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Bright first edition of Stein's Silk Road classic
Stein, M. Aurel Ruins of Desert Cathay Personal Narrative of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China (2 Volumes)
$2,000.00First Folio
London: Macmillan and Co., 1912. First edition. Two volumes. Tall 8vo. xxxviii, 546p, (ii, ads); xxi, 517p, (ii, ads). Illustrated with photographs by Stein, folding panoramas, folding maps, color plates. Bound in the publisher’s brick red cloth, spine titles in gilt, the upper covers with embossed gilt image of the title-page vignette. Minor cracking to inner joint paper in Vol. II, else about fine. Unusually bright copies.
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1935 first edition, Theosophical lodge copy
Evans-Wentz, W. Y.; Dawa-Samdup, Lama Kazi; Marett, R. R. Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines or Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path
$334.92 *84 Charing Cross Rare Books
Oxford University Press, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good+ 1st ed 1935 Oxford University Press hardback, unclipped DJ, illustrated. Gift note to fly-leaf with very interesting Theosophical Society ‘Annie Besant’ Lodge library book-plate beneath it. Tears to jacket spine ends with longer tear to top front corner of jacket spine, some edge-wear to jacket and minor bump to lower front edge of board, tight and unmarked. Size: octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2kg. Category: Religion & Theology; United Kingdom; ISBN: 0195014383. ISBN/EAN: 9780195014389. 84cxrarebooks is the trading name of Cambridge-based bookseller Marino Guida, with 25 years experience in the trade. We guarantee the condition of all our books. Further images or a short video presentation of any book can be arranged on request. We send tax-free and tariff-free to EU, US/Canada and Australia/NZ with insurance included for peace of mind. Inventory No: 103478. Collectable – Good Condition / Good.
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219 half-tone photos of the war in the Philippines
Photos of “War” in Philippines 1890-1901
$250.00Gene W. Baade Books on the West
Manila: No publisher stated, 1898. Wrappers. Very Good. Offered here are 219 photos reprinted in early half-tones of photographs from the Spanish-American War in the Philippines. Uniform dimensions including borders 5 1/2″ x 7 1/2″. Whether these early reprints were individually produced or in a larger production I do not know, except to say that the uniform size suggests the former. Subjects widely varied but almost all related to Admiral Dewey’s fleet, the war, and the aftermath inclusive of the subsequent war after the American took control. A sampling of subjects includes: U. S. military units at “rest” and in battle lines, Spanish soldiers and officers, insurgents, indigenous people, graves of dead soldiers, a handful of scaffolding and hangings pictures, landmark buildings, Dewey’s ships, President McKinley’s “funeral,” indigenous bow & arrow and spear hunters, scantily clad women from Hawaii, soldiers holding skulls, children and families smoking cigars, personal daily prep and hygiene, much more. In generally very good condition. Just a few photos with edge tears. Some captions have been trimmed off or mostly off. Collectively this group is quite a picture of the war, the soldiers, and the people.
