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Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary green cloth bdg. Gilt lettering in Arabic script on the spine. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 402 p. Exceedingly rare first and only Turkish edition in book form published after serializing in "Tercüman-i Hakîkât" Newspaper [i.e. Interpreter of Truth], of Swedish explorer Sven Hedin's second expedition in Central Asia followed in 1899-1902 through the Tarim Basin, Tibet, and Kashmir to Calcutta. Hedin navigated the Yarkand, Tarim, and Kaidu rivers and found the dry riverbed of the Kum-darja as well as the dried-out lake bed of Lop Nur. Near Lop Nur, he discovered the ruins of the 340 by 310 meters (1,120 by 1,020 ft) former walled royal city and later Chinese garrison town of Loulan, containing the brick building of the Chinese military commander, a stupa, and 19 dwellings built of poplar wood. He also found a wooden wheel from a horse-drawn cart (called an araba) as well as several hundred documents written on wood, paper, and silk in the Kharosthi script. These provided information about the history of the city of Loulan, which had once been located on the shores of Lop Nur but had been abandoned around the year 330 CE because the lake had dried out, depriving the inhabitants of drinking water. During his travels in 1900 and 1901, he attempted in vain to reach the city of Lhasa, which was forbidden to Europeans. He continued to Leh, in Ladakh district, India. From Leh, Hedin's route took him to Lahore, Delhi, Agra, Lucknow, Benares to Calcutta, meeting there with George Nathaniel Curzon, England's then Viceroy to India. This expedition resulted in 1,149 pages of maps, on which Hedin depicted newly discovered lands. He was the first to describe yardang formations in the Lop Desert. While the original edition and English edition occasionally appear at auction, the Turkish edition has never been seen on the market. Özege 20996.; TBTK 13181.; OCLC shows only two records in Leiden and Bogaziçi Universities, not in American and other European libraries worldwide: 67059522.
16mo, br. ed. 120pp. Mandarin, Guoyu or Putonghua? "Chinese" is a language known by many names, and China is a country home to many languages. Since the turn of the century linguists and politicians have been on a mission to create a common language for China. From the radical intellectuals of the May Fourth Movement, to leaders such as Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Zedong, all fought to push the boundaries of language reform. Now, internet users take the Chinese language in new and unpredictable directions. David Moser tells the remarkable story of China?s language unification agenda and its controversial relationship with modern politics, challenging our conceptions of what it means to speak and be Chinese.
1 vol. 4to. softcover, black & white maps and graphics, Word Wide Fund for Nature International - WWF, Hong Kong 1996, 529 pp. Text in English Very nice copy. Scarce, nowadays. Anglais
B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 624 pages
xiv, 286, 15 p. illus. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 313-316 pp. A brief note on the chronology of the Tun-Hang Collections. Separatum Acta Orient.
4to Black cloth in dj , 67p. text, ca. 100 pages color plates, notes, index, bibiliography. SCARCE A LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 3000 COPIES Seen by very few visitors until recently, the monastic complex of of Alchi, nestled in a beautiful valley in Ladakh Himalayas, has miraculously preserved Buddhist wall paintings of unmatched splendor. No less exciting than those at Ajanta or Dunhuang, they are important for the history of Tibetan culture, and a great significance to Kashmiri art as well. This is the first major monograph on the subject, with copious color photographs. The murals were done between the 11th & 13th centuries. the celebrated Indian art historian & field authority describes & illustrates these murals in great detail.
8vo, br. ed. Translated by Geremie Barme and bennett Lee. The author was one of China's leading intellectuals at the tiem of The Cultural Revolution in China, She was sent to a cadre school for "re-education" and this short memoir, told with gentle humour and simplicity, is an account of this time of national upheaval.
xxix + ii + 311pp., 26cm., softcover, fine condition, [text in japanese], X
[16] + 436pp., 23cm., 2nd edition, in the series "Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series" No.62, cloth, dustwrapper (bit used), G, X71791
8vo, br. ed. 232pp.
ALBIN MICHEL. 1965. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 334 pages augmentées de nombreuses planches photos en noir et blanc
ALBIN MICHEL. 1965. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 335 pages- quelques photos en noir et blanc hors texte
ALBIN MICHEL. 1965.. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 335 pages. 1ère et 4 ème de couverture illustrées en noir et blanc. Nombreuses photographies en noir et blanc, hors texte.
322 pages. "The following letters were written by Hwuy-ung, one of the class of literati and a social reformer, to his (and my) friend Tseng between the years 1899 and 1912. They came into my possession through Tseng-Ching, a scholar, who urged me (and helped me) to translate them into English, so that the reforms suggested by his enlightened countryman might meet with due recognition and support from abroad. It was also his intention to have the Chinese version published and distributed among his countrymen, in order (under God's gracious will) that their eyes might be opened to their shortcomings and the race strengthened and rejuvenated." - from Introduction. Red front board attractively decorated in yellow and black. Card pocket inside back board. Library bookplate inside front board. No other markings. Minor lean to spine. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy of this interesting work. Book
464 p. incl. front., illus., fold. map. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition Inscribed and signed by the illustrator for James P. Barnes Contents: The grass hut by the Yellow Reach.--The literary background of the great river.--The Chinese idea of a garden.--Symbolism of the Purple Forbidden City.--T'ai Shan: the great mountain.--Cult of the Spiritual Magistrates of city walls and city moats.--Synopsis of Chinese history from the legendary times to the founding of the republic.
Three parts in one volume. Small octavo. Pp. (ii), 244, (viii) blanks, (ii) verso blank. Tissue guard between English and Chinese title-pages. Hardcover, bound in modern full burgundy cloth, placed in matching, custom-made full cloth slipcase, with the original morocco gilt lettering-piece laid-down, gilt lettering to spine panel, marbled edges, round corners. Some pencil underlining to index, light wear to outer bottom edge of a section of leaves, neatly repaired in places. A very good, handsome copy, beautifully bound and presented. ~ Eleventh edition, revised and enlarged. See also: Japanese National Bibliography, National Diet Library, Tokyo. Provenance: from the private library of the late scholar Frits Vos (1918-2000), professor of Japanese and Korean studies, with his neat signature.
Three parts in one volume. Small octavo. Pp. (ii), 244, (viii) blanks, (ii) verso blank. Tissue guard between English and Chinese title-pages. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full brown morocco on limp boards, leather rubbed off a single corner on back cover, upper cover gilt embossed in Chinese large characters, spine with blind tooled ornaments and with gilt lettering in English, marbled edges, round corners, lovely decorative floral endpapers. A fine copy, beautifully preserved, crisp interior. Excellent. ~ Tenth edition, revised and enlarged. See also: Japanese National Bibliography, National Diet Library, Tokyo.
8vo xii,316p., first ed. original yellow cloth dry embossed in red and black. Personal story of a Chinese student in the turmoil of the 1920's. Yuan p.82. Tan Shih-hua was one of S. Tretiakov's students in the Russian Section of the National University in Peking. This autobiographical account tells the story of an intelligent young man from the days of the first revolution organised by Sun Yat-sen to the 1930s
8vo - over 7" - 9" tall, cloth, Maps, black and white illustrations, xvii + 275pp, appendices, index, slightly damaged dustjacket. about a typical Chinese village in an one of China's oldest agriculture regions. The author from the village writes of life in the village, crops, disputes, children's games
347 pages. Normal library markings. Covers the daily recorded events concerning the People's Republic of China from the day of its inauguration in 1949 through 1970. Compiled from reports apearing in publications in China, England, France, India, and the United States. Includes a special index which enables readers to locate entries under Domestic Affairs or Foreign Affairs. Book
pp.150, folio, hard cover, profusely illustrated in color, text mainly in chinese, as new
204 pages (text in English and Chinese), 184 pages of color illustrations by many artists of the rich designs found on the rugs, blankets, clothing, saddles, and jewelry, metal, wooden utensils and tools, of the Kazak people of west China. Fine copy in D.J.
