KNIGHT, E.F.
Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the Adjoining Countries.
London: Longmans, 1903. New impression.
8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xv, 528pp. Cloth speckled with white paint o/w a nice copy.
The author visited Kashmir as a literary tourist, joined the Hunza-Nagar expedition as a volunteer, and saw some active service in the gorges of the karakorum.
Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit and the Adjoining Countries.
London: Longmans, 1903. New impression.
8vo., orig. maroon cloth, xv, 528pp. Cloth speckled with white paint o/w a nice copy.
The author visited Kashmir as a literary tourist, joined the Hunza-Nagar expedition as a volunteer, and saw some active service in the gorges of the karakorum.
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LADY FAWCETT, Sir Charles Fawcett and Sir Richard Burn (editor). The Travels of The Abbe Carre In India and the Near East 1672-1674 Translated from the manuscript journal....... Liechtenstein: Reproduced by permission of the Hakluyt Society....Kraus Reprint Limited, 1967. Three volumes in two. Reprint of Second Series, Vol. 95, 96 & 97. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, lxxxvi, 191; vi, 195-482pp. Fine.
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LAURIE, William F.B.
Orissa, The Garden Of Superstition and Idolatry: Including An Account of British Connexion With The Temple of Jagannath......
London: Johnstone & Hunter, 1850. First edition.
Sm.8vo., orig. cloth, xxiv, 306, 6pp.ads. Rubber stamp on title, bookplate, spine worn with chipping, a good copy only.
Orissa, The Garden Of Superstition and Idolatry: Including An Account of British Connexion With The Temple of Jagannath......
London: Johnstone & Hunter, 1850. First edition.
Sm.8vo., orig. cloth, xxiv, 306, 6pp.ads. Rubber stamp on title, bookplate, spine worn with chipping, a good copy only.
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LEWIS, C.G.
Tibetan Venture.
New York: A.S. Barnes, (1968). First U.S. edition.
Cloth, 191pp. Near fine in a chipped d/w.
An account of an expedition to the unexplored area on the Chinese Tibetan inhabited by the Napolos during the course of which Louis Liotard was killed.
Tibetan Venture.
New York: A.S. Barnes, (1968). First U.S. edition.
Cloth, 191pp. Near fine in a chipped d/w.
An account of an expedition to the unexplored area on the Chinese Tibetan inhabited by the Napolos during the course of which Louis Liotard was killed.
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LINES, Maureen.
Beyond the North-West Frontier. Travels in the Hindu Kush and Karakorams.
(Oxford): The Oxford Illustrated Press, (1988). First edition.
Glossy paper boards, 240pp. Fine in d/w.
Beyond the North-West Frontier. Travels in the Hindu Kush and Karakorams.
(Oxford): The Oxford Illustrated Press, (1988). First edition.
Glossy paper boards, 240pp. Fine in d/w.
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LUARD, C. Eckford Lt. Col. (editor).
Travels Of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643 A Translation Of The Itinerario De Las Missiones Orientales. .......Vol. I: Arakan, Vol II: China, India.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1927. In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. LIX and LXI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxvi, 450; (xii), 481pp. Spines slightly faded o/w near fine.
Manrique, Sebastien Portuguese missionary and traveller. Fray Sebastien Manrique travelled around various countries of the East for about sixteen years from 1628 to 1643. The main purpose of Manrique's travel to the East was to preach Christianity and inspect the Missions abroad. The Augustan Church entrusted the task to him. During the course of his travel to India he came to Bengal and reached Dhaka in September 1640 to inspect the Portuguese Catholic Church. Manrique provides a graphic description of the population, wealth and political importance of Dhaka. Indeed his is the most important early accounts about the growth and development of the Mughal city of Dhaka. Manrique's accounts also provide a glimpse into the political, economic and social life of Bengal and above all about the famous muslin products of Bangladesh. After Dhaka Manrique went to Diang and Chittagong to see the Portuguese establishments there. He left India in 1641 and reached home in July 1643.
Travels Of Fray Sebastien Manrique 1629-1643 A Translation Of The Itinerario De Las Missiones Orientales. .......Vol. I: Arakan, Vol II: China, India.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1927. In two volumes. Second Series ,Vol. LIX and LXI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, lxvi, 450; (xii), 481pp. Spines slightly faded o/w near fine.
