Narrative of My Captivity in Japan, During the Years 1811, 1812, and 1813; with Observations on the Country and the People, to Which Is Added an Account of Voyages to the Coasts of Japan, and of Negotiations with the Japanese, for the Release of the Author and His Companions , Volumes I and II, Complete (One, Two, 1, 2) by Golownin, Captain (Vasilii Mikhailovich); Captain Petr Rikord; (Golovnin) - 1818

Second edition. Macmillan. London. 1921. 2 volumes. Crown 8vo. xxvii, 563pp. Frontis., 87 further plates, of which 3 are colour, 3 folding maps in text, a further large folding map in rear pocket; xix, (1), 594pp + adverts, frontis., 97 further plates, one of which is coloured folding, folding map in text, two further folding maps in rear pocket. Original publisher's decorative cloth, gilt, rubbed and worn to extremities. Toning to eps. Teg. Heffer & Sons booksellers plates to fep of each volume.

Brigadier-General Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes KCIE, CB, CMG, RGS Patron's Gold Medal (1867-1945) soldier, diplomat, explorer, eminent orientalist and author.

"It describes in considerable detail the geography, legends and history of Persia from the earliest times of Elam and Babylon. A Persian bibliophile has described it as "probably the best history of the country we have today in any language other than Persian" (Ghani, p. 363)." Encyclopaedia Iranica.

From the Preface to this Second Edition: "During… Read More

Paris, France: Librairie Universelle, 1905. Book. Fine-. Half-Leather. Possible First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Half-leather hardcover with marbled boards and endpapers; top edge gilt; no jacket; ribbon marker; text in French; color and b&w illustrations. No date but a previous owner has penciled 1905 on copyright page. Fine minus condition..

Beautés de l'histoire de Turquie comprenant les faits les plus remarquables de l'histoire musulmane, depuis Mahomet, les califes, ses successeurs, et les souverains de l'empire Ottoman jusqu'à nos jours.
By: J. R. Durdent (Beauties of the history of Turkey, including the most remarkable facts of Muslim history since Muhammad, caliphs, successors, and rulers of the Ottoman Empire to the present day).
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In the French language.
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2nd Edition. Paris, Alexis Eymery education library, 1818.
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Pp. 467 + 6 l. with 6 engravings.
Size: 17 x 10 cm.
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Provenance: Stamped signature of the editor. Stamped ex libris of the library of Joca Vujic, one of the greatest Serbian collectors.
Binding: Original full leather binding, the surface of cover little worn and damaged, top right side of spine partly separated from cover, bumped edges. Condition: Signs of paper aging, last blank fly leaf missing.DHL shipping included. If you have any additional questions, we are eager to answer them.

Nagasaki, 1828. folded sheet printed on both sides. 32 x 91 cm (12½ x 35¾"). very good. One folded sheet printed on both sides. 32 x 91 cm (12½ x 35¾"). OCLC World/Cat cites only one copy, held at Indiana University. A chronological table of events in Nagasaki from 1570 to the year of publication. Light wear with minor creasing, small pinhole at lower left corner; near fine. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade wordwide.

Knollys, HenryIncidents of the China War of 1860. Complied from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant G.C.B.William Blackwood. Edinburgh. 1875, 8vo. Pp 2, ix, 264, 62."Sir Hope Grant has…been persuaded to intrust to me his private journals and his correspondence relating to the China War of 1860, and has allowed me to publish such portions as appeared to me to merit special attention…it has appeared to me desirable to make further public the little-known incidents of the war, and the little-realized successes then achieved by our troops, ere an additional lapse of years shall have entailed on the subject the proverbial indifference belonging to the fears of a bygone age." The"present diary was no after-thought composition. Day after day events of the preceding twenty-four hours were committed to paper while fresh in the writer's memory." Henry Knollys, Captain Royal Artillery. Condition is very good. The original blue cloth binding has slight fading on the spine and the spine ends… Read More

