Shanghai: Chunghwa Publishing, 1941. First Edition. Octavo; 88pp plus ads. A Good copy (much of spine lost, rear wrapper detached) in illustrated wrappers. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. More
New York: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; xii, 97pp. A review copy with publisher's slip tipped in. Near Fine copy in rose cloth with black and gold label at spine in very good dust jacket (tanning, edgewear, a couple of small snags at rear). "Today when..... More
London: Freemantle & Co, 1902. 1st. Hardcover. Large Paper Limited Edition #1 of 150 copies. Tall 8vo. xvii, 212; x, 208 pp. Numerous illustrations. SIGNED (vol. I) by the three artists. Edited by Austin Dobson and newly embellished by Edmund J. Sullivan, Claude Shepperton, and Herbert Railton. Three-quarter red leather..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 262pp. Glossary; Index. Photo-reproductions. Red cloth in illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy (owner blindstamp to ffep) in fine dustjacket. Here the author writes of her adult life in Africa, in particular the legendary personalities of Kenya between the wars, the men and..... More
Annapolis, MD: The Naval Institute Press, 1993. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 8vo. 198 pp. Index. Photo-illustrations. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. The story of 800 sailors aboard the USS Sterett during her hazardaous and demanding duties in World War II. More
Honolulu: Institute of Pacific Relations, 1927. First Edition thus. Octavos; 14 booklets from 6pp to 36pp, generally in Very Good to Near Fine condition in staplebound wrappers. The Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR) was established in 1925 to provide a forum for discussion of problems and relations between nations of..... More
London: T. and J. Egerton, Whitehall, 1792. First Edition. 8vo. xvi, 209; viii, 258 pp. 54 full color plates (including extra engraved title page in each volume, signed in plate: C. Apostool, London, June, 1, 1791); 2 maps; in-text illustrations. Errata at rear in each volume. Bound by The Hampstead..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1927. Limited Edition #49 of 525 copies. Hardcover. 8vo. 97; 146 pp. Frontispiece plate with tissue guard; double-page map. Publisher's half-black cloth spine over blue paper boards; gilt lettering; TEG housed in publisher's slipcase. Tour in Scotland retains original glassine dustjacket. A near fine set..... More
Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2011. First Edition. 792 pp. Glossary. Glossy color illustrated boards. Small institutional barcode inside rear cover else fine. This is a heavy volume and may require additional shipping. This is the third thematic volume of Brills Encyclopedia of Hinduism, which deals broadly with Hindu society. Readers will..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1837. New Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 375, (1) pp. 4 hand-colored engravings (including frontispiece); 15 diagrams; 2 large fold-out charts at rear. 3/4 tan calf over marbled boards; five raised bands, two black leather title labels & elaborate gilt stamping to spine; marbled edges & endpapers. A very..... More
Kobe: Japan Chronicle Office, 1923. 1st. Paperback. 8vo. 107pp. Photo-illustrations. Stiff grey wrappers with black lettering to front cover. A very good copy (1" paper loss at spine ends; short closed tear; corners a bit worn; light soiling). A Record From the Reports of the "Japan Chronicle" of the Destruction..... More
Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, 1946. 1st. Paperback. First edition. 12mo. How to See Nikko, 32pp; How to See Yokohama & Kamakura, 14pp; How to See Fuji-Hakone, 24pp. Black & white illustrations; photographs; maps; drawings; advertisements. Minor creasing to corners of "How to See Fuji-Hakaone" with short closed tear to spine;..... More
Shanghai: The Shanghai Mercury, Limited, 1909. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition. Octavo; xxviii, 257pp. Complete with all 28 tissue-protected illustrations, including 2 folding maps (Gordon's Military Plan of the Country around Shangai at rear is 9 3/4" x 10 1/4"); additionally, there are 6 small unmentioned plans on plates. Very Good..... More
Havana, Cuba: Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 124pp. Color photo-illustrations by Gianni Costantino. Bibliography. Brown cloth with gilt lettering in color printed dustjacket. A beautifully illustrated history on the production of Cuban cigars. More
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1902. First Edition. 8vo. 393 pp. Index; folding color map at rear. Illustrated plates with titled tissue guards. Elaborate gilt decorated maroon cloth; ribbon marker; top edge gilt; in publisher's maroon cloth gilt-lettered dustjacket abd maroon slipcase. Offsetting from dustjacket to endpapers else a...... More
San Antonio: The Naylor, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. TLS tipped to ffep, in presentation to the president of Stanford University. 8vo. 454 pp. Index. Blue cloth, map endpapers in publisher's color illustrated dustjacket. Light wear to extremities; bump to lower front corner; stain along upper front edge else a near..... More
Cuba: Edicion Jordi, (ca. 1923). 46 color illustrations on (32) pp., unpaginated. Text in English inside front cover and in Spanish inside rear cover. Color illustrated staple-bound wrappers housed in publisher's printed brown envelope. A very good copy (individual pages separated from staples; light wear to extremities; lower spine split..... More
Moncalieri: Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerche sul Viaggio in Italia, 2013. 1st. Paperback. Octavo; [viii], 1275-1810pp. First Edition, Near Fine copy in Italian. More
Tientsin: La Librairie Francaise, 1925. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition. 8vo. xxvii, 401 pp. Three large folding maps at rear. Black & white illustrations. Publisher's tan cloth with black lettering. A very good copy (bumping & light wear to extremities; some rippling & soiling to covers). Karamisheff, was a Russian..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1968. 1st. First Edition. Quarto; 711 pages. Very Good copy in dust jacket (owner name and pencil note to ffep, some edgewear; jacket has closed tears and snag to spine). More
London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., 1966. First Edition. inscribed on ffep 'To Heshmat Moayyad/with best regards/and thanks/Nikki Keddie.' Octavo; xx, 163pp. A Near Fine copy in publisher's green cloth in dust jacket (minor wear to extremities). In this book Keddie gives an excellent account of the events and implications..... More
Berlin-Wittenau: Privately published, 1957. First Edition. Presentation copy INSCRIBED on title page 'To Mr. H.F. Bowker/with best regards for precious help/Dr. Arnold Keller'. Quarto; [1], 110; [1], 111-210pp (hectograph, printed rectos only), complete in 2 volumes, bound as one. A Fine copy in maroon boards lettered in gold at spine;..... More
New York: Vantage Press, 1993. 1st. Hardcover. Small 8vo. vii, 152pp. Photo-illustrations. Translated by William H. Kern and Ursula Hoede. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. A story not often told... that of a German infantryman during World War II. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic..... More
Hong Kong: K. Weiss, 1953. First Edition. Original boards. Small 8vo. 151 pp. Bibliography; illustrations. Red cloth spine over grey printed boards in publisher's color illustrated dustjacket. Near fine (offsetting from dustjacket flaps) in good dustjacket (wear to extremities; short closed tear; some paper loss on spine). Includes regulations and..... More
Kyoto: Shinshindo Publishing Co., 1973. First Edition. Large square 4to. 89 color plates; [72] pp text; black & white illustrations. Although not indicated, this book is from the library of Ms. Huguette Clark's advisor in building historically accurate miniature Japanese houses and temples; with a SIGNED gift note from Ms..... More