The Chindit War; Stilwell, Wingate, and the Campaign in Burma, 1944.
New York: Macmillan, 1980. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. New York: Macmillan, (1980).
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Fire in the Night; Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia, and Zion.
New York: Random House, 1999. illus. 434pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1999). Near Fine. Biography of Orde Wingate.
The United States and Burma
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1976. 5 maps. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. rubbed. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1976. Very good.
Modern Burma: A Survey of Political and Economic Development
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1942. Map. ix + 381pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper tattered. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1942. A very good copy.
Into the East: Notes on Burma & Maylaya
London: Macmillan, 1923. Preface by Joseph Conrad. 224 pages. 8vo, straight-grained red cloth. London: Macmillan, 1923. First Edition. Endpapers somewhat toned, still a near fine copy.
A Chart of the Coast of Cormandel and the Great Bay of Bengal
London: James and John Knapton, 1728. Sea Chart. Uncolored engraving.19 x 22 1/2 inches. This beautiful early sea chart of the Coromandel coast in Southeast India covers the entire eastern coast of India as well as the western coast of Burma (Myanmar) and southern Thailand. Extends from modern day Kanyakumari north to include the Ganges River Delta, the coast of Bangladesh and then south along western coast of Burma or Myanmar to Thailand. The northern parts of Sri Lanka or...
Walkout; With Stilwell in Burma
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1971. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1971).
Burma: Frontier Photographs 1918-1935
London: Merrell, 2000. Edited by Elizabeth Dell. 250 photographs selected from The James Henry Green Collection. 192 pages, 4to, brown boards, d.w. London: Merrell, in association with The Green Centre for Non-Western Arts, (2000). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
History of Burma: from the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824, the Beginning of the English Conquest.
London: Longmans, 1925. With a preface by Richard Carnac Temple. 7 illustrations and 5 colored maps. 415 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth (small library stamp inside cover, otherwise clean). London: Longmans Green, 1925. First A very good(+) copy.
On The Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War.
London: Blackie, 1897. 8 illustrations. 8vo, pictorial blue-gray cloth; front cover slightly bubbled. spine rubbed, corners bumped & worn; ownership signature. London: Blackie, 1898. First Edition.
Spearhead; A Complete History of Merrill's Marauder Rangers
Baltimore: Galahad Press, 1999. Illus. 772pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. Baltimore: Galahad Press, (1999). Near Fine.
The Story of Burma.
London: Macmillan & Co., 1946. B/w frontispiece & some other illustrations. 206 pages Slim 12mo, red cloth, tattered d.w. London: Macmillan, 1946. A very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper.
Burmese Family
AMS, 1972. 8vo, turquoise cloth in original shrinkwrap. AMS, 1972. A fine copy.
A Chart of the Coast of Pegu with the Adjacent Coast of Arakan and Tanasserim
London: Laurie & Whittle, 1799. Sea chart. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 30 5/8" x 22". Magnificent and intricate sea chart showing the coast of the Burman Peninsula from the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of Martaban. Details include rhumb lines, depths, and a compass rose. Dotted lines indicate rivers whose paths are not definitively known. Four insets show close ups of the Martaban River, the Arakan River, the Sirian River and the entrance of the Perseen River...
Burma
Cologne: Evergeen, 1998. 161 color photo Illus. by Jean-Leo Dugast. Tall 4to, red boards, d.w. sunned on spine portion. (Koln): Evergeen, (1998). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Text in English.
Unsterbliches Indien: Landschaft, Volksleben, Meisterwerke der Baukunst und Plastik aus Indien und Pakistan, Burma und Ceylon.
Vienna: 1956. Color & b/w illustrations. 150pp., 4to, cloth, dust wrapper; small tear on d.w. spine, cardboard slipcase. Wien, (1956). Very good.
Wingate's Raiders, An Account of the Fabulous Adventure that Raised the Battle for Burma.
Illus. Thin 8vo, d.w. N.Y., 1944.
Indiae extra Gangem Pars Septentrionalis. Indiae extra Gangem Pars Meridionalis.
Paris: 1680. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 7.5" x 10". 1680. This map of southeast Asia and the East Indies is essentially two maps on a single sheet. The map on the left depicts the northern portion of the India Ganges region, representing Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, while the map of the right depicts the southern portion and includes the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra. The most interesting feature is the Lacus Chimay (Chimay Lake), the...
Burma: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day.
London: Fisher Unwin, 1925. Black and white illustrations. 372 pages, thick tall 8vo, red cloth. London: Fisher Unwin, 1925. Second Edition. Fine.
The Great Po Sein; A Chronicle of the Burmese Theater.
1965. illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Bloomington: Indiana UP, (1965).
China and Birmah
London: J. Rapkin, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with original hand colored outlining. Image measures 10 1/2" x 14 1/2". This map of China and Burma offers both geographical and cultural overviews. Map also extends to parts of Tibet, Bhutan, Assam, and Bengal in the west, Mongolia in the north, Korea and Liaoning in the northeast, Siam and Lao in the south. China and Burma are abundantly labeled with the names of cities, counties, rivers. The decorative vignettes around the map...
Burmese Folk-Songs.
Oxford: Asoka Society, 1970. 63pp. Tall slim 8vo, yellow printed wrappers. Oxford: The Asoka Society, 1970. A very good(+) copy.
Asie. Partie de l'Empire Birman. Nos. 96 and 104.
Brussels: Phillippe Marie Vandermaelen, 1827. Map. Two double page lithographs with hand coloring. Both show very light foxing and are in very good condition. No. 96: image measures 18.25 x 21 inches, sheet measures 21 x 27 inches. No. 104: image measures 18.25 x 22.25 inches, sheet measures 21 x 27 inches. Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Phillippe Marie Vandermaelen (1795-1869) was a Belgian...
Carte Generale des Indes en-deca et au-dela du Gange, Comprenant l'Hindhoustan ou ancien Empire Mongol, L'Empire Birman, la presqu'ite de Malacca et les Royaumes d'Anam
Paris: Desenne & Menard, 1834. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand outline color. Each image measures 17 5/8" x 11 1/8". Nicely detailed map of India and Burma showing all major cities and routes, and geographical features. Includes various scales, a table of translated words and a list of states. Published in "Atlas universel: pour servir a l'etude de la geographie et de l'histoire anciennes et modernes."
Burmah, Siam, Anam &c.
London: 1863. Map. Lithograph with original hand outline color. Image measures 17 5/8" x 12". Beautiful clear map of Southeast Asia from the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of Tonkin. Indicates place names, topography and waterways (presumed rivers are represented with dotted lines). Includes some navigational notes. British territory is indicated with red. Published in the "Weekly Dispatch Atlas". Minor toning along right side. Edward Weller (d. 1884) was a prolific publisher and engraver based in London.
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