Search Results: Asia (Bibliographies) from Wykeham Books

Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, 2002 reprint of the 1928 first edition. 2 vols in 1, library buckram, gilt spine-titles,, 8vo, 25 cm,. xv, [1], 384, 385-832 pp. A classified bibliography of books, periodicals, miscellaneous articles and maps on Japan published in European languages (including American and Japanese works published in such languages, and listing Russian publications in their original titles, but excluding Scandinavian works) from 1906 to 1932 (so continuing coverage from Wenckstern's "Bibliography of the Japanese Empire", though prepared to a much higher standard of accuracy). Entries for books give author, title, place and year of publication, publisher, number of pages and illustrations, and where practicable indication of prices and bibliographical data. Fine.

Edward Goldston, London / Karl W. Hiersemann, Leipzig, first editions, 1928. 2 vols, library buckram, gilt spine-titles,, 8vo, 25 cm,. xv, [1], 384 + 385-832 pp. A classified bibliography of books, periodicals, miscellaneous articles and maps on Japan published in European languages (including American and Japanese works published in such languages, and listing Russian publications in their original titles, but excluding Scandinavian works) from 1906 to 1932 (so continuing coverage from Wenckstern's "Bibliography of the Japanese Empire", though prepared to a much higher standard of accuracy). Entries for books give author, title, place and year of publication, publisher, number of pages and illustrations, and where practicable indication of prices and bibliographical data. Ex-library copies with gilt numbers on the spines and blindstamps on the front boards, labels on the front endpapers and occasional small stamps, short closed tears to a few leaves, otherwise Good.

5 vols in 3, Burt Franklin, New York, 1967 reprint of 1912-1932 first editions (including the index). Cloth, 8vo,. vii pp, 3030 columns, 309 pp (index). Approximately 20,000 entries. The great bibliographical work for mainland Southeast asia, covering books and periodical articles in Western languages, with an emphasis on French materials published to 1913...The first volume covers Laos, Siam, Assam and Burma,; the second, Malaya; the third; French Indochina and Cambodia. There is a detailed table of contents. Four volumes were published from 1912 to 1915, and the author and subject index was published in 1932. Primary arrangement by country, then by subject divisions, including languages, customs, history, geography, government, religion, literature, etc. Some annotations. " - Nunn. Very Good set.

5 vols in 3, Burt Franklin, New York, 1967 reprint of 1912-1932 first editions (including the index). Cloth, 8vo,. vii pp, 3030 columns, 309 pp (index). Approximately 20,000 entries. The great bibliographical work for mainland Southeast asia, covering books and periodical articles in Western languages, with an emphasis on French materials published to 1913...The first volume covers Laos, Siam, Assam and Burma,; the second, Malaya; the third; French Indochina and Cambodia. There is a detailed table of contents. Four volumes were published from 1912 to 1915, and the author and subject index was published in 1932. Primary arrangement by country, then by subject divisions, including languages, customs, history, geography, government, religion, literature, etc. Some annotations. " - Nunn. Near Fine.

5 vols in 3, Burt Franklin, New York, 1967 reprint of 1912-1932 first editions (including the index). Cloth, 8vo,. vii pp, 3030 columns, 309 pp (index). Approximately 20,000 entries. The great bibliographical work for mainland Southeast asia, covering books and periodical articles in Western languages, with an emphasis on French materials published to 1913...The first volume covers Laos, Siam, Assam and Burma,; the second, Malaya; the third; French Indochina and Cambodia. There is a detailed table of contents. Four volumes were published from 1912 to 1915, and the author and subject index was published in 1932. Primary arrangement by country, then by subject divisions, including languages, customs, history, geography, government, religion, literature, etc. Some annotations. " - Nunn. Near Fine.

Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi, first edition, 1988. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo, 23 cm,. xii, 231 pp + [21] pp facs. 1,158 entries. A very useful catalogue. Covers works on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sikkim. Gives the following details: author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, pagination, shelf mark and accession number. Arranged chronologically, with a combined author, brief title and language index. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi, first edition, 1988. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo, 23 cm,. xii, 231 pp + [21] pp facs. 1,158 entries. A very useful catalogue. Covers works on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sikkim. Gives the following details: author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, pagination, shelf mark and accession number. Arranged chronologically, with a combined author, brief title and language index. Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.

Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi, first edition, 1988. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo, 23 cm,. xii, 231 pp + [21] pp facs. 1,158 entries. A very useful catalogue. Covers works on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sikkim. Gives the following details: author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, pagination, shelf mark and accession number. Arranged chronologically, with a combined author, brief title and language index. Very Good in Good dustwrapper.

Printed for private distribution, title page states "Revised 7/76.". Tape-bound wrappers, mounted bookplate "Ex Libris - F. Diba" on front cover, large 8vo,. 251 pp in double column format. Approximately 2,400 entries. The author's Persian Bibliography (which was published in 1981 and is scarce) states that earlier versions of the catalogue were mimeographed and privately distributed: this is one of those. The first 164 pages are a listing arranged alphabetically by title; pages 165-232 are an author index giving the titles for each author, and the remainder comprises title and author listings of acquisitions for 1976. The bibliographic details given in the title sections, where known, are : title, author, publisher, place and date of edition, and number of pages. Wrappers slightly soiled, 1" tear to head of backstrip. Otherwise Very Good.

Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi, first edition, 1988. Cloth, gilt cover-title, 8vo, 23 cm,. xii, 231 pp + [21] pp facs. 1,158 entries. A very useful catalogue. Covers works on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sikkim. Gives the following details: author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, pagination, shelf mark and accession number. Arranged chronologically, with a combined author, brief title and language index. Very Good in slightly torn dustwrapper.

Hodges Figgis & Co, Dublin, first edition, 1969. Cloth, 4to, 26 cm,. 109 pp, plates (some colour). From the introduction to the Tibetan section: "Group A (items 1701-28) comprises Buddhist canonical works, namely texts translated from Sanskrit and included in Tibetan Canon (Kanjur) and Authorized Commentaries (Tenjur)..; Group B (items 1729-57) comprises indigenous Tibetan works: (i) doctrinal and quasi-historical, (ii) medical, (iii) divination, (iv) musical notation…; Group C (items 1758-1805) comprises ritual texts. As can easily be seen, each item may comprise many more than one text; in one case as many as 28..; Group D (items 1815-1860) comprises painted scrolls. We have identified all the subsidiary as well as the main figures." From the introduction to the Mongolian section: "The Mongolian printed books and manuscripts of the Chester Beatty Library form a small but fairly representative collection of Mongol religious literature. As is to be expected, block-prints of… Read More

Oxford University Press, London, first edition, 1975. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. 185, [1] pp, [8] leaves of plates. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.

Library Supply Co., London, 1899 reprint of first edition. Later pebblegrain cloth, original printed wrappers not retained, gilt spine-title, 8vo,. 99 pp. Approximately 1,000 entries. Contents: Introductory Explanations; Explanatory Note Relative to the British Museum Catalogue; Section I. Asia and the East: General Bibliographies; Section II India: A. Periodical Registers; B. Lndian Official Publications; C. English Parliamentary Papers relating to India; D. General Bibliographies; E. Special Bibliographies. An ex-library copy with a classification number and 'Athenaeum' in gilt on the spine, the elegant bookplate of the Athenaeum Library, Liverpool on the front pastedown endpaper and less elegant stamp "De-accessioned and Withdrawn", small library stamps at foot of title-page and last page, slight duststaining to upper margins of prelims, otherwise Near Very Good.

G. K. Hall & Co, Boston, 1964 reprint. 10 vols, cloth, folio 358 x 260 mm,. pp. About 90,000 entries. A massive catalogue of the printed books in European languages in the India Office Library, including many rarities and very comprehensive coverage of material on the British Raj. The European Printed Books collection was originally part of the library set up by the Honourable East India Company in 1801 to safeguard books entrusted to it by its servants and others. The Company's Directors soon began to collect actively rather than just receiving material, and from the outset made their stock available to orientalist scholars as well as maintaining and augmenting it as an official reference resource. After the demise of the Company in 1858 its responsibilities were taken over by the newly-established India Office, and coverage started to concentrate on material relating to the Indian sub-continent and its affairs, together with those of Burma. The European Printed Books collection holds a… Read More

Archon Books, Hamden, first edition, 1966. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xvi, 261 pp. The present work..is intended to be an introduction to the subject of Oriental and Asian bibliography as a whole and is, therefore, primarily concerned with institutions, books and libraries which relate to the whole of, or substantial parts of, the Asian continent: works concerned with individual countries or smaller regions are, however, from time to time cited as interesting examples of the bibliographer's or librarian's art, worthy of imitation in respect of other countries or regions." - from the introduction. Small former owner's stamp on half-title, ootherwise Good.