Manrique, Sebastien Portuguese missionary and traveller. Fray Sebastien Manrique travelled around various countries of the East for about sixteen years from 1628 to 1643. The main purpose of Manrique's travel to the East was to preach Christianity and inspect the Missions abroad. The Augustan Church entrusted the task to him. During the course of his travel to India he came to Bengal and reached Dhaka in September 1640 to inspect the Portuguese Catholic Church. Manrique provides a graphic description of the population, wealth and political importance of Dhaka. Indeed his is the most important early accounts about the growth and development of the Mughal city of Dhaka. Manrique's accounts also provide a glimpse into the political, economic and social life of Bengal and above all about the famous muslin products of Bangladesh. After Dhaka Manrique went to Diang and Chittagong to see the Portuguese establishments there. He left India in 1641 and reached home in July 1643.
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LYALL, Afred C.
Asiatic Studies. Religious and Social. First and Second Series.
London: John Murray, 1899. In two volumes. A new edition of the First Series,(first published 1882) and a first edition of the Second Series.
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth xx, 332, xiv, 395, (5)pp.ads. Inner hinges cracked o/w a near fine set.
This contains essays on India dealing with the character and complexion of religion and society in that country. The second series includes essays on religion in China.
Asiatic Studies. Religious and Social. First and Second Series.
London: John Murray, 1899. In two volumes. A new edition of the First Series,(first published 1882) and a first edition of the Second Series.
Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth xx, 332, xiv, 395, (5)pp.ads. Inner hinges cracked o/w a near fine set.
This contains essays on India dealing with the character and complexion of religion and society in that country. The second series includes essays on religion in China.
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MacFARLANE, Charles.
A History of British India, From The Earliest English Intercourse to the Present Time.
London: George Routledge & Co., 1854. Second edition, Illustrated.
8vo., full cont. green morocco, raised bands, elaborate gilt compartments, elaborate gilt border on covers, inner dentelles gilt, A.E.G., viii, 640pp. A fine copy in an attractive binding.
A History of British India, From The Earliest English Intercourse to the Present Time.
London: George Routledge & Co., 1854. Second edition, Illustrated.
8vo., full cont. green morocco, raised bands, elaborate gilt compartments, elaborate gilt border on covers, inner dentelles gilt, A.E.G., viii, 640pp. A fine copy in an attractive binding.
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MASON, Kenneth.
Abode of Snow. A History of Himalayan Exploration and Mountaineering.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Second impression.
Cloth, xii, 372pp. Fine in a worn but still very good d/w.
A history of Himalayan exploration and mountaineering by Mason who spent many hears exploring the Himalayas and personally knew many of those who had gone there. He covers the area bounded by the Indus on the west and the Brahmputra on the east, omitting exploration on the north west frontier.
Abode of Snow. A History of Himalayan Exploration and Mountaineering.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Second impression.
Cloth, xii, 372pp. Fine in a worn but still very good d/w.
A history of Himalayan exploration and mountaineering by Mason who spent many hears exploring the Himalayas and personally knew many of those who had gone there. He covers the area bounded by the Indus on the west and the Brahmputra on the east, omitting exploration on the north west frontier.
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MATEER, Samuel.
"The Land of Charity: " An Account of Travancore & Its Devil Worship.
New York: Dodd, Mead, nd. (1870). First U.S. edition. (from the sheets of the first edition, London: 1870).
8vo., orig. green cloth decorated in black and gilt, (x), 370pp. A fine copy.
A comprehensive work upon Tranvacore (a territory in southern India ) and missionary operations in that territory based on the authors nine year residence there. With chapters on the geography; history; people--their manner and customs; natural history; industry and commerce; language; hinduism; devil worship; missons, etc. An interesting work.
"The Land of Charity: " An Account of Travancore & Its Devil Worship.
New York: Dodd, Mead, nd. (1870). First U.S. edition. (from the sheets of the first edition, London: 1870).
8vo., orig. green cloth decorated in black and gilt, (x), 370pp. A fine copy.
A comprehensive work upon Tranvacore (a territory in southern India ) and missionary operations in that territory based on the authors nine year residence there. With chapters on the geography; history; people--their manner and customs; natural history; industry and commerce; language; hinduism; devil worship; missons, etc. An interesting work.
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MAXWELL, Ellen Blackmar.
The Bishop's Conversion. With an Introduction by James M. Thoburn.
New York: Eaton & Mains, (1902). Reprint.
8vo., orig. rust cloth, 384pp. Inscription o/w a fine, bright copy.
The Bishop's Conversion. With an Introduction by James M. Thoburn.
New York: Eaton & Mains, (1902). Reprint.
