A Century of Indian Womanhood.
8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. Mysore: Rao and Raghavan, (1965). very good in good dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. Mysore: Rao and Raghavan, (1965). very good in good dust wrapper. More
London: George Alllen and Unwin, 1948. Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, upper front cover in right corner faded from sun exposure, front flyleaf and last blank page partially browned. London: George Allen and Unwin, (1948). History of the Overland Mail Route from England via Egypt to India. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. VOLUME II ONLY. Illustrated. 352 pages. 8vo, blue cloth; some spotting on top edge New York: Oxford University Press, 1961. A very good(+) copy. Volume II ONLY of the 2 volumes published in Sigerest's History of Medicine, a projected 8-volume work left unfinished by the author's death. G.M. 6448. More
Bombay: Allied, 1967. Frontis. xxi + 467pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped, dust soiled. Bombay: Allied Publishing, (1967). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Macmillan, 1965. Illustrated with 72 colour plates and 10 black-and-white plates. 189 pages, 4to, gilt-stamped brown leatherette, dust wrapper (worn; several small closed tears). New York: The Macmillan Company, (1965). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1981. Illustrated abundantly in color with a map in black and white. 32, 80 pages. Oblong 4to, red gilt-stamped cloth. New York: Thames & Hudson, (1981). First edition. Some minor ehite paint residue at bottom edge -- otherwise fine. A near fine copy lacking a dust wrapper. Foreword by Satyajit Ray. More
New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1963. First US edition. The Wonders of Cambodia, India, Siam, and Nepal. 284 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper. New York, Ivan Obolensky, Inc., (1963). A very good (+) copy. More
563pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Princeton Univ. Pr. 1966. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. More
Bethesda: 1969. 2 folding maps, 155pp. 8vo, cloth. (Bethesda, Maryland, 1969). More
Oxford: Clarendon, 1967. Third Edition. Illustrated in black and white. xiv, 898 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (price clipped, some edgewear, dampstain at tail). Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1967). Large but faint stain at outer edge of text block and on rear free endpaper, otherwise a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Part I: Revised by Sir Mortimer Wheeler and A. L. Basham. Part II: Revised by J. B. Harrison. Part III: Rewritten by Percival Spear..... More
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1991. Edited with commentary by Robert M. Farnsworth. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 297 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (minor wear at rear). Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (1991). Slight damage at front paste down endpaper, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Sotheby's, 1995. Many illustrations, in both color and black-and-white. Tall 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers; front cover a little scuffed. New York: Sotheby's, (1995). A very good(+) copy. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Doubleday, 1969. vg. Travel in India and the Far East including Japan. More
Vol I only. 549pp. 8vo, bds., d.w.; (d.w. soiled and chipped). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, (1965). More
London: Constable, 1928. Frontispiece and numerous black and white photographic illustrations, 200 pp., 8vo, gilt-stamped red cloth; (spine lightly sunned). London: Constable, 1928. Very good. More
London: Routledge, 1985. xxxii + 175 pages, tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1985). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Tashkent: Fan Publishing, 1970. 96 full page color plates. 157 pages. Slim folio, green fabricoid, a bit scuffed and bumped. Tashkent: Fan Publishing, for the Uzbec SSR Organization, 1970. Printed in three languages- Russian, Uzbec & English. There is some underling in the English preface; the dust wrapper is water-stained on the verso, but a solid, clean copy of a book concerning 16th century Indian/Central Asian art.Printed in three languages - Russian, Uzbec & English. There is some underlining in..... More
Delhi: Vidya Chitrprakashan, 1974. Map. Offset lithograph. 40 x 29 1/2 inches. Colorful map of Tamil Nadu with 3 inset data maps on power, minerals and agriculture. Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, is famed for its Dravidian-style Hindu temples. Railroads, (broad gage and narrow gage) are noted. Folded as issued with some wear along the folds and booklet cover tattered around the edges. Hard to find. More
Survey of India, 1955. Map. Color lithograph. Measures 18" x 20" Lovely mid-century tourist map of Central India, extending from Kota to the Bay of Bengal (the present-day states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha). Shows road networks, including through routes, other main roads, motorable roads subject to weather, places where delays may occur, and where arrangements are and are not available. Railways, airports, and tourist services are also labeled. Stains to upper margin some light folds but otherwise..... More
India: Survey of India, 1934. Colored offset Lithograph. Sheet maps 22" x 29.5". This interesting 1934 pocket map depicts the plan of the Gulbarga Fort and vicinity located in the northern part of the state of Karnataka (at the time, Hyderabad State) in southern India. Beautifully detailed, the map notes the fort, important roads, lakes, wells, vegetation, and a host of other topographic elements. Originally built by Raja Gulchand, a feudatory of the Warangal Kakatiyas, it was further fortified and..... More
Survey of India Offices, 1980. Map. Colored offset lithograph. Hyderabad Guide Map image size 31.5 x 44.5 inches, Bus Routes image size 30 x 21.5 inches (verso). Sheet size 35 x 46.5 inches. Both Hyderabad Guide and Bus Routes Maps both show some repairs to tears along original folds and some light staining. Guide Map is backed with sturdy paper to support Bus Routes map. Detailed key for Hyderabad Guide Map (Second edition) includes extensive list of places of interest..... More
Venice: Bernado Sylvanus, 1511. Map. Original woodcut print with printed color.. Page measures 16 3/4" x 22". 1511. This rare Ptolemaic map of Central Asia features the regions east of the Caspian Sea with northern India and western China. Includes Scythia, Tajikistan, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China), Kyrgyzstan. Geographic features include the Ganges and the Himalayas. Relief is beautifully rendered pictorially with places and natural features labeled. The margin includes notes on climate and latitude. The unusual perspective of the geographical..... More
London: Phaidon, 1994. Illustrated profusely in color and black and white. 336 pages. Oblong 4to, black boards, d.w. (lightly scuffed) London: Phaidon, (1994). A near fine copy-- very subtly shelfworn-- in a near fine dust wrapper. More
London: John Tallis & Company, 1860. Map. Steel engraving with outline hand color. Page measures 13 7/8" x 10 5/8" Lovely map of India in the mid-19th century. Features four vignettes showing the Beloochee's; Lahore; Cootub Minar, Delhi (a world heritage site); and Indian Procession in the lower left with elephants. Hand colored to show proposed railroads connecting Bombay, Calcutta, and Delhi. Regions are also colored, representing the Presidencies of Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay; as well as territories controlled by..... More
London: London Printing and Publishing Company, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with full hand color. Image measures 12.5 x 9 inches. Sheet measures 14 x 10.5 inches. In good condition with minor foxing, lower margin cropped as typical. Beautiful regional map, covering Afghanistan, Punjab and part of Pakistan. Three vignettes of Boats on the Indus, Lahore and Sulton Mahmoud's Minars and Fortress, Ghuznee surround the map. Map drawn and engraved by J. Rapkin, illustrations by A. Fussell and engraved by J...... More
The packet arrived well this morning. Thanks for super fast shipping. All is OK. Best regards and Happy New Year.
Dear Naomi, Thank you for sending the inscribed "Run-Through" which arrived today. Ah, there is Houseman's signature as big as his talent. I appreciate your making it available!