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First one-vol. edition, Perry's Japan expedition
Hawks, Francis L. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, Compiled by Francis L. Hawks
$475.00Under The Covers Antique And Vintage Books
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856. Hardcover. Small 4to. Very good. First edition issued as one volume. Expertly rebacked with original spine and new end papers that match originals. Full typed description of all restoration done bound in at front. Browning to edges of boards and to spine. Fading to gilt title on spine, though illustrations remain bright. Bookplate to front pastedown. Minor browning and foxing throughout though contents remain bright. One small closed tear, minor wrinkling, and one repaired closed tear to first map, all other maps are in excellent condition and all 11 are present. Filled with wonderful illustrations. Minor offsetting to a few illustrations. Binding is very tight. More images available. Index, 624 pages. ASIA/012126
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Beaton's scarce first-edition photo book on Japan
Beaton, Cecil Japanese
$279.10 *84 Charing Cross Rare Books
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good+ 1st ed 1959 hardback, unclipped dust-jacket in protective sleeve. Some darkening and discoloration along lower rear of jacket spine with tear to lower rear of jacket spine, some tape marks to inside front and rear covers and jacket, boards a little pushed at corners with light page tanning, slight surface wear to hinge at title page, tight and unmarked. Scarce, more Beaton available. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2kg. Category: Art & Design; ISBN/EAN: B0007DZLP4. Inventory No: 095360. Good Condition / Good. Item #095360
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Suzuki's Zen Buddhism essays, first edition 1933
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro Essays in Zen Buddhism Second Series
$1,500.00By The Way Books
Kyoto: Luzac for The Eastern Buddhist Society, 1933. First edition. With 25 collotype reproductions of old master, frontis with descriptive facing tissue; xii, 326 pages. Item #35704 Hardbound in very good condition in good dust jacket; Jacket mostly torn through one spine edge, nicely fit together in mylar; General wear to jacket spine ends with modest loss to top.
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Zen and Japanese Culture by D.T. Suzuki — Signed b
Suzuki, Daisetz T. Zen and Japanese Culture
$1,200.00By The Way Books
New York: Phanes Press, 1960. Second printing. Signed by the author to Hugh Ripman; xxiii, 478 pages; 65 plates. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket; Some staining and toning to the spine.
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Hindu Temple Art of Orissa by Donaldson — First Ed
Donaldson, Thomas E. Hindu Temple Art of Orissa
$1,000.00By The Way Books
Leiden: Brill, 1985–1987. First edition. Large three-volume set, 11.75” x 9”; Pagination continuous through all volumes, 1,437 pages plus 4,181 illustrations; Former owner inscription of N. Zide. Hardbound in very good condition in near very good dust jacket; Considerable wear to edges but jackets are clean and intact.
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Essays in Zen Buddhism: First Series by D.T. Suzuk
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro Essays in Zen Buddhism First Series
$1,000.00By The Way Books
Kyoto: Luzac for The Eastern Buddhist Society, 1927. First edition. Ownership signature of Hugh Ripman; x, 423 pages, with 10 plates for The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures; Carbon paper errata slip pasted in on rear pastedown with two hand corrections. Cloth bound in near very good condition; Wear to spine ends; Modest fading to board edge and spine; Plates are toned along edges.
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Travel guide with photos and map
C[harles] E[wart] Darwent Shanghai: A Handbook for Travellers and Residents to the chief objects of interest in and around foreign settlements and native city
$950.00Quaint Book Shop
Shanghai: Kelly and Walsh, Limited, [1904]. First Edition. Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth). Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Size: 7.5″-8″ – Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 222 pages. There is no publication date but it is generally assigned 1904 based on the date on the map. The second edition, published in 1920, is clearly marked as such on the title page and includes an additional preface. Copies held in the nine libraries listed in WorldCat are variously dated from 1904 to 1912. A rare copy of the First Edition that includes the folded map in the pocket on the inside rear cover. 4 p.l., xx, 221, [1] p. plates, Index, Advertisements on 26 unnumbered pages, front and rear free endpapers and front and rear pastedowns, folded map (in pocket). The map is titled “A Map of The Foreign Settlements at Shanghai 1904″. It is printed in black (with blue for water and red to label and mark boundaries of the city’s districts) on thin waxed paper and folds out to 29 3/4″ x 21 1/4”. It has a 3/8″ tear at the far left section of the top margin, a 1 7/8″ tear along the bottom fold in the left margin. and two small (1/8″ or less) tears at the intersection of folds along the top fold. There is a darkened strip down the left side of the panel with the legend from having been exposed (not covered by a fold). In addition to serving as the minister of the Union Church in Shanghai from 1899 to 1919, Rev. Darwent was a founding member of the Shanghai Amateur Photographic Society and 64 of his own photographs (taken around 1902) illustrate the guidebook. Bound in original blue cloth over boards with the image of a temple embossed on the front cover with the image in ivory and title in bright gilt. Title in bright gilt on spine and advertisement for Standard Life Office on the rear cover, also in bright gilt. There is wear around the edges (with a small cut on the top edge of the front cover) and the corners are slightly bent. The blue of the spine has dulled and there is wear at the head and foot. Front hinge is shaken; the end paper has a 3 1/2″ split in the middle of the hinge. The rear hinge is tight. Text block, printed on glossy paper, is tight, bright and unmarked. No foxing in this copy. John Stockwell has written his name in pencil on the title page and bottom of the legend of the map. The page edges are gray from exposure and have a few scattered dark spots.
