Asia

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1924 VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. A superb copy of this extraordinary work in ethnology: crisp, super clean, solid, light rubbing to edges of boards only, no markings of any kind, no foxing. Approx. 8" x 10", 135 pages, 9 figures and 52 plates featuring woodcuts by A. Horace Gerrard and K. Leigh-Pemberton, index. - The author advances his theory that the pre-Columbian civilization of North America was, during the first 1200 years of the Christian era, populated by immigrants from India, China, Cambodia and Micronesia. They present evidence of the use of elephant figures and riders wearing turbans in stone sculptures, monuments, manuscripts and carvings - art work done by people who had supposedly never seen, nor heard of, elephants from India. . Hard Cover. more information

Offered by Bruce McLeod (Canada)

NY: Random House, 1990 NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. An exceptional copy, brand new in all respects except for one barely bumped top corner. Unmarked and pristine interiors. Unclipped DJ has light shelfwear only. 6.25" x 9.5", 329 pages, maps, illustrations, notes and references, bibliography. - Well-written and detailed military history of the British invasion of Afghanistan that began in 1839, and ended in the siege of Kabul and the deaths of 16,000 British soldiers and supporters at the Khyber massacre.. Hard Cover. more information

Offered by Bruce McLeod (Canada)