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Minor wear. VG. Thailand Miusiam Pret Nonthaburi 2553 [2010 CE] orig. wrappers 18x14cm, 142 pages Text entirely in Thai. On Phra Malai, a Theravada Buddhist arhat, and his roles in Buddhist teaching, tradition and culture, and arts of Thailand.

Minor rubbing. Some light discolorations to fixed flyleaves. VG. Textual tables. Development Economics Westview Press Boulder [CO] (1977) orig.boards 23x15cm, xi,188 pp Contents: A Perspective on Kenya's Development Problems; The Simulation Model; Applications of the SImulation Model; Policy Implications & Further Work

in orig.clear plastic dustwrapper, a tear to dw flap,VG,, dustwrapper. numerous textual photos Industrial design Dansk Designrad Kobenhavn (1985) orig.cloth 21x21cm, 120 pp, Series: Dansk Designrad/ Danish Design Council Casebook nr. 1. Bilingual Danish-English text. Numerous textual photos & drawings. Case history of Copenhagen's new stainless-steel telephone booths 1980-1985, beginning with announcement of design competition,making & testing of prototypes of the four prize-winning entries; step-by-step product development; planning of manufacturing process; finally:the booth as it appears in Copenhagen

Minor wear. VG. Textual illustrations. Ethiopia n.p. n.p. [Ethiopia] (2011) orig. wrappers 20x14cm, 328 pp. Text entirely in Amharic. Accounts of traders, businessmen, and commercial institutions in Addis Ababa from the city's foundation to the present.

Inked inscription on title-page. Rubbed. Good. Kannada Literature Swanthika Prakashana Sullia Sullia [Karnataka] (1990) orig.wrappers 21x13cm, (6), 50 pp, Published in an edition of 700 copies. Entirely in Kannada characters. Poetry.

Minor wear. VG. African Literature [publisher not identified] Finfinnee [Ethiopia] 2013 orig. wrappers 21x14cm, 76 pp. Text entirely in Afaan Oromo. Poetry

Some minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. History of Religion Kabir Choura-Math Varanasi (2000) orig.boards 25x18cm, (6),448 pp., Weighs 1100 grams.

Minor rubbing, VG. History of Religion State University of New York Albany (1991) orig. boards 23x15cm, xiv, 268 pp Full title concludes: "...With a Translation of the Kabir Parachai prepared in Collaboration with Jagdish Kumar & Uma Thukral & with an Edition of the Niranjani Panthi Recension of this Work". Contents: The Legends: Legends & History; The Kabir Parachai Cycle; Other Legends; Ananta-Das's Kabir Parachai; The Text of the Kabir Parachai; A Translation of the Kabir Parachai; An Edition of the Kabir Parachai (Niranjani Panthi recension); The 1693 V.S. Manuscript (RPP 11583) of Ananta-das's Kabir Parachai.

Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. History of Religion Kabirvani Prakashan Kendra Varanasi (2009) 2nd Edition. orig.boards 22x14cm, (2),148 pp. Issued by the Kabir Panth press. Contents: Biography of Kabir; Kabir: The Crown of Saints; The Brief History of Siddhapith Kabirchauramath Moolgadi; The Kabir Pilgrimage: A Glimpse; Dynastical Game in Kabir Sect; Kabir Bound in Shackles of Destiny.

Some rubbing. Some dents to buinding. Good., dustwrapper. 2pp plates. History of Religion Munshiram Manoharlal New Delhi (1986) Reprint. orig.cloth 22x14cm, vii,112,(2)pp, Second revised edition. On the life of the 15th century Hindu religious reformer and the religious institutions following his teachings.

Spine rubbed & chipped. Good. Rajasthan University of Rajasthan Jaipur 1981 orig.wrappers 22x13cm, xxxi,235 pp. Text in English (pages i-xxxi; 111-235) and Rajasthani (pages 1-110).

Rubbed. Good. 23pp photoplates. Indian Ethnology University of Madras [Madras] 1952 orig. cloth 25x17cm, xiv,319,(23)pp, Series: Madras University Anthropoligical Series, no. 1. Ethnographic study of a Kerala tribe. Contents: An Early Picture of the Kadar; Geographical Environment; Material Civilization; Analysis & Summary of Kadan Material Civilization; Family & Social Organization; Analysis of Family-life & Social Organization; Religion; Analysis of Religious Coneptions; Sex Life, The Position of Women & Acculturation in Forms of Dress; Dance, Games, The Education of Children & Rehabilitation; The Kadan Language; Summary & Conclusions.

Rubbed. Good. Muammar Qaddafi Gallimard Paris (1974) orig.wrappers 22x14cm, 180 pp. Biographical study of Muammar Qaddafi.

