In Exile from the Land of Snows.
New York: Knopf, 1984. Illustrated in black & white. 383pp. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, (1984). Very good Biography of the Dalai Lama and history of Tibet since the Chinese conquest. More
New York: Knopf, 1984. Illustrated in black & white. 383pp. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, (1984). Very good Biography of the Dalai Lama and history of Tibet since the Chinese conquest. More
Chicago: L. W. Walter, 1913. Color frontis., many black-and-white photographs. 384 pages, 4to, pictorial cloth; multiple ownership signatures, covers rubbed, hinges weak. Chicago: L. W. Walter, 1913. Internally clean and tight, a very good(-) copy. More
New York: Abbeville, 1990. Lavishly and extensively illustrated. 418pp., large 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1990). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2007. 270 pages. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (front covers slightly bumped). Philadelphia: Running Press, (2007). Evenly toned text block, some spotting at outer edge of text block but, internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Penguin, 2015. Several pages of black & white photographic illustrations. 509 pages. Thick 8vo, two-toned blue and gray boards, pictorial d.w. New York: Penguin Press, (2015). Faint stain at outer fore-edge of pages, internally pristine. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Bonanza, 1985. 438 illustrations. viii + 405 pages, 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; scuffed along bottom edge. New York: Bonanza, (1985). New, enlarged edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 2014. Graphs and charts throughout illustrated in black and white. xiv, 370 pages. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (edgeworn). Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, (2014). First edition. Page edges spotted, internally clean and tight. Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: John Adamson, 1784. 36 volumes. 12mo, attractively bound in 3/4 tan calf, with green and tan leather spine labels, speckled boards. London: John Adamson, 1784. A lovely set in very good(+) condition. Anonymous. By Louis Petit de Bachaumont; continued by M.F. Pidansat de Mairobert and others. -- Barbier 3-253; Cioranescu (XVIII) 8979. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1983). vg. More
New York: The Architectural History Foundation, 1986. Illustrated. xiii + 405pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: The Architectural History Foundation with The MIT Press, (1986). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper (light scuffing and corner wear; dampstained at head, visible from inside only). More
Egypt: Sh. Studio Misr, 1954. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 212, [4] pages. 8vo, tan cloth with lime green lettering (cloth toned at spine and edges, text block toned). Sh. Studio Misr: Giza, 1954. Ownership stamp of Egyptologist Bernard V. Bothmer on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. A very good(+) copy. More
Leipzig: Basedeker, 1929. Handbook for Travellers. 86 maps and plans and 2 panoramas, 518pp., small thick 16mo, red cloth (extremities of spine rubbed, previous owner's name on title page). Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1929. Twelfth Revised Edition. Very Good. More
Lyons: Petri Bruyset, 1745. 3 plates, lacks portrait. 918 pages, rubricated title and edges, very thick 4to, full calf. Lugduni (Lyons): Petrio Bruyset, 1745. A lovely clean copy. A very good (+) copy. "Baglivi, Professor of Anatomy at Rome, had a short but brilliant career. He wrote Praxis Medica and De Fibra Motrice, and originated the so-called "solidar" pathology; he also devoted much time to experimental physiology...the first to distinguish between smooth and striped muscle." GM 68. More
Antwerp: 1715. Portrait and 3 copperplates. Rubricated title. 855 pages (heavily browned). Very thick 4to, contemporary vellum, spine chipped, covers soiled. Antwerp, 1715. A very good copy. "Baglivi, Professor of Anatomy at Rome, had a short but brilliant career. He wrote Praxis Medica and De Fibra Motrice, and originated the so-called "solidar" pathology; he also devoted much time to experimental physiology...the first to distinguish between smooth and striped muscle." GM 68. More
Lyons: Petri Bruyset, 1745. 3 plates + portrait. 918 pages, rubricated title and edges, very thick 4to, full vellum (spine chipped). Lugduni (Lyons): Petrio Bruyset, 1745. A lovely clean copy. A very good copy. "Baglivi, Professor of Anatomy at Rome, had a short but brilliant career. He wrote Praxis Medica and De Fibra Motrice, and originated the so-called "solidar" pathology; he also devoted much time to experimental physiology...the first to distinguish between smooth and striped muscle." GM 68... More
London: Jack. Illustrated. 472pp., thick 8vo, cloth; ink stamp front free endpaper, blank page (8/9) between table of contents and text missing, worn. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, nd. A very good (-). More
New York: Harlem Commonwealth Council, 2003. With b/w photos throughout. 128 pages. Oblong 4to, black cloth, d.w. (New York: Harlem Commonwealth Council, 2003). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, slightly edgeworn and scuffed at front cover. More
New York: Henry Holt, 2001. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 272 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Henry Holt, (2001). First edition. A very good copy--foxing to outer edges--in a very good wrapper--lightly scuffed with tear to front panel laminate. More
Berkeley: University of California, 1932. ix + 340 pages, 8vo, blue cloth. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1932. A very good copy. More
New York: Wildenstein, 1989. Illustrated (black & white). 112 pages. Slim 4to, paper wrappers. New York: Wildenstein, (1989). A near fine copy. More
New York: Facts on File, 1980. 36 maps, 530 illustrations, 380 in color. 240 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w.; brief neat gift inscription front endpaper, dust wrapper rubbed, lightly worn. New York: Facts on File, (1980). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1885. 20 maps and plates, some of the maps are folding. 2 volumes. 8vo, original green cloth, ex-lib, cloth lightly soiled on both volumes, corners lightly bumped on both volumes, foxing to Frontis. and title-page margin in both volumes, inner hinges strengthened in volume II. New York: Dodd, Mead, (1885). First Edition. "A pioneer work of highest grade...The author analyzes the episode of the Revocation, the flight from various parts of France, the refuge..... More
New York: Scribner, 1896. Two ex-libris volumes. xxvii, 577; xvi, 681 pages. Thick 8vos, green gilt-stamped cloth. New York: Scribner, (1896). Cloth edgeworn, page edges toned, several library markings both internally and externally. Bookplates at front paste-down endpapers. Overall, internally clean and tight. A good set. More
New York: Scribner, 1895. Frontispiece, and 2 folding maps. 2 Volumes. 8vo, original green cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn on both volumes, corners bumped on both volumes, cloth lightly soiled on both volumes, tear in spine of second volume. New York: Scribners, 1895. Internally, a tight, bright set. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. A collection of black and white cartoons that had been previously published in 'The Bystander'. 8vo, blue cloth with pastedown; covers lightly worn with some rubbing. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (no date, c. 1914). A very good copy. More
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