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India - Travel/Culture:

Keel, John. JADOO
London 1958 1st Allen. Much about snake charmers and Indian fakirs and mysteries of the east. Author travels from Egypt to Iraq to India, Tibet and Singapore. 8vo., 347pp., photo illustration frontis, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a10349)
$22.00Russell, R.V.. THE TRIBES AND CASTES OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES OF INDIA - VOLUME 2
Oosterhout, The Netherlands 1969 1st Anthropological Publications. Volume 2 only of 4 volume set. Hardcover. Octavo, 541p., photo plates, cloth. Scholarly, highly detailed study. In English. VG. Volume 2 (of 4) only. (a1060)
$47.00 Elwin, Edward F. . INDIA AND THE INDIANS
London 1913-lst Murray. 352p. Index.Some photo illus. Some spotting in text.Owner signed. Some tears -repaired-in top spine end. Top edge gilt. Good. (a16481)
$85.00Narain, Dhirendra. EXPLORATIONS IN THE FAMILY AND OTHER ESSAYS, PROFESSOR K.M. KAPADIA COMMEMORATION VOLUME.
Bombay 1975 1st Thacker. Articles by many different authors, on Indian sociology, especially as it relates to the family, dedicated to Mr. Kapadia who lived 1908-1967. Octavo, 662pp., hardcover. Near Fine, some wrinkles in cover, in Good DJ. (a1662)
$26.00 Brittan, Harriette G . SHOSHIE THE HINDOO ZENANA TEACHER
NY 1873 Whittaker. first edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 222pp., illustrated. Original blue cloth. Good plus, light wear. owner signed (A. L. Lockwood, Casa Blanca) (a16699)
$39.00Heinig, Edward E.. A SHORT GUIDE TO BENARES
1911 Author. 8vo., 46pp., stringbound in original pink wraps. Good. (a1880)
$29.00Campbell, Donald. JOURNEY OVER LAND TO INDIA
Philadelphia 1797 appears to be first edition. T. Dobson. Hardcover octavo . Full leather. Partly by a route never gone before by any European...Comprehending his shipwreck and imprisonment with Hyder Alla and his subsequent negotiations and transactions in the East. Much content on Turkey. 424pp., plus 6 page Appendix and 2 page List of Books published by Dobson. Later paper backstrip with original leather boards which are quite worn. Internally the binding is secure. No blank end papers or halftitle - opens to titlepage. Top blank margin of titlepage cut off (no loss of text at all.) Title page has old dry water stain. Text lightly toned. Good usable copy. Occasional spots and stains in text. Very Scarce. Fascinating reading. (a37556)
$450.00Savage-Landor, A. Henry. ACROSS COVETED LANDS OR A JOURNEY FROM FLUSHING (HOLLAND) TO CALCUTTA, OVERLAND - VOLUME II only
NY 1903 1st Scribners. 8vo., 459pp., monochrome photo illustrations, folding map, reddish peach-colored cloth hardcover with blue decoration (Navaho-type design with British flag and gilt lion in the middle) on fron. VG, slight bit of blue staining on fore-edges and slight fading of spine. Volume II only. no owner marks. (a42475)
$49.00 Minturn, Robert B. Jr. . FROM NEW YORK TO DELHI BY WAY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
NY 1858 2nd Appleton. 8vo., 488pp., color foldout map as frontispiece, hardcover. Ex-library with spine numbers and pocket and a few internal stamps. Good, spine ends lightly fraying; text clean and binding secure. (a42724)
$33.00 Minturn, Robert B. Jr. . FROM NEW YORK TO DELHI BY WAY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
NY 1858 1st Appleton. Hardcover. Octavo, 488pp., color foldout map of India, cloth. Good, map wrinkled, spine ends worn down and frayed, beginning to tear along outer hinges. (a5392)
$59.00Vernon, Paul E.. TOURIST INDIA BEING THE NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY IN INDIA, WHICH STARTED AT BOMBAY AND ENDED AT CALCUTTA (signed)