London: T Becket , 1774 A fair copy of the 3rd edition of this scarce work, in contemporary binding with folding frontispiece. Holwell (1711-1798) was an employee of the East India Company and a surgeon. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767 and was temporary Governor of Bengal. He survived the incident known as the 'Black Hole of Calcutta' and this work contains an account of his experiences together with other works. With folding frontispiece 'representing the Monument erected at Calcutta, in Memory of Sufferers in the Black-Hole Prison'; title page; dedication pp i-vii; half title and text 432pp. The full leather binding is complete but the front board is detached and the title label to the spine is damaged. There is some edge wear and scuffing but the binding could be easily repaired. The stitching is sound. The frontispiece is complete - with a small repaired tear where it is attached to the book. The text is complete and in good condition. There is general light brown… Read More

Second edition. Macmillan. London. 1921. 2 volumes. Crown 8vo. xxvii, 563pp. Frontis., 87 further plates, of which 3 are colour, 3 folding maps in text, a further large folding map in rear pocket; xix, (1), 594pp + adverts, frontis., 97 further plates, one of which is coloured folding, folding map in text, two further folding maps in rear pocket. Original publisher's decorative cloth, gilt, rubbed and worn to extremities. Toning to eps. Teg. Heffer & Sons booksellers plates to fep of each volume.

Brigadier-General Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes KCIE, CB, CMG, RGS Patron's Gold Medal (1867-1945) soldier, diplomat, explorer, eminent orientalist and author.

"It describes in considerable detail the geography, legends and history of Persia from the earliest times of Elam and Babylon. A Persian bibliophile has described it as "probably the best history of the country we have today in any language other than Persian" (Ghani, p. 363)." Encyclopaedia Iranica.

From the Preface to this Second Edition: "During… Read More

Boston: Sherman, French & Company, 1913. 1ST. HARDBOUND. Very Good. No Dust Jacket As Issued. Inscribed by Author(s) 1ST. 8 x 5.25 x 1 pp. 424. Bookseller BookQuest US (US) Format/Binding HARDBOUND Book Condition Used-Very Good Jacket Condition No Dust Jacket As Issued Quantity-available 1 Edition 1st Edition 1st Printing Binding HARDBOUND Publisher Sherman, French & Company Place of Publication Boston Date Published 1913 Pages 424 Keywords ASIAN STUDIES, CHINA China Size 8 x 5.25 x 1. Boston: Sherman, French & Company, 1913. 1st Edition 1st Printing. HARDBOUND. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. 8 x 5.25 x 1. TWO VOLUME SET-1st Edition-1913: Both books have very good Condition, tight binding, solid cloth boards, text is clean and unmarked. Covers have some light soil. Both books have inscriptions to Margaret Latimer Callahan and both have her bookplate inside front covers. These books are 1913 1st Editions, signed by the author and very rare found as a SIGNED, set of two books. Gowen, Herbert… Read More

Paris, France: Librairie Universelle, 1905. Book. Fine-. Half-Leather. Possible First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Half-leather hardcover with marbled boards and endpapers; top edge gilt; no jacket; ribbon marker; text in French; color and b&w illustrations. No date but a previous owner has penciled 1905 on copyright page. Fine minus condition..

Beautés de l'histoire de Turquie comprenant les faits les plus remarquables de l'histoire musulmane, depuis Mahomet, les califes, ses successeurs, et les souverains de l'empire Ottoman jusqu'à nos jours.
By: J. R. Durdent (Beauties of the history of Turkey, including the most remarkable facts of Muslim history since Muhammad, caliphs, successors, and rulers of the Ottoman Empire to the present day).
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In the French language.
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2nd Edition. Paris, Alexis Eymery education library, 1818.
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Pp. 467 + 6 l. with 6 engravings.
Size: 17 x 10 cm.
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Provenance: Stamped signature of the editor. Stamped ex libris of the library of Joca Vujic, one of the greatest Serbian collectors.
Binding: Original full leather binding, the surface of cover little worn and damaged, top right side of spine partly separated from cover, bumped edges. Condition: Signs of paper aging, last blank fly leaf missing.DHL shipping included. If you have any additional questions, we are eager to answer them.