Geneva. Nagel. 1969. Translated from the Russian by James Hogarth. Colour and black and white photographic plates, 250pp, index, notes, bibliography, hardback. Ancient Civilizations series. Noticeable foxing to upper edge and foxing to upper portions of both endpapers, otherwise in very good condition. A survey of the archaelogical treasures and..... More
Pakistan. Emjay Books International. 1986. Maps, xx + 164 + clxviii pp, browned endpapers, some foxing upper edge, dustjacket spine sunned and overall little worn, stamp front free endpaper, a good hardback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 161178). More
India: Motilal Banarsidass. 2001. 24 black and white photographic plates, xxix + 319 + xxivpp, notes, bibliography, indices, spine of dustjacket a little faded, a good hardback copy. The manuscript, written in the first or second century A.D., is generally considered to be the oldest surviving manuscript of an Indian..... More
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1937. Endpaper maps, illustrations, viii + 212pp, bright copy in worn dustjacket with a few closed tears. Very good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 2648). More
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1946. Reprint. 2 maps (1 folding), 3 colour plates, many photographic illustrations, 301pp, some foxing on endpapers, a series of small indentations in the margins of first leaves and a few leaves. Good copy in original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. (When referring..... More
Rainer Ottens. 1723. A most attractive map with early outline hand colour, vertical fold, barely visible diagonal crease upper half of map, few very pale small brown spots, otherwise a clean and bright image. Numbering in red pencil, few annotations in pencil and light number stamp on reverse however not..... More
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. 1999. 4 coloured foldout maps, 36 black and white Illustrations, xii + 465p, index, hardback with gilt cover, lightly bumped extremities, very good copy. First published in London 1900. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 166845). More
Australia. Transit Lounge Publishing. 2015. 448pp, paperback cover extremities little worn, a very good copy. Prepare to be swept away by a story that is intimate, true, and utterly compelling. Margi Gibb's much-loved father dies and, with her immediate family largely gone, her life is changed irrevocably. Immersing herself more..... More
London. Little Brown. 1998. First edition. Endpaper maps, black and white map, photographic coloured plates, xiii + 240pp, index, bibliography, miniscule tear lower bottom dustjacket, slightly faded spine, covers little water marked, good hardback copy in price clipped dustjacket. This narrative reveals the author's experiences on three expeditions to the..... 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
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
New York. Kodansha. 1992. Reprint. Black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 562pp, index, upper edge a trifle soiled, spine a little faded, very good hardback copy in a dustjacket. A fascinating, and now classic account, of the European powers' fight for supremacy in Central Asia. (When referring to this..... More
New York. Kodansha. 1994. 431pp, bibliography, index, very good in dustjacket. First published in Britain in the same year under the title "On Secret Service East of Constantinople". (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171076). More
New York. Norton. 1985. First American edition. Maps, illustrations, 252pp, bibliography, index, edges trifle foxed, dustjacket browned in places, good copy. This book, the last in Peter Hopkirk's trilogy set in Central Asia, tells for the first time the story of the Bolshevik attempt between the wars to set the..... 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
London. The Folio Society. 1996. Reprint. Endpaper maps, maps, colour frontispiece and full page colour plates, 310pp, index, a very good clothbound hardback copy in card slipcase. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170973). More
London. Secker & Warburg. 1970. Maps, 350pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket little faded along spine as usual, 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 Constantinople and the conquest of all..... More
New York. Paragon Book Reprint Corp. 1998. Map, black and white line illustrations, xi + 123pp + Chinese text, dustjacket has a rip on lower cover and rubbing upper extremities, good hardback copy in dustjacket. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170728). More
![Niya: Paradise Regained. 梦幻尼雅. [Meng huan Niya]. YONGJIAN LIN, LI XIGUANG AND SUN YUEXIN,...](/pictures/thumb/165683.jpg?v=1587024024)
北京.[Beijing]. 民族出版社.[Min zu chu ban she]. Map, colour photographic illustrations throughout, 143pp, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. Text in Chinese, English and Japanese. 29.2 x 22cm. The Niya Ruins are an archaeological site located in the Talamakan Desert in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region along the ancient silk road..... More
New Haven. Yale Uni. Press. 1999. Map, colour and black and white photographic plates, xii + 212pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Neat chop of a prior owner title page. Very good. Account of the author's travels in the Gobi desert in which he captures the rich and varied culture of the..... More
London. Hamlyn. 1970. Reprint. Profuse colour illustrations, 75pp, slightest foxing reverse of dustjacket, a little rubbed extremities, a good hardback copy in dustjacket. 29.5 x 23.5cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 169359). More
New York. American Museum of Natural History. 2011. Fold out coloured maps, fold out illustration, coloured illustrations, 260pp, index, a very good hardback copy with lightly bumped upper spine. 24 x 26 cm. "Globalisation may be a recent phenomenon, but the international exchange of goods and ideas has its origins..... More
New York. American Museum of Natural History. 2011. Fold out coloured maps, fold out illustration, coloured illustrations, 260pp, index, a very good hardback copy. 24 x 26 cm. "Globalisation may be a recent phenomenon, but the international exchange of goods and ideas has its origins in ancient times. For much..... More
London. Thames & Hudson. 1975. Maps, 320pp, notes, index, bibliography, glossary, hardback, dustjacket a little faded with a little light shelf wear, top edge lightly foxed, very good copy. The author concentrates on modern Chinese relations with Inner Asia and for this purpose he devotes the first part of his..... More
London. Thames and Hudson. 1975. Maps, 320pp, notes, index, bibliography, glossary, hardback, price-clipped and little faded dustjacket, top edge lightly foxed, a good, internally clean copy. The author concentrates on modern Chinese relations with Inner Asia and for this purpose he devotes the first part of his book to Ming..... More