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Scarce 1944 Indian Edition Honoring Gandhi’s 75th
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [Mahatma]; Edited by D.G. Tendulkar; M. Chalapathi Rau; et al. A Word for the Readers by Mohandas Gandhi; Introduction by Jawaharlal Nehru Gandhiji: His Life and Work Published on His 75th Birthday, October 2, 1944
$1,250.0032.1 Rare Books + Ephemera
Bombay: Keshav Bhikaji Dhawale, 1944. Hardcover. 4to., 405 pp. Original publisher’s light brown coarse khaki cloth with dark brown leather spine, gilt lettering, patterned endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs and tipped-in color plates, frontispiece. First unabridged edition of this tribute to Gandhi, with introductions by Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and a biographical essay by Albert Einstein. Published in 1944 to both commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s 75th birthday and support the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Fund. Contains essays by various contemporaries examining Gandh’s political career, social reform efforts, and influence on Indian society as well as a curated selection of Gandhi’s own writings, including speeches and letters. Although Gandhi generally declined to participate in birthday commemorations, he wrote a preface for this volume, citing its charitable purpose. As a mid-career publication released during Gandhi’s lifetime, the book reflects the contemporary reception of his work and offers early interpretations of his role in the Indian independence movement. Published in India in 1944 to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s seventy-fifth birthday, Gandhiji: His Life and Work stands as one of the earliest comprehensive tributes to the spiritual and political leader of India’s independence movement. Issued before independence and while Gandhi was still alive, this commemorative volume documents his philosophy of non-violence, his leadership during the freedom struggle, and the global recognition of his influence. Copies of this edition are scarce, particularly in well-preserved condition, as many were printed under wartime paper constraints. A significant historical document from the final years of British India—offering both biographical insight and period authenticity. Very Good, intact with some age toning, soiling, handling and wear. Institutional ownership stamp on title page. Item #726202511
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Minimalist Perfection; Signed 'White Porcelain'
Taizō Kuroda White Porcelain [Signed First Edition]
$900.0032.1 Rare Books + Ephemera
Tokyo: Amus Arts Press, 2001. 4to, 176 pp. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover with French folds and with the rare wraparound band. Profusely illustrated. In English and Japanese A superb, minimalist monograph on the work of Japanese ceramic artist Taizō Kuroda [1946–2021], celebrated for his transcendent explorations of pure white porcelain. The book captures the serene geometry, meditative presence, and ethereal light that define Kuroda’s vessels and sculptural forms. Texts and photographic plates combine to create an object that itself reflects the artist’s devotion to clarity and quiet beauty. This first edition, signed by Kuroda on the title page in black ink, is a scarce and highly desirable copy—particularly sought after following the artist’s passing and the growing recognition of his influence on contemporary Japanese ceramics. Beautifully printed on heavy matte stock, the book features rich duotone photographs that convey both the precision and the spiritual stillness of his work. Kuroda, often called the ‘master of white,’ transformed the vocabulary of porcelain into a language of light and shadow, simplicity and contemplation. His work resides in major collections worldwide, including the Musée Guimet and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. This signed volume represents the definitive printed expression of his aesthetic philosophy—an ideal addition to collections of Japanese art, ceramics, or modern design.
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