8vo., orig. rust cloth, 384pp. Inscription o/w a fine, bright copy.
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MAYO, Katherine.
Mother India.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1928). Reprint.
Cloth, 440pp. Fine.
Mother India.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, (1928). Reprint.
Cloth, 440pp. Fine.
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McGOVERN, William Montgomery. To Lhasa In Disguise. A Secret Expedition Through Mysterious Tibet. New York: Century Co., (1924). First edition. Inscribed by the author. Tall 8vo., orig. blue pictorial cloth, xiv, 462pp. Bookplate, spine a bit faded with a small mark, o/w a better than very good but not near fine copy. In the preface the author states, "I had intended to write a somewhat technical volume dealing with the scientific results of my journey through Tibet with special reference to anthropology, both physical and social, omitting all matters of merely personal reference, but you have persuaded me that you and perhaps some of others would be interested in reading a plain account of some of the personal experiences which my secret expedition to Tibet entailed."
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MEYER, John Jakob.
Sexual Life In Ancient India. A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture.
London: George Routledge & Sosn, 1930. In two volumes. "Broadway Library."
Tall 8vo., cloth, (xii), (276); (x), 277-(592)pp. Spines very slightly faded o/w near fine.
"For the present translation Professor Meyer has completely revised the German work, made various alterations in the text, and considerably enlarged the number of references." In the preface to the Geraman edition, Meyer tells us that it is an attempt to give a true and vivid account of the life of woman in ancient India, based upon the immense masses of material imbedded in the two great epices, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Sexual Life In Ancient India. A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture.
London: George Routledge & Sosn, 1930. In two volumes. "Broadway Library."
Tall 8vo., cloth, (xii), (276); (x), 277-(592)pp. Spines very slightly faded o/w near fine.
"For the present translation Professor Meyer has completely revised the German work, made various alterations in the text, and considerably enlarged the number of references." In the preface to the Geraman edition, Meyer tells us that it is an attempt to give a true and vivid account of the life of woman in ancient India, based upon the immense masses of material imbedded in the two great epices, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
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MOORHOUSE, Geoffrey.
Om An Indian Pilgrimage.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1993). First edition. Signed by the author.
Cloth, 255pp. Small dot on lower edge o/w fine in d/w.
An account of the authors' three month journey through southern India.
Om An Indian Pilgrimage.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1993). First edition. Signed by the author.
Cloth, 255pp. Small dot on lower edge o/w fine in d/w.
An account of the authors' three month journey through southern India.
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MOORHOUSE, Geoffrey. To The Frontier. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1984). Book club. Signed by the author on title. Cloth, 285pp. Very good in a very good d/w. Moorhouse spent thee months in the Northwest Frontier area of northern Pakistan, including walking from Chitral to Gilgit. As before, Morrhouse combines adventure with an excellent writing style which educates the reader about the history, politics and culture of the area while remaining entertaining.
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MORELAND, W.H. (editor).
Relations of Golconda In The Early Seventeenth Century. Edited With by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1931. Second Series, Vol. LXVI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, li, 109, lxvii pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
Relations of Golconda In The Early Seventeenth Century. Edited With by....
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1931. Second Series, Vol. LXVI.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, li, 109, lxvii pp. Spine slightly faded o/w a fine copy.
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MULLER, Max F.
Auld Lang Syne Second Series My Indian Friends.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (272), (4), 32pp. ads. Inner hinges cracked, Mudie's label on the upper cover but o/w a fine copy.
Auld Lang Syne Second Series My Indian Friends.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899. First edition.
Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth, (272), (4), 32pp. ads. Inner hinges cracked, Mudie's label on the upper cover but o/w a fine copy.
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MULLER, Max.
Auld Lang Syne. (WITH): Auld Lang Syne, Second Series.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898, 1899. Two volumes. First editions.
Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, x, 325; xii, 303pp. Bookplate o/w fine.
Auld Lang Syne. (WITH): Auld Lang Syne, Second Series.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898, 1899. Two volumes. First editions.
Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth, x, 325; xii, 303pp. Bookplate o/w fine.
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MULLER, Max.
India What Can It Teach Us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University of Cambridge.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1896. A new edition.
8vo., orig maroon cloth, xx, 315, 24pp.ads. Ownership inscription o/w a fine copy.
India What Can It Teach Us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University of Cambridge.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1896. A new edition.
8vo., orig maroon cloth, xx, 315, 24pp.ads. Ownership inscription o/w a fine copy.
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