Slight binding corner bump, light cover soil, VG. 2pp plates, folding chart Biblical Exegesis E.J. Brill Leiden 1965 orig. cloth 24x16cm, x,422,(2) pp,, Rubberstamp to title-page, lightly pencilled marks to several page margins. Series: Oudtestamentische Studien, Deel XIV. Contains 19 papers. Includes: J. Hoftijzer "Remarks Concerning the Use of the Particle 't in Classical Hebrew"; H.A. Brongers "Merismus, Synekdoche und Hendiadys in der Bibel- Hebraischen Sprache"; B. Hartmann " 'Es gibt keine Kraft und keine Macht ausser bei Gott' Zur Kopula im Hebraischen"; R. Frankena "The Vassal- Treaties of Esarhaddon & the Dating of Deuteronomy"; M.A: Beek "Der Dornbusch als Wohnsitz Gottes (Deut. xxxiii 16)"; A.R. Hulst "Der Jordan in den alttestamentlichen Uberlieferungen"; H.J. Franken "Tell es-Sultan & Old Testament Jericho"; W. Baars "A Forgotten Fragment of the Greek Text of the Books of Samuel"; P.A.H. de… Read More

Minor rubbing, some cover soil, VG- Sindhi Literature Shanti Ganshani Ahmedabad (1989) orig.wrappers 21x13cm, 98 pp Sindhi text. Entirely in Perso-Arabic characters. A collection of short stories.

Minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper Literary Criticism Continuum New York (1994) orig.boards 23x15cm, (4),231 pp, Translated by Susan Hecker Ray. Contents: Kafka & Judaism; 'The Trial' & the Tradition of the Gatekeeper in the Kabbalah; When & How the Celestial Court Functions; The Ecstatic Ascent to Heaven; 'No One Else Could Enter Here, For This Door Was Meant For You Alone'; The Gatekeeper Tradition as it Relates to the Description of the Court; The Status of Man vis-à-vis the Officers of the Court; The Human Face as a Reflection of Divine Judgement; The Kabbalistic Depiction of the Celestial Courts: History as Judgement; The Incursion of Judgement into Human Life: Disease & Dreams; "Women Have a Great Power": The Feminine Element in the Hierarchies of the Court; The Judgement Theme in Eastern Jewish Folktales: Kabbalah as Narrative; The Animal Stories; Divine Judgement via the World: "I Now Sentence You To Death By Drowning"; Language &… Read More

Minor rubbing. Slight spine crease. Light page-edge soil. VG. 8pp photoplates. Japanese Literature Stanford University Press Stanford 1965 orig.cloth 23x15cm, vii,360,(8) pp Contents: The Life: Beginnings; Exile; Return; Withdrawal; Stragglers; The 1920s; The 1930s; The 1940s and After; The Writings: The River Sumida; The Peony Garden; Coming Down with a Cold; Tidings from Okubo: Excerpts; Rivalry: From Chapter 12; Quiet Rain; A Strange Tale from East of the River; The Decoration; The Dancing Girl: Chapter 10; The Scavengers; Appendix: A Postscript on the Diary.

Lacking covers. Good. Japan 1904 13x8cm, ca. 240 pp. This is a commercially produced pocket diary, lacking its original covers, evidently produced by the Japanese military and issued to soldiers under training. The title on the first inside page of the Japanese book is " Kaichuu Nikki" ("Pocket Journal"), apparently meant to be kept during military training, and the printing information at the back says that this book was printed in October of Meiji 37 (1904). Approximately 120 leaves, half of consist of handwritten journal entries, the remainder being pages printed with text concerning regulations and other military topics. The handwritten entrties fill every available blank space in a fairly clear hand, using many old-fashioned kanji. Some additional slips of paper bearing writing are tipped-in. Nearly every entry starts "Running, 5 a.m."

Minor rubbing. Dustwrapper glued to boards. Good., dustwrapper. History of Religion Allied Publishers New Delhi 1984 orig.boards 22x14cm, vi,79,[17] pp. "In a remote & barren corner of Western Tibet lie Mt. Kailas and Lake Manasarovar. The retreat of Lord Shiva, the destroyer, and Parvati, his consort - the highest and noblest of Hindu pilgrim spots, an important component of the Hindu psyche, Kailas & Manasarovar have drawn millions of Hindus tio perform the traditional parikramas (circumambulations) of the lake and the majestic mountain,. This pilgrim route closed for 22 yerars was opened in September 1981. This travelogue is an account of this historic pilgrimage" - dustwrapper.

Minor rubbing. VG. German Political History Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2003 orig.boards 24x15cm, xv,299 pp. "This collection of innovative essays examining the role of Wilhelm II in Imperial Germany was first published in 2003, particularly on the later years of the monarch's reign. The essays highlight the Kaiser's relationship with statesmen and rulers; his role in international relations; the erosion of his power during the First World War; and his ultimate downfall in 1918. The book demonstrates the extent to which Wilhelm II was able to exercise 'personal rule', largely unopposed by the responsible government, and supported in his decision-making by his influential entourage. The essays are based on thorough and far-reaching research and on a wide range of archival sources. Written to honour the innovative work of John Röhl, Wilhelm II's most famous biographer, on his sixty-fifth birthday, the essays within this volume will continue to provide an exciting… Read More