NY 1942 1st Helburn. Limited to 1000 copies. 8vo., 177pp., hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Vernon. Near Fine in Good DJ, a bit foxed, lightly worn. (a57048)
$39.00 Chauvelot, Robert . MYSTERIOUS INDIA ITS RAJAHS, ITS BRAHMANS, ITS FAKIRS
NY 1921 1st Century. Translated by Eleanor Stimson Brooks. 8vo., 277pp., 60 photo illustrations, hardcover. VG plus. (a58178)
$25.00 Franks, H. George . QUEER INDIA
NY 1933 1st Morrow. 8vo., 240pp., hardcover. Owner signed. VG, light browning on end papers, in Fair DJ, dj worn, chipped and tearing along folds. (a59478)
$22.00 (missionary) . MISSIONARY ANECDOTES SERIES FIRST
Philadelphia (c. 1850) American Sunday-School Union. The Islands of the Pacific; India and Burmah; China; North Africa and Turkey; South Africa and Madagascar; North America and the West Indies. 12mo., 233pp., frontis illustration of Chinese prayer wheel index, gilt decorated purple cloth hardcover. Good, occasional light foxing, front cover almost faded to grey. Scarce. (a62196)
$160.00 Burnes, James . A NARRATIVE OF A VISIT TO THE COURT OF SINDE; A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF CUTCH, FROM ITS FIRST CONNEXION WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA TILL THE CONCLUSION OF THE TREATY OF 1819; AND SOME REMARKS ON THE MEDICAL TOPOGRAPHY OF BHOOJ
Edinburgh 1831 (first edition Bombay 1829) Robert Cadell. Hardcover. Octavo (22x14x2 cm) , 253pp., errata, two large foldout maps, one folding genealogical table, artfully rebound in 20thc binding in full green cloth with mounted red leather spine label and marbled page ends. Good , slight occasional light foxing in text, frontis map has a few short closed tears on fold lines (one tiny piece of tape at one corner) and one 4 inch closed tear on back panel (no loss), second map has some spliting along fold lines. No ownership marks. Classic work. Very Scarce. (a64502)
$1200.00 Locher, A. . WITH STAR AND CRESCENT
Philadelphia 1889 (1888) Aetna. A full and authentic account of a recent journey with a caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, comprising a description of the country, the people and interesting adventures with the natives. Octavo, 634pp., illustrations, gilt decorated pictorial teal cloth cover. VG plus, foxing on fore-edges, tiny nick in cloth on top edge of rear cover (a65490)
$150.00 Omont, H. . LETTRE A L'EMPEREUR ADRIEN SUR LES MERVEILLES DE L'ASIE
Paris 1913. Extrait de la Bibliotheque de l'Ecole des Chartes. In French. Octavo, 11pp., one photo plate, original wraps bound in cardboard wraps. VG. (a65737)
$45.00 Penfield, Frederic Courtland . EAST OF SUEZ CEYLON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN
NY 1907 1st Century. 8vo., 349pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Faint residue of label at heel of spine, institution stamp on endpaper. Good, spine rubbed, minor wear. (a65831)
$25.00 Cooper, Clayton Sedgwick . THE MODERNIZING OF THE ORIENT
NY 1914 1st McBride. India. Octavo, 346pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, light wear. (a67838)
$28.00 R. H. Brand (editor) . THE LETTERS OF JOHN DOVE
London 1938 1st Macmillan. Dove was a serious traveller. Letters are from South Africa 1907-1909; from India 1918-1919; form Mesopotamia 1919-1920; and from Germany and Geneva 1921-1927. Octavo, 352pp., hardcover. Near Fine in near Good DJ, a bit chipped and worn. (a67886)
$35.00 Manning, Mrs. . ANCIENT AND MEDIAEVAL INDIA 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
London 1869 1st Wm. H Allen. Hardcover. Octavos, 425pp., 380pp., full brown cloth with gilt decoration on front of crouching native and shrine. Good, inner hinges cracked, light fraying on spine ends and corners. Scarce. 2 volumes. (a69082)
$125.00 (india) . INDIA
Philadelphia 1876 1st American Baptist. Introduction to culture of India - castes, prayer mills, fakirs, water carriers, housing, