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19251113PARIS. LIBRAIRIE NATIONALE D'ART ET D'HISTOIRE. G. VAN OEST EDITEUR. (PUBLICATIONS DE L'ECOLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT). 1925. 2 TOMES IN-8 BROCHES (18 X 28 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE VIII + 376 PAGES ET 2 FEUILLETS + 435 PAGES, COUVERTURE GRISE, TITRE IMPRIME EN NOIR. ILLUSTRE DE 59 PLANCHES HORS TEXTE. PETITS DEFAUTS EXTERIEURS, SINON BON EXEMPLAIRE.
1901REIS0742(Wien, Holzhausen) 1901. Front.-Portr., IX, 161(1) Seiten, mit zahlreichen Abbildungen nach Zeichnungen im Text, 9 Tafeln mit 11 photogr. Abb., 1 Farbradierung von Fischer nach Hildebrandt. Grüner Original-Leinenband mit Einbandgoldpräg. u. Kopfgoldschnitt, Lesebändchen. Frisch u. fleckenfrei, sehr gut erhalten. Exlibris. Cordier, Bibl. Indosinica 910. - Mit einem Vorwort von Carl Ritter von Gsiller sowie einer biographischen Skizze über den Verfasser. [3 Warenabbildungen]
193214522Paris, Imprimeries Charles Lavauzelle (1,2), Librairie Orientaliste Paul Greuthner (3), 1926/1930/1932. 3 Bände (alles). Traduction de Charles Lavauzelle. Mit einigen Abbildungen auf Tafeln. 4°. Zus. ca 600 S. Ill. OBroschuren. Unbeschnitten. Papier minimal vergilbt, minimal gebraucht.
191426808ABLeipzig, Karl Baedeker Verlag, 1914. Kl.-8°. LXXIV, 358 S. Mit einigen Textabb., 22 Karten, 33 Plänen, 8 Grundrissen und 1 Panorama. OLeinen. [2 Warenabbildungen]
1947263679London : Foulis 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. SIGNED and inscribed. Physical description; 175 p. 8 p. of plates : ill. ports. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Bira B. Automobile racing — History. London : Foulis hardcover
1946100371G. T. Foulis & Co. London. 1946. G. T. Foulis. 1946. Second edition. Hardback. No DW. Original red cloth sunned to spine. Illustrated. Pages browned front free endpaper rubbed otherwise clean and sound. PRESENTATION COPY FROM CHULA "For Robin with love from Chula March 28 1951." Robin Dalton lived to 101 and had an extraordinary life and career. As a literary agent she represented Edna O'Brien John Osborne Iris Murdoch Ben Travers George Orwell Margaret Drabble B. S. Johnson Bernice Rubens and many more. She also produced films spied for Thai Government and for over five years dated the cousin and best man of Prince Philip David Milford Haven. It was he that introduced her to the Chulas and after being snowed in for five days at their Cornish house in 1947 they became her lifelong friends. On her honeymoon to her second husband in Cornwall Robin was approached by Chula who asked her to become an intelligence officer for the kingdom of Thailand. Officially she was a press attaché. "What went on taught me that every single crazy thing you see in a spy film or book is true." Within a day of husband's early death Lisba Princess Chula had offered to pay for her daughter's Lisa's education hardcover
1948100373G. T. Foulis & Co. London. 1948. G. T. Foulis. 1948. Fourth edition. Hardback. No DW. Original blue cloth sunned to spine top corner crumpled. Illustrated. Pages browned small close tear to bottom of page 96 otherwise clean and sound. PRESENTATION COPY FROM CHULA "For Robin with love from Chula March 28 1951." Robin Dalton lived to 101 and had an extraordinary life and career. As a literary agent she represented Edna O'Brien John Osborne Iris Murdoch Ben Travers George Orwell Margaret Drabble B. S. Johnson Bernice Rubens and many more. She also produced films spied for Thai Government and for over five years dated the cousin and best man of Prince Philip David Milford Haven. It was he that introduced her to the Chulas and after being snowed in for five days at their Cornish house in 1947 they became her lifelong friends. On her honeymoon to her second husband in Cornwall Robin was approached by Chula who asked her to become an intelligence officer for the kingdom of Thailand. Officially she was a press attaché. "What went on taught me that every single crazy thing you see in a spy film or book is true." Within a day of husband's early death Lisba Princess Chula had offered to pay for her daughter's Lisa's education hardcover
