several consulated staff were imprisoned and held under house arrest by Mao Zedong's People's Liberation Army for almost a year creating a diplomatic rift with the United States. Ward built a very good collection of travel accounts and language books related to China and the Far East most books being bound similarly to this one.<br /> Obolyaninov 1027. Skt. Peterburg, 1828. hardcover
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.
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., 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).
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.
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 plates; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
196710623171967. 5 Bl., 1 Porträt, 54 Taf., davon 4 farbig. OKart.
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; sand cloth, backstrip lettered in red and black, cream endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustswrapper.
3 volumes in-16, 476 - 468 - 461 pages, brochés. Très bel ensemble, très frais. [P-2]
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.
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
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.
19601115768Hamburg, Wegner, (1960). 290 S., 1 Karte. OLwd.
19581227525(Prag), Artia, (1958). 4to. 86 S. m. 8 Textabb., 1 Bl., 58 Farbtaf. OKart., als Blockbuch gebunden, in OLwd-Mappe (Mappe gering fleckig, ab Bild sind die Beschreibungen der Farbtafeln um ein Bild verrückt).
19701246840New York, Burt Franklin, 1970. 1 Bl., 12, 111, (3) S. (Burt Franklin: Bibliography & Reference Series 345 = Selected Essays in History, Economics, and Social Science 143). OLwd.
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.
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.
19721154847Essen, Villa Hügel, (1972). Gr.-8vo. 28, 346 S. m. zahlr., teils farbigen Abb. OKart.
cm. 15 x 21, xxii-246 pp. Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Istituto Venezia e l'Oriente. Orientalia Venetiana Inglese 433 gr. xxii-246 p.
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.
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.
19580005256Praha: Nase Vojsko 1958. First Czech edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Photographs by Josef Vanis. 4to decorated beige cloth 152pp.; worn torn dj; with a ribbon bookmark. <br/><br/>Photographs by Josef Vanis. The photos are in color and b&w. The text is in Czech. Nase Vojsko hardcover
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
8vo., First Edition; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
