![Materialy po Istorii i Filologii Central'noi Azii. [vypusk] 2 & 4](/images/noimage.png)
Materialy po Istorii i Filologii Central'noi Azii. [vypusk] 2 & 4
Ulan-Ude: 1965 and 1970. Hardcover. 256 and 216p. Original bindings. 26cm. No Jackets. Mostly Russian text. More
Odd Volumes
Precis de l'Histoire d'Egypt par divers Historiens et Archeologues, Tome 4: L'Egypte Ottomane, l'Expedition francaise en Egypte et le regne de Mohamed-Aly (1517-1849).
Caire: Imprime par l'Imprimerie de l'Institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale du Caire, 1933. Hardcover. This volume ONLY (of 4). 390p. Modern quarterbinding. 22cm. Old tape repairs of a few tears. No Jacket. French text. The three parts were written, respectively, by Etienne Combe, Jacques Bainville, and Edouard Driault. More
Reports on Plague Investigations in India. Volume II, Part I
Cambridge: Printed at the University Press, 1914. 1st ed. Hardcover. This volume only. 34 plates, 681p. Maroon cloth. 25cm. Some cover spotting. No Jacket. This volume contains the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Reports of the Advisory Committee appointed by the Secretary of State for India, the Royal Society and the... More
VIII Pan American Railway Congress. Volume I: Proceedings
Washington: GPO, (1955). Paperback. This volume ONLY. portraits, vii, 482p. Wrapper. 26cm. Corner clipped on title-leaf. Backstrip browned. Volume I was also issued in Spanish; Volume II containing the technical papers was only issued in Spanish. More
Vita e Fasti di Caterina II Imperatrice ed Autocratrice di Tutte le Russie ec. ec
Torino: M. A. Morano, 1797. Hardcover. Vols. I-II only bound together in a single volume. 2 folding plates, folding genealogical table, frontis (only in Vol. II), viii, 248, iv, 299p. Old (19th century) quarterbinding (marbled boards backed in red leather). 20cm. Edges rubbed. Frontis missing from Vol. I. Light foxing... More
Bibliotheca Hispana Vetus, Sive ,Hispanorum, qui usquam unquamve scripto aliquid consignaverunt notitia. Complectensw scriptores omnes qui ab anno M. usque ad MD. floruerunt. Tomus Secundus
Romae: Ex Typographia Amtomii de Rubeis, 1696. 1st ed. Hardcover. This volume Only (of 2). [10] leaves (if one includes a blank preceding half-title), 286p. [31] leaves. Old vellum binding. 33cm. Covers splitting at ends of joints and quite warped. Old titling inked vertically on hubbed backstrip. Staining along fore-edge... More
Documentos para la Historia de Cartagena. Tomo 3 only (of 3)
Cartagena: Tipografia Hernandez, (1965). Paperback. This volume only (of 3). 306p. plus indexes. Wrapper. 21cm. Spanish text. This volume covered 1815-1819. More
Extracts from the Letters of James Backhouse, Now Engaged in a Religious Visit to Van Dieman's Land, and New South Wales. Accompanied by George Washington Walker. [Parts 1 & 3 only]
London: Harvey and Darton, 1838. Part One identified as 3rd ed.; Third Part probably a 1st ed. Paperback. These two parts only (out of 10). 94, 85p. Later plain wrappers. 21cm. Covers soiled with some staining and wear. Contents sound with stains or spotting on a few pages. More
![First Impressions and Studies from Nature in Hindostan; Embracing an Outline of the Voyage to Calcutta, and Five Years' Residence in Bengal and the Doab, from MDCCCXXXI to MDCCCXXXVI. [Vol. I Only]. Thomas Bacon.](/pictures/thumb/71529.jpg?v=1469393696)
First Impressions and Studies from Nature in Hindostan; Embracing an Outline of the Voyage to Calcutta, and Five Years' Residence in Bengal and the Doab, from MDCCCXXXI to MDCCCXXXVI. [Vol. I Only]
London: Wm. H. Allen, 1837. 1st ed. Hardcover. This volume only (of 2). 11 plates (including frontis), xix, 406p. Original cloth. 23cm. Backstrip chipped at top and moderately faded. Blank upper portion of half-title gone. Some foxing on plates and their tissue guards. More
![Sammlung und Bearbeitung Central-Afrikanischer Vokalularien. Zweite Abtheilung. Einleitung, Kap. 7-12: Analyse der Fulfulde-, Songyai-, Logone-, Wandala-, Bagrimma-, und Maba-Sprachen = Collection of Central-African Languages. 2d Part. ... Analysis of the Fulfulde-, Songyai, Logone-, Wandala-, Bagrimma-, and Maba-Languages [2nd part]. Heinrich Barth.](/pictures/thumb/81200.jpg?v=1475940575)
