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The Government of India

The Government of India

by Malcolm, Major-Gen Sir John

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London: John Murray,, 1833. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book is a binding copy as the front board is present but detached and the spine cover is missing. The contents are nice and clean. Page 2 of the appendix has a margin tear. Contains 282 pages plus 258 pages of appendix..
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Archie  Moore The Ole Mongoose

Archie Moore The Ole Mongoose

by Douroux, Marilyn G.

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Boston: Branden Publishing Co., 1991. First Printing . Cloth with Dustjacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TWICE BY ARCHIE MOORE. MR. MOORE HAS INSCRIBED THE BOOK ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN AND DATED IT 1991. ON THE FRONT ENDSHEET MOORE HAS WRITTEN; "LT HEAVY CHAMPION 1952 RETIRED UNDEFEATED 1962 STILL DIVISION CHAMPION ARCHIE MOORE 1992. ALSO LAID IN IS AN 8 X10" XEROX PORTRAIT OF MOORE FROM 1949 THAT HE RECENTLY SIGNED IN BLUE MARKER. THE BOOK IS ALSO SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.ERRATA SLIP LAID IN. The life story of the great boxer. Nicely illustrated with many in-text photos and memorabilia. Fine/fine.
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Turkey; The Awakening of Turkey. The Turkish Revolution of 1908 (Publisher series: Oriental...

Turkey; The Awakening of Turkey. The Turkish Revolution of 1908 (Publisher series: Oriental Series Ambassadors' Edition.)

by Knight, E.F. (Edited with annotation by Charles Welsh.)

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Boston: J.B. Millet Company [1910], a numbered copy from a limited edition of 750. (Limp leather) 324pp. Very good. Black pebble-grained leather with gilt emblem on the spine. Top edge gilt, decorated endpapers, decorated title page, color frontispiece, photographs, index, some pages still uncut. L. Beling Tetens is also cited as the publisher on the title page. Edited with annotation by Charles Welsh. Publisher series: Oriental Series Ambassadors' Edition. Locale: Turkey. (History, Description and Travel, History, Politics, Revolution).
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Ancient Chengdu (Asian Library Series)

Ancient Chengdu (Asian Library Series)

by Faurot, Jeannette L

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Chinese Materials Center, San Francisco, CA, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Signed by Author. Personal inscription from the author dated Jan 17, 1995. Part of the first printing of 500 copies. Minor soiling on endpapers. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 146 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Light shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: History; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0896446794. ISBN/EAN: 9780896446793. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 108919. . 9780896446793
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HEIRS TO THE SILK ROAD UZBEKISTAN
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HEIRS TO THE SILK ROAD UZBEKISTAN

by Kalter, Johannes & Margareta Pavaloi

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London: Thames and Hudson. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0500974519 . Clean yellow cloth with red title on spine. Text tight, clean & intact. Profusely illustrated with 712 photographs, 437 in color. Intact dust jacket. Asia; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 360 pages .
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The Pagans of North Borneo.
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The Pagans of North Borneo.

by Rutter, Owen (Seligman, C. G. intro.)

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Hutchinson. London. 1929. First edition. Large 8vo. 288pp. Photo frontis., 63 further plates, text illus., folding map. Original red cloth, sunned to spine, corners bumped. Some minor spotting/foxing. "With the Publisher’s Compliments" lightly stamped to title page.

Owen Rutter (1889-1944) FRGS, FRAI, Member of the Athenaeum Club, travel writer, North Borneo Civil Service, editor of the Balkan News, partner in the Golden Cockerel Press.
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The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. UKRAINIA

The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. UKRAINIA

by Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.

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First English Edition
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UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.
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La Cite' d'Amour au Japon, Courtisanes du Yoshiwara
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La Cite' d'Amour au Japon, Courtisanes du Yoshiwara

by Tresmin-Tremolieres, Dr.

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Paris, France: Librairie Universelle, 1905. Book. Fine-. Half-Leather. Possible First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Half-leather hardcover with marbled boards and endpapers; top edge gilt; no jacket; ribbon marker; text in French; color and b&w illustrations. No date but a previous owner has penciled 1905 on copyright page. Fine minus condition..
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Manghol Un Niuca Tobca'an (Yuan-Ch'ao Pi-Shi) Die Geheime Geschicte Der Mongolen . Teil...

