Search Results: History & Topography 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

Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1950. Soft cover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. x, 326. Bound in the original stiff wrappers, plasticized, some annotations to first free endpaper. In a very good condition, fine, clean interior. ~ Revised Edition. Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies, II. Z-4 IN

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, New York, Toronto, Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. x, 264. Plus 2 folding maps bound at end, and a folding chart bound-in. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full cloth, gilt spine; free endpapers browned, first with a signature. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. London Oriental Studies, 4. Rare original copy. Z-3 OUT

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

Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, 1979. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. 178. Plus 6 plates. Indices. Original errata slip tipped-in. Bound in the original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Z-5 OUT

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

Hongkong, Kelly & Walsh, 1906.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Octavo. Pp. (iv), (4), 240, xviii. Appendices, index. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's quarter crimson cloth and printed boards, endpapers lightly browned. In a very good condition. Overall an excellent copy, well preserved. ~ FIRST EDITION. Inscribed by the author on first free endpaper: "With love from the Author". James Dyer Ball (1847-1919). The eight lectures gathered in this book, were delivered at the YMCA in Hongkong in the Spring of 1906. With 2 appendices and an extended index. TIMO-5 OUT

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

Leipzig, Otto Spamer, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. vi, 412, (12) illustrated publisher's catalogue. Profusely illustrated throughout. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's full ochre cloth, decoration to cover and spine, bevelled edges, decorative endpapers and text-block edges, one corner-tip rubbed. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. [TO THIS WE ADD:] Sven Hedin: Die Flucht des Großen Pferdes. Mit 117 Abbildungen und 1 Karte. (Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1939). Royal octavo. Pp. 262. Plus folding coloured map, frontispiece, and numerous plates. Text illustrations. Set in Gothic type. HARDCOVER, original illustrated cloth, bit foxed. In a very good condition. G-4 OUT

Wien, Carl Gerold, 1840. Soft cover. .. Octavo. Pp. 189-240. Set in Gothic type. Privately stapled into card folder. Fine, partly still unopened. ~ Offprint from Jahrbücher der Literatur, 1840. A review article by Karl Friedrich Neumann (1793-1870), of Gützlaff's "China Opened" (London, 1838). In German. G-4 IN