Sammlung und Bearbeitung Central-Afrikanischer Vokalularien. Zweite Abtheilung. Einleitung, Kap. 7-12: Analyse der Fulfulde-, Songyai-, Logone-, Wandala-, Bagrimma-, und Maba-Sprachen = Collection of Central-African Languages. 2d Part. ... Analysis of the Fulfulde-, Songyai, Logone-, Wandala-, Bagrimma-, and Maba-Languages [2nd part]
Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1863. Paperback. This part only. pp.cc-cccxxxiv. Wrapper. 27cm. Lacks back cover and most of backstrip. Shaken. Mostly light foxing. A few stains. From the John R. Willis Collection of Africana with his bookplate. German text and English translation on facing pages. Second of three parts. More
![Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855 [Volumes. I-III only (of 5)]. Heinrich Barth.](/pictures/thumb/81325.jpg?v=1475940662)
Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855 [Volumes. I-III only (of 5)]
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1857. First American Edition. Hardcover. Vols. I-III Only (of 5). 11 folding maps, 36 tinted litho plates, xi, 635, xi, 676, xxxvi, 578p. plus [2]p. publisher's advertisements at end of Vol. III. Green cloth. Vols. I and III have new endpapers and have been... More
L'Egypte et l'Europe, par un Ancient Juge Mixte
Leiden: Brill, n.d. [1882?]. Hardcover. Volume 1 ONLY (of 2). xxiii, 344p. 23cm. Cover has a few spots of discoloration. Contents slightly shaken and age-toned. French text. More
![People of Turkey: Twenty Years' Residence among Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians. By a Consul's Daughter and Wife. [Vol. II only]. Fanny Janet Blunt.](/pictures/thumb/71724.JPG?v=1463060268)
People of Turkey: Twenty Years' Residence among Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians. By a Consul's Daughter and Wife. [Vol. II only]
London: John Murray, 1878. 1st ed. Hardcover. This volume only (of 2). x, 352p. Original cloth. 20cm. Ex lib. (spine label, charge slip, call number on title-page, and "discard" stamp). Half-title split along inner margin and reinforced with clear tape. Edited by Stanley Lane Poole. More
Les Antilles Francaises, particulierement La Guadeloupe, depuis leur decouverte jusqu'au 1er Janvier 1823
Paris: Brissot-Thivars, 1823. Hardcover. Tome Premier ONLY (of 3). viii, 420p. Old binding. 20cm. Binding shot with both covers detached and the backstrip replaced with binder's tape. Ex lib. Contents a little soiled but otherwise sound. French text. More
![A Catalogue of the Ancient Sculptures Preserved in the Municipal Collections of Rome: The Sculptures of the Museo Capitolino. [First of Two Plate Volumes]. British School at Rome, H. Stuart Jones.](/pictures/thumb/86703.jpg?v=1506171375)
A Catalogue of the Ancient Sculptures Preserved in the Municipal Collections of Rome: The Sculptures of the Museo Capitolino. [First of Two Plate Volumes]
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1912. 1st ed. Hardcover. This volume only. 94 black & white plates (printed on one side and numbered 1-34, 34A, and [35]-93). Original cloth-backed boards. 34cm. Uneven cover fading and some small holes and other wear along rear joint. Modest wear along extremities. More
The Last Punic War: Tunis, Past and Present with a Narrative of the French Conquest of the Regency
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882. Hardcover. Vol. I ONLY (of 2). frontis, illustrations, vi, 398p. Contemporary full leather. 20cm. Moderate cover scuffing. Backstrip detached at front joint. All edges gilt. Printed in gilt on front cover: "E. Y. from A. M. B. July 3, 1889." Author's bookplate as well as the bookplate... More
The History and Present Condition of St. Domingo. [Vol. II only]
Philadelphia: William Marshall, 1837. Hardcover. The vol. only (of 2). 289p. Original patterned green cloth. 18cm. Title label on backstrip chipped and hard to read. Chipping and fraying at ends of backstrip and at corner. Moderate foxing. Despite the title, this is about Haiti, not the Dominican Republic. More
