Search Results: Far East: Studies in Culture from Librarium of The Hague

Göttingen, Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 178. Bound in the original stiff wrappers. In a very good condition, fine, crisp interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. _O-2

Leiden, Brill, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Quarto. Pp. vi, 219. Plus 33 plates. Frontispiece. Text figures. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's ochre full cloth, red lettering. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. F-6

Wijk en Aalburg, Pictures Publishers, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Square royal quarto (31x31 cm). Pp. 202. Profusely illustrated throughout with colour plates. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth and pictorial boards. BRAND NEW (few rubbed spots on paper inside cover where a silverfish paid a visit.) ~ FIRST EDITION. A splendid production. F-6

Paris, Armand Colin, 1928-29.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Two volumes. Quarto. Pp. 272; 273-548.Plus numerous plates on different paper, maps, some in colour, text illustrations, figures, diagrams. The first volume is hardcover, bound in full red cloth, handsome sprinkled edges; with institutional stamps and bookplate. An exceptionally fine copy, beautifully preserved, practically unused copy in as-new condition. The second volume is bound in the original stiff wrappers, with integrated dust-jacket, worn along spine. In fine internal condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Géographie Universelle, Tome IX/1-2. 001-3

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Two volumes. With a total of 80 plates, 16 of which are coloured. Crown quarto. Pp. 286, plus 13 coloured plates, of which one is foldout, including frontispiece, and 43 halftone plates; 295-575, plus 3 coloured plates including frontispiece, and 21 halftone plates. Plus 2 double-page plates as endpapers, "Gravesend" on first endpapers; "The Ile of Wite Liying" on last endpapers, repeated in both volumes. Half-titles present, old signature to each. Decorative initials, shoulder notes. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in the original publisher's quarter smooth navy blue calf and matching cloth-covered boards, gilt ruled sides, spine gilt, heads slightly bumped, pictorial endpapers as mentioned above, cracked at inner hinges; top edge gilt. Overall fine, attractive set, still untrimmed, preserved in the original state, and with crisp, bright interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Limited edition of 100 signed and numbered copies,… Read More

Tokyo, CIIB (Cultural Interchange Institute for Buddhists) Press, 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. xiii, 180. Frontispiece. Bound in the original stiff wrappers with integrated dust-jacket. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. _O-2

Paris, Geuthner; Tokyo N.S.H.K.K., Maison franco-japonaise, 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. vi, 373. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's quarter cloth, boards bit stained. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Bulletin de la Maison franco-japonaise, Ancienne Série, XII/2-4. Z-5 OUT

Tokyo, CIIB (Cultural Interchange Institute for Buddhists) Press, 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. xiii, 180. Frontispiece. Bound in the original stiff wrappers with integrated dust-jacket. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. _O-2

Bellingham, Western Washington University, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Quarto. Pp. xiv, 355, (2). Text illustrations. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full yellow cloth, black lettering to cover and spine. Excellent copy in a very good external condition and in fine internal condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Program in East Asian Studies, Occasional Papers, Vol. XII. 006-8

Amsterdam, De Vries, 1905. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Two volumes. Royal quarto. Pp. xv, 84; 88, (6). Plus leaves of plates, some double-page, with numerous finely printed collotypes. Each plate with a semitransparent overlay, printed in red with identifying numbers. Title-page of each volume printed and decorated in black and orange-brown; half-title leaves present. Original plain wrappers with olive-green floral patterned dust-jackets, one plated is loose; entry from previous auction catalogue pasted onto top of half-title. In fine condition. Excellent set, very well preserved, practically all plates in mint condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Copy number 774 of 1000. X-2

Bern, Francke, 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. 86. Bound in the original printed wrappers, very slightly worn at extremities. Book is in a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Bibliographische Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 20/21. Y-3 IN

Copenhagen, The Royal Library, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal quarto. Pp. li, 305. With 28 plates. Set in double columns. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's green boards, spine bit faded, with very good dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts, Xylographs Etc. in Danish Collections, Vol. III. Walther Heissig (1913-2005). 006-5

Leipzig, Asia Major, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 408. Plus 2 plates: a facsimile signature of the King of Ceylon, and a reproduction of a 17th century map of Ceylon, by Cypriano Sanches. Appendices, glossary, index, errata. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full brick-red cloth, black lettering to spine. A BRAND NEW copy in superb condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. G-4 IN

Leipzig, Asia Major, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 408. With a preface. Appendices, glossary, index, errata. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full light grey cloth, brown lettering to cover and spine, top edge light green. A BRAND NEW copy, just a touch of storage dustiness. Excellent. - - FIRST EDITION, all published. Scarce. G-4 IN

Paris, Ader Picard Tajan, 1979-81.. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Three volumes. Crown quarto. Illustrated throughout, also in colour. Original pictorial wrappers, small tear at fore-edge of one cover; faded bookseller's stamp on another. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Complete set of 3 volumes. Price estimation lists either bound-in or loosely inserted. With some additional promotional material loosely inserted. --

Tokyo, The Yuhodo, 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. xvii, 168. Plus 9 plates, almost all in colour, some of which are folding, each protected with tissue-guard printed with caption. HARDCOVER, bound in later full dark mustard cloth, Japanese emblem stamped in gilt on upper cover, lettering-piece to cover and spine, some foxing to prelims and title-page. In fine condition. A lovely copy with all the charming plates in excellent condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. From the private collection of Ing. P. L. W. Arts with his bookplate to first free endpaper. E-4 IN

Musée royal de Mariemont, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Square quarto. Pp. 107. Beautifully illustrated throughout in colour. Bound in the original pictorial stiff wrappers, with flaps. In fine condition. AS NEW. ~ FIRST EDITION. ENTRY-1

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. 218. Frontispiece. Plus 2 folding maps, and a suite of plates, printed on fine paper, with a total of 215 illustrations, bound at end. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with (good) dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. Excellent, crisp interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Y-3 IN

München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 1962. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 144, (2). Bound in the original printed stiff wrappers. In fine condition (dedication on title-page). Excellent copy, practically unused. ~ FIRST EDITION. Doctoral dissertation. Y-3 IN

Frankfurt am Main, Heinrich Wilmans, 1826. Hardcover. .. Octavo. pp. vi, (ii), 438. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome contemporary marbled boards, gilt decoration to spine, orange lettering-piece lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges dyed green, corner-tips bit rubbed. In fine condition. A lovely copy. ~ First and only German edition. Translated from the English "Memoirs of India" (1824) by F. Ludwig Rhode. See Block: "The English Novel 1740-1850"; Garside, Raven and Schowerling: "The English Novel 1770-1829". Robert Grenville Wallace (1786-1851). Uncommon. KVK locates only 2 copies in Germany (Union Catalogs Northern- and Southwest Germany). Only three other copies are located in European libraries (French Union Catalog; Austrian National Library; Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark). I-2 OUT