The Way to Xanadu.
London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993. Maps, xiii + 194pp, dustjacket shelf worn, a good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179776. More
Central Asia
The History of Central Asia. Volume I. The Age of the Steppe Warriors.
London. I.B.Tauris. 2012. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 352pp indices, bibliography, notes, 29 x 23.5cm dustjacket has a few scratch marks on the rear, else a near fine copy. "The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations, as well as many of the..... More
The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang by the Shaman Hwui Li with an Introduction Containing an Account of the Works of I-Twing.
New Delhi: Low Price Publications. 2008. Reprint. xlvii + 218pp, some foxing on endpapers, cover a little bumped and worn, some browning, a cheaply produced hardback in fair condition. History of the early life of Hiuen Tsiang and his travels in India. First published in London 1911. When referring to..... More
Ultimate Journey. Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment.
New York. Knopf. 2001. Reprint. Maps, black and white frontispiece, xi + 352pp, index, light foxing reverse of slightly shelf worn dustjacket, spine of dustjacket little faded, tiny remainder mark lower edge, still a good clean and bright hardback copy. "In 629, the revered Buddhist monk Hsuan Tsang set out..... More
The Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan: His Triumph and his Legacy.
London. Book Club Associates. 1976. Black and white and colour photographic and line illustrations, 264pp, index, prior owner's name front free endpaper, dustjacket little shelf worn and faded, a good hardback copy. 25.5 x 17.5cm. This work "tells the story of the Mongol Empire, from the rise of Genghis Khan..... More
The Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan: His Triumph and his Legacy.
London. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1976. Pictorial endpapers, profuse black and white illustrations, 264pp, chronology, index, endpapers and edges just starting to brown, very good hardback copy in dustjacket with sunned spine. This work "tells the story of the Mongol Empire, from the rise of Genghis Khan to the aftermath of..... More
Gandhari Dharmapada.
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
The Gobi Desert.
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1946. Reprint, same year of publication. 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..... More
The Gobi Desert.
London. Hodder & Stoughton. 1946. Reprint. Two maps (1 folding), three colour plates, many photographic illustrations, 301pp, light browning, inscription front free and neat label of a prior owner front endpapers, corners a little bumped. Spine a trifle darkened but overall a very good copy in bright original cloth binding..... More
Nouissima, et accurata Maris Caspij. Fere nobis incogniti Regionumque adiacentium Delineatio Iussu Petri Alexij Fil. Magni Russorum Principis.
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
The Silk Road on Land and Sea.
Beijing. China Pictorial Publishing. 1989. Maps, profuse colour photographic plates, 31.7 x 23.5cm, 303pp, colour photographic pictorial boards with clear plastic wrappers a little browned. 32 x 23.5cm. Looks at the history of the Silk Road and the different routes that were favoured over the years. Includes the central route..... More
The 'Overland' to China.
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
On the Trail of Genghis Khan. An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads.
London. Bloomsbury. 2013. Endpaper and in text maps, colour photographic plates, viii + 509pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, a very good paperback copy. "The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth..... More
On the Trail of Genghis Khan. An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads.
London. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2013. Maps, colour photographic plates, viii + 509pp, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, covers trifle shelf worn, a very good paperback copy. "The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the..... More
Some Remarks on the Dating of the Secret History of the Mongols.
Reprinted from Monumenta Serica. Offprint in original card stapled wrappers, 185 - 206pp. Inscribed by the author to "Otto" [van der Sprenkel] upper corner. Very good. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173498. More
Religions of the Silk Road. Overland Trade and Cultural Exchange from Antiquity to the Fifteenth Century.
New York. St Martins. 1999. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, viii + 186pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket little shelf worn, a very good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 213697. More
The Lost Camels of Tartary. A Quest into Forbidden China.
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
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
Der Wandernde See.
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
Riddles of the Gobi Desert.
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
The Wandering Lake.
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
Genghis Khan.
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
Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China 1844-1846.
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
Roads and Rivals. The Political Uses of Access in the Borderlands of Asia.
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
Gnosis on the Silk Road. Gnostic Texts from Central Asia.
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