London. The Illustrated London News. November 13, 1886. Four engravings on a single newspaper leaf (pp. 535-536), one half page, unrelated text on the verso, marginal browning, in very good condition. Fine wood engravings by the artist William Simpson (1823-1899), famous for his work as an official war artist. The..... More
[New York.]: [Hunt & Eaton]. [circa 1900]. Printed map in colour, railways shown, elevation with hachures, central fold, 28.8 x 23 cm, 32 x 26.8 cm (sheet), Afghanistan and surrounding countries including modern day Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikstan as well as India and China, outer corners creased, slight..... More
London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1993. Maps, xiii + 194pp, dustjacket shelf worn, a good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179776. More
Leningrad. Aurora Art Publishers. 1973. Complete set of 16 pictorial cards, information sheet loosely inserted. Good copies in pictorial wrapper which is little browned at extremities. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161872. More
Paris. L'Hachette & Co., (circa 1850s). Lithograph, 28.5 x 40.1cm, old folds, page browned and spotted, two professionally sealed tears, in sound condition. Appealing nineteenth-century view from Darjeeling in the eastern Himalayas. Alexandre de Bar was known for his atmospheric engravings and views and as an illustrator. When referring to..... More
New York. W.W. Norton. 2000. Maps, colour photographic plates, black and white line illustrations, 240pp, notes, bibliography, sources, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 24 x 18.5cm. "In the museums of Urumchi, the wind-swept regional capital of the Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China, a collection of ancient mummies lay..... More
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
London. I B Tauris. 2008. Maps, colour photographic plates, xxi + 218pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket a little marked on reverse on upper extremity, very good hardback copy. For five millennia, the peoples and cultures of East and West have met and mingled in Central Asia. For explorers and travellers..... More
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
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
New York. Viking Press. 1973. Maps, colour and black and white illustrations, 280pp, bibliography, notes, index, price clipped dustjacket spine sunned and worn with some loss on extremities, good hardback copy. 25.4 x 20.5cm. Contents include: Alexander the Great : an invader from the West -- Hsuan-tsang : a pilgrim..... More
New York. Viking Press. 1973. Maps, colour and black and white illustrations, 280pp, bibliography, notes, index, worn dustjacket with closed tear, sunned spine, a good hardback copy. 25.5 x 20.7cm. Contents include: Alexander the Great : an invader from the West -- Hsuan-tsang : a pilgrim from the East --..... More
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
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
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. 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
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
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
London. Printed for Sir Richard Phillips. 1823. First English edition. Translated from German. Black and white lithograph plate 'Sepulchral Monument of a Kirgese Chief', iv + 112pp, Modern papercovered boards, leather title label on spine, edges uncut. Some foxing mainly at edges and on first and last leaves, but generally..... More
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
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
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
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
London. Abacus. 1997. Reprint. Translated and edited by David Selbourne. Map, black and white reproductions, xi + 516pp, notes and references, index, even browning, covers shelf worn, good paperback copy. Remainder's mark lower edge. "In 1990 distinguished academic David Selbourne was shown a remarkable manuscript which had been hidden from..... More
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