Manghol Un Niuca Tobca'an (Yuan-Ch'ao Pi-Shi) Die Geheime Geschicte Der Mongolen . Teil I: Text, Teil II: Worterbuch

by Haenisch, Erich

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Wiesbaden, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag GMBH, 1962. Near Fine, slight wear to wrappers at spines. the wrappers coming away from the spines of both volumes. The prior owner signature and business card laid in of Ruth I Meserve, longtime secretary of The Mongolian Society in Bloomington, Indiana. Most pages uncut, 2 pages noted with tidy scholarly underlining and annotations. Text in German. The Secret History of the Mongols. Part I: Text, Part II: Dictionary. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Chinese Woodcut: A New Art for the 400 Million
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The Chinese Woodcut: A New Art for the 400 Million: 11 prints of life and Manners in Present day China, with an introduction by Agnes Smedley (Introduction by Anges Smedley missing.)

by Smedley, Agnes

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New York, Touchstone Press with the cooperation of the Tribune Subway Gallery, 1948. Soft portfolio. 9 x 12 inches. Very Good. Nine of the original loose eleven black and white plates (plus cover art) in slightly worn portfolio. Contents clean, slightly toned. Please note: Text introduction by Anges Smedley missing. Communist era China, revolutionary period.
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Sun Tzu: The Art of War
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Sun Tzu: The Art of War

by Sun Tzu & Griffith, Samuel B. (translator)

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First Edition Thus, Collector's Edition
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Collector's Edition. EASTON PRESS books are among the highest quality leather bound books ever produced. Bound in full genuine leather with hubbed spine, accented with 22kt gold lettering and designs, printed on archival paper (acid neutral) with gilded edges, smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Lustrous silk moire endpapers. A silk page marker is sewn into the binding. This book, in pristine condition, belongs to the Military History series. Collector's Notes and Easton Press nameplate laid in.
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Architecture Gallery: Tracing the Old Buildings of the Chinese Eastern Railway
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Architecture Gallery: Tracing the Old Buildings of the Chinese Eastern Railway

by Wu Guoquing

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No Dust JacketBook ConditionFlaw: Gift dedication inscription in red sharpie on last free endpaper (photo). The remainder of this 15-year-old book is "Near New" condition. This massive and beautifully bound presentation style book has been spared no expense in its construction, with every publisher's attention paid to fine detailing. Richly illustrated throughout with B&W and color photos, many never before published. Bi-lingual, Chinese, and English. For anyone looking for a unique gift for a railroad history buff, or those interested in 20th-century Chinese architecture, this is a rare purchase opportunity. Additional descriptions and photos are available on request.From the Preface: "Architecture seems like a history book of wood ad stones. The development of modern architecture in North Chine was indispensable with a railway, that is, the Railway of Chinese Eastern Provinces." "They started operation in 1903.""With a history of over half a century, the CER had played a pivotal role in Chinese… Read More
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Malaya
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Malaya

by Hawkins, Gerald, text / Gibson-Hill, C., Photographs

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Singapore: Government Printing Office, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Published Singapore: Government Printing Office, 1952, first printing. 4to., 7 3/4" x 10 1/2", 114pp., illustrated throughout with b/w photos, map, index. Dark green pebbled leatherette with gilt title and design, patterned endpapers. Printed on bright coated stock. Photographic and text account of Singapore, Johore, Pahang, Trengganu, Kelantan, Perlis. Fine. . 1st. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 4to.
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Imperial Delhi: The British Capital of the Indian Empire
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Imperial Delhi: The British Capital of the Indian Empire

by Andreas Volwahsen

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Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear.
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"Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."

From the decision to move the capital of British India to the last architectural detail of Viceroy's House, Imperial The British Capital of the Indian Empire covers the entire scope of the masterful creation of New Delhi by esteemed architects such as Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. With more than 300 black-and-white and full-colour illustrations, plans and photographs, this book presents the most comprehensive examination to date of how New Delhi was planned and built.
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The Dalai Lama's Secret Temple: Tantric Wall Paintings from Tibet

The Dalai Lama's Secret Temple: Tantric Wall Paintings from Tibet

by Baker, Ian A.

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With photographs by Thomas Laird, this is a beautiful tour of Tibetan Tantric art! The price has been clipped from the dustjacket.. Because of this book's size and weight, all shipping will be individually quoted and will depend upon the shipping method and the destination.
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