191457476ABLeipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1914. kl8° (16x11), LXXIV, 358 S., mit 22 Karten, 33 Plänen und 8 Grundrissen, die große Übersichtskarte in Deckeltasche des hinteren Deckels (so komplett), roter Oln (Kaliko) mit goldTitel, marmorSchnitt, 2 Lesebändchen, nahezu ungenutzt, schönes gepflegtes Exemplar,
19035548Bangkok Thailand 1903. Die-cut pen and ink and watercolor menu 17 x 13 cm. Text in printed in French on the verso and in Thai on the recto. The fanciful menu for a dinner in honor of Prince Maha Valiravudh of Siam depicts a royal procession. Printed fare includes both Western and Thai dishes including: Dindon Froid Oie Rotie Froide Aspci de Foie Gras Jambon d'Yorck Petits Fours and Creme Glacées on the Western side; and Kanom Buang de Siam et d'Annam Mieng Lao-Kanom Chieb Sai Krok Khao Kanon Pang Natang Mee Khao Tang and Punlami Dong Dang for the Thai dishes. Wear to edges of the die-cut with perhaps some loss to the tip of the bright red and yellow pennant; six small ink designs added. Still bright colorful and near very good. unknown
19035548Bangkok Thailand 1903. Die-cut pen and ink and watercolor menu 17 x 13 cm. Text in printed in French on the verso and in Thai on the recto. The fanciful menu for a dinner in honor of Prince Maha Valiravudh of Siam depicts a royal procession. Printed fare includes both Western and Thai dishes including: Dindon Froid Oie Rotie Froide Aspci de Foie Gras Jambon d'Yorck Petits Fours and Creme Glacées on the Western side; and Kanom Buang de Siam et d'Annam Mieng Lao-Kanom Chieb Sai Krok Khao Kanon Pang Natang Mee Khao Tang and Punlami Dong Dang for the Thai dishes. Wear to edges of the die-cut with perhaps some loss to the tip of the bright red and yellow pennant; six small ink designs added. Still bright colorful and near very good. unknown books
192618071Siam: Self Published 1926. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 94 ff. 16 full page lovely illustrations all b/w overlaid in gold. Black cloth with gorgeous large gilt rose bush surrounded by decorative gilt border with traditional Oriental symbols. Gilt on spine with Thai writing and decorative gilt rose and emblem. English page posted inside front cover explaining the title origin and occasion of book's presentation. Title in red and black on title page. In Thai. The illustrations in this work are absolutely magnificent each being a perfect example of traditional Thai and Siamese art and imagery. Spine starting some spotting to outside edges of pagers but book is in good - very good condition. Presented to the celebrants on the occasion of the cremation of the late King of Siam Rama VI March 24 1926. King Vajiravudha 1818 - 1925 whose reigning title was Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua was known for his passionate love of theater. He was educated in England and his great love of literature and poetry in both Thai and English along with his scholastic abilities was later to manifest itself during his reign. Among his lasting achievements were devising a system of transliterating Thai into English and of translating the entire works of Shakespeare into Thai. His passion for traditional Thai theater and ballet left a mass of published scores which form the basis of the study of these arts even through the present day. His passion was creating literary works for the Siamese theater with over one thousand poems and plays of romantic and nationalistic themes. Self Published hardcover
1937355490712844London: Privately Printed 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Being an Account of One Season of B. Bira the Racing Motorist Printed for Private Circulation by The Sun Engraving C. Ltd. London & Watford 1937. Note this is the true first edition of this book. A couple of neat names on the front free end-paper otherwise VG indeed in like D/W with a hint of wear and minor creasing at the spine tips. Rare in this first edition in D/W. Privately Printed hardcover