![A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahomey. With Notices of So-Called "Amazons," the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature. [Volume I]. Richard Francis Burton.](/pictures/thumb/81265.jpg?v=1475850961)
A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahomey. With Notices of So-Called "Amazons," the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature. [Volume I]
London: Tinsley, 1864. 2nd ed. Hardcover. Vol. I Only (of 2). frontis, xvii, [4], [8]-386p. Burgundy cloth. 21cm. Ends of somewhat worn backstrip chipped. Binding detached. Most of the woven cloth backstrip backing worn and loose. Corcoran School of Art donor label on front free endpaper. Two bookplates from the... More
Recueil des Contes & Legendes Cambodgiens. [Fascs. 2 et 3 Only]
Phnon-Penh: Editions de l'Institut Bouddhique, 1959. 1st ed. Hardcover. These two fascicules only (of 6). Contemporary 1/2 leather. 24cm. Backstrip missing on Fasc. 3. Text browned. Khmer text. Title also in Khmer: Prajum ryan bren khmaer. More
From Benguella to the Territory of Yacca: Description of a Journey into Central and West Africa....
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, Rivington, 1882. 1st ed. in English. Hardcover. Vol. II ONLY (of 2). frontis, illustrations, 2 folding map, index, xv, 350p. Modern bright red Indian 1/2 leather. 23cm. Former owner's bookplate and embossed name stamp on endpaper. One folding map bound in upside down. Both maps browned. Partially unopened. More
Souvenirs of Military Life in Algeria
London: Remington and Co., 1886. Hardcover. Vol. II ONLY (of 2). 260p. Original brown cloth. 23cm. Some chipping at head of backstrip. Binding detached from contents at both hinges. Ex lib. (internal markings from the Mercantile Library); contents otherwise sound although rather brittle with some minor chipping on fore-edge. More
Sources inedites de l'Histoire du Maroc. 1ere serie. Dynastie Saadienne. Archives et Bibliotheques de France. Tome 3: 1617-1665 et Addenda 1533-1591
Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1933. Deuxieme edition (Reimpression photomechanique). Paperback. This volume only. facsimiles, folding map, cvi, 769p. Original wrapper. 29cm. Backstrip split vertically and reglued (but without hiding the split). Corner heavily creased on back cover. Contents sound, clean and unopened, From the John R. Willis Collection of Africana with... More
![Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal & Upper India. [Vol. II only]. Bholanauth Chunder.](/pictures/thumb/71520.jpg?v=1507730398)
Travels of a Hindoo to Various Parts of Bengal & Upper India. [Vol. II only]
London: Trubner, 1869. 1st ed. Hardcover. This volume only (of 2). viii, 409p. plus 103p. publisher's advertisements. Original deep blue cloth. 21cm. Tear at head of backstrip. Internal library markings (Mercantile Library). Text moderately age-toned. More
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Part the Second: Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land. Section the First.
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817. Fourth edition. Hardcover. This volume ONLY (which is described as Vol. III). 6 folding maps and plates, xxvii, (10), 453p. 19cm. Old leather binding is shot, lacking backstrip and with both covers worn and detached. 35 cent price stamped on free endpaper and... More
Naufrage du Brick Francais La Sophie, Perdu, le 30 Mai 1819 sur la Cote Occidentale d'Afrique et Captivite d'une Partie des Naufrages dans le Desert de Sahara, avec de Nouveax Renseignemens sur la Ville de Timectou
Paris: P. Mongie Aine, 1821. Hardcover. Tome Premier ONLY (of 2). facsimile, 3 plates (2 folding), large folding map, xvi, 348p. Contemporary quarterbinding. 22cm. Bottom of backstrip torn loose along one side. Contents sound and clean with only minor foxing. French text. Cochelet and a crew of 13 sailing from... More