Genghis Khan. Conqueror of the World.
London. I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd., 1989. Maps, 230pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket little rubbed, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159205. More
London. I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd., 1989. Maps, 230pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket little rubbed, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 159205. More
Leipzig. F. A. Brockhaus. 1938. 2nd Edition. Folding map at rear, black and white illustrations, black and white photographic plates, 295pp. Edges and margins evenly tanned, boards slightly foxed in places, dustjacket little worn and chipped with slight insect damage, foxed on reverse, protected by a previous owner, overall a...... More
New Delhi. Asian Educational Services. 2002. Reprint. Folding map, black and white illustrations, x + 382pp, index, hardback with pictorial upper cover, gilt lettering spine and upper cover. First published in London in 1933. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213362. More
New York. George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., [ 1938]. First Edition. Folding coloured map of Sven Hedin's motor car expedition across Asia 1935-1935. viii + 322pp. Original yellow cloth covered boards, lettered and ruled in gilt on the spine, top edge stained blue as issued. Cloth slightly toned at the..... More
London. George Routledge & Sons. 1940. First English Edition. 10 maps, 1 folding, illustrations, x + 291pp, index, light discolouration to spine, text and plates are very clean and bright, a good copy of the first English edition. 22.4 x 14cm. First published in Swedish in 1937. "This book forms..... More
New York. New Amsterdam. 1990. Translated. Maps, 323pp, bibliography, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. In this book the author provides a picture of Genghis Khan as not just a barbarian but also a visionary statesman and strategist. The book also provides a fascinating insight into Mongol society and..... More
(Amsterdam). (H. Hondius), (circa 1640). Engraved hand coloured map of Central Asia and part of China, 33.8 X 49.2 cms (trimmed to the margin), title cartouche and descriptive text in Latin, degree markings “Milliaria Germanica communia…”, text in German on the verso “Von der Tartaren oder dem Reich des grossen..... More
London. John Murray. 2006. Black and white maps and photographic plates, xii + 252pp, bibliography, index. Paperback. "This book tells for the first time the story of the Bolshevik attempt to set the East ablaze with the heady new gospel of Marxism. Here is an extraordinary tale of intrigue and..... More
London. Routledge. 1928. 2 volumes. Volume I: Double page map, xliv + 387pp. Volume II: viii + 406pp, publisher's catalogue at rear, index. Spines lightly faded, occasional light foxing, book plate front paste down of volume I, very good. The Broadway Traveller's Series. When referring to this item please quote..... More
Macao. 1, November 1846. Closely-written manuscript letter in French, boldy signed by Huc, 4 pages (bifolium), 26.7 x 20.7 cms. folding to 8.5 x 13.3 cms, postmarked Paris and Toulouse, remains of the red wax seal (small hole in the address panel marking its removal, but no loss to the..... More
London. I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd., 1989. Maps, xvi + 286pp, notes, bibliography, index, smattering of foxing on edges and reverse of dustjacket, otherwise a very good copy in dustjacket. A scholarly work which examines the critical importance that land routes have played in the strategic, political and economic evolution of..... More
London. Jonathan Cape. 2023. Translated and introduced by Joshua L. Freeman. xvii + 251pp. Paperback. New. "If you took an Uber in Washington DC a few years ago, there's a chance your driver was one of the greatest living Uyghur poets, and one of only a handful from his minority..... More
San Francisco. HarperSanFrancisco. 1993. Maps, xx + 405pp, bibliography, list of sources, very light wear dustjacket, very good hardback copy. "This first-ever English translation of the major Gnostic texts from Asia is a vital discovery that reveals a new expression of Christianity as it blended with the mystical religions of..... More
London. Secker & Warburg. 1970. Maps, 350pp, bibliography, index, torn dustjacket little faded along spine as usual now protected, edges lightly foxed, a good hardback copy. The author discusses the history of Central Asia describing, among other things, the Silk route, the building of the Great Wall, the fall of..... More
London. Frances Lincoln Limited. 2007. Well presented, colour photographic illustrations including reproductions of old photographs of the wall, fold out panoramas one showing the wall in 1922 (first published in the National Geographic February 1923) and the other the wall in 2005. 291pp, index, dustjacket, oblong hardback. Small barely visible..... More
London. Peter Davies. 1969. Endpaper maps, frontispiece, xxii + 232pp, notes, bibliography, index, coloured pencil markings on endpapers, dustjacket very worn with notable loss and markings, a sound secondhand hardback copy. Largely based on the account of Genghis Khan's life written some years after his death by Shigikutuku. When referring..... More
New York. Atlantic Monthly Press. 2003. Endpaper maps, 287pp, index, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 167682. More
Sydney. Wolseley House. 1983. Map, frontispiece, 419pp, prior owner's inscription front free endpaper, a little soiling fore edge, dustjacket little shelf worn and faded, still overall a good hardback copy. Biography of Kublai Khan. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179755. More
Canberra. Australian National University. 1972. Maps, plans, notes, appendices, bibliography, glossary, indices including handwritten printed characters, xiii + 187pp, typescript. Cover slightly marked, previous owner's name barely visible, signed and dated by the author on front free endpaper. A very tight clean copy in card cover, 25 x 20.2cm. This..... More
London. William Heinemann Ltd., 1940. Reprint of the first 1937 edition. Maps, one folding, black and white photographic illustrations, xvi + 312pp, notes and index, browned endpapers, some light foxing upper edge and preliminary leaves, cloth slightly faded, lettering dulled on the spine, but good copy. Two prior owner inscriptions..... More
United Kingdom. Transworld. 2009. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, viii + 312 pages, index, bibliography, sticker remnants on dustjacket upper cover, otherwise very good hardback copy. "The respected historian and travel writer, John Man, tells the remarkable story of the world's most famous traveller - Marco Polo - and the moment..... More
Helsingfors. Societé Finno-Ougrienne. 1911. Folding map with outline colour, full page plate showing an old Chinese document with chops in red, 5 plates at rear with 35 black and white line and photographic illustrations showing costume, ornament and tools. 72pp including tables of anthropological measurements (7 pages) and a List..... More
London Bridge. Letts, Son & Co. Limtd. Map Publishers. n.d. c 1885. Second Edition. Large colour folding map of Persia, Afghanistan, Beluchistan, Khorasan, Mekran, Kerman, Russia and the southern Caspian. Two smaller inset maps, one showing England to India and the other showing 'Acquisitions of Russia in Europe and Asia'..... More
New Delhi. Asian Educational Services. 2001. Reprint. lvi + 200pp, gilt lettering on covers, very good hardback copy. 22.5 x 14cm. One of the oldest Spanish narratives of diplomatic travels. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213432. More
G. P. Putnam's Sons. October 1927. First Edition. Large folding map, 65 photographic illustrations including a black and white portrait frontispiece. Dark blue cloth covered boards lettered in gilt, coloured pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, xiv+ 414pp appendix & index, head and tail of spine tender but holding firm, large..... More