Stellenbosch: Place of Gables, Oaks & Wine
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Quarto; 129 pages. Handsome production. More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Quarto; 129 pages. Handsome production. More
London; Hong Kong: Sampson Low, Marston and Company; Kelly & Walsh, Ld. 1892. First Edition. Octavo; (iii), 419, xiii pp. Index. A Very Good copy in brown cloth lettered in gold; errata slip tipped in at rear. Ball was considered the most capable and knowledgeable European speaker of Cantonese of..... More
Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, Ld. 1903. Fourth Edition Revised and Enlarged. Octavo; (xii), 816pp. Index. Photograph (2 1/2" x 4") of Chinese outdoor merchants tipped to loose sheet of paper, laid in. A Very Good copy in yellow cloth with hanging lantern illustration to front board, which is lettered..... More
London; Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1893. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged. Octavo; (iv), 4, 497, xiv pp. Index. A Very Good to Near Fine copy in black cloth lettered in gold; 'Kelly and Walsh Booksellers & Stationers' sticker to front pastedown. Ball was considered the most capable and..... More
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1956. Sixth Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 275pp. Index. Color printed wraps in very good condition (light soiling; minor wear to extremities). All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request. More
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1880. Original cloth. A new edition. 8vo. viii, 421pp. Black & white frontispiece illustrative portrait of Richard Harris Barham. Red cloth covered boards; blind stamped border illustrations; gilt titles to the spine. Previous owner's bookplate; bookseller sticker; minor shelf wear at top and bottom of..... More
England: Edinburgh University Press, 2009. 1st. Paperback. 8vo. 150 pp. Bibliography. Ilustrations. Fine condition. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 275pp. Bibliography; Index. Fine in near-fine dust jacket (minor wear to extremities; price-clipped). All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 416pp, [2]pp. Black & white illustrations; 3 maps. Green cloth covered boards; original illustrated dust jacket. Book in near fine condition in very good dustjacket (wear, short closed tears & chipping to extremities; light soiling & rubbing to..... More
Australia: CSIRO, 1986. 1st. Paperback. 4to. 149pp. Bibliography. Photo illustrations. Diagrams. Maps. Near fine (minor wear to extremities). More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 215pp. Bibliography; Index. Fine in near fine dust jacket (slight sunning to edges). "... provides a clear and systematic introduction to the development of social and political theory in modern Italy." - dustjacket flap. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, 314pp. Index. Turquoise cloth in illustrated dustjacket. Book is fine in very good plus dustjacket (price-clipped; minor wear to extremities; faint blue line across upper and lower edges of dustjacket). A comparative study of nation-building around the world with..... More
Singapore: Page One Publishing, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Square 4to. 216pp. Bibliography. Beautiful color photo-reproductions. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. This lavishly photographed book is a sequel to the highly successful 'Tropical Architecture and Interiors' (1994). Showcases exclusive enclaves and private retreats in Tropical Asia inspired by a reverence for..... More
Canada: UBC Press, 2009. 1st. Paperback. 8vo. 208pp. Bibliography; Index. Illustrations. Color printed wraps. Ex libris, else a fine copy. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon request. More
Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh, 1997. 1st. Hard Cover. Octavo; 302 pages. Biermann's dissertation. Laid in is a full-page typed letter signed by the author to Professor Gordon Craig requesting that Dr. Craig review the work. More
New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2009. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo; xxvi, 244 pages. More
Baltimore: Waverly Press, 1941. First Edition. 8vo. xiv, 183, [1] pp. 3 folding maps at rear. Bibliography; Index. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Fine condition. American Council of Learned Societies, Studies in Chinese & Related Civilizations, Number 4. "In this study the primary effort has been directed towards determing the..... More
Abingdon, Oxon & New York: Routledge, 2015. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo; xiv, 226pp. First Edition, Library markings, but unused and otherwise a Fine copy. Economic Liberalization, Mobilizational Resources, and Ethnic Collective Action (Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series 78). More
Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & William Heinemann, 1912. Early reprint. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. 481, [1] pp. Black & white photographic plates; 2 fold-out maps (1 in color). Blue cloth with black & gilt lettering and red Chinese lettering & chop mark to spine & front board. From the..... More
London: Hakluyt Society, 2011. 1st. Hardcover. Quartos; xxiii, 501 pages; ix, 429 pages. Library markings but new and unread. Heavy volumes - no overseas shipping. Hakluyt Society Series III Volumes 23 & 24. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number..... More
Milano: Alpes Casa Editrice, 1925. Softcover. Octavo, 187 pages. More
Leuven: Peeters, 2005. 1st. Paperback. Large octavo; xiv, 345pp. Index. Fine copy, unread. Proceedings of the International Colloquium, Leuven, 21-22 September 2001. For students of ancient Greek historiography the «Histories» of Polybius, devoted to the important theme of Rome's rise to world power in the second century B.C., are a...... More
London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Jones, 1820. 1st. Hardcover. 3 volumes bound in one. 8vo. 378; 455; 420pp. Three-quarter black pebbled leather over marbled boards; 5 raised bands and gilt stamping & lettering to spine. Minor wear to extremities else a near fine copy of this scarce history. Louis..... More
London, Leipsic: T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. 1st. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. 282 + [4] pp publisher's advertisements. Index. 48 photographic plates. Translated from the Dutch By C. Thieme. Blue cloth with gilt lettering; elaborate gilt design of foo dog perched on a platform; TEG. From the library of Payson J. Treat..... More
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1983. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo; xxv, 414pp. A Fine copy in blue cloth with green and gold spine titling in Near Fine dust jacket. 'Offers 21 new studies of Iran under the Qajar dynasty, an era when the country was poised between the medieval and..... More