Montpelier, Vt. Lucius Q. C. Bowles, 1813. ix + 369pp, original 18th century full leather binding with red leather title label lettered in gilt with minor loss, front hinge splitting but boards firmly attached, paper browning, some worm holes mainly to endpapers and corners. Book owner's label on front pastedown..... More

New York. Macmillan. 1928. 1st Edition. xii + 758pp, index, rebound in dark blue cloth, titled in gilt and with new endpapers. The preface and the first chapter have some pencil underlining else a sound clean copy. Following the introductory chapters on the history and philosophy of Buddhism, the author..... More

Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University. 1895. 196pp + 5 page publisher catalogue, edges uncut, top edge gilt. Original cloth worn and a little marked with some loss to cloth at bumped corners and head and tail of spine. Endpapers evenly browned, edges lightly browned, compliments slip of Charles R. Lanman tipped..... More

No place of publication. No details of publisher. 清光緖3[1877]. A Chinese book on physiognomy by Yuan Liuzhuang [袁柳庄] also known as Yuan Hong [袁珙] (1335 - 1410), a well known late Ming and early Qing face-reading master. Five-hole stab binding with string ties, chops, illustrated in black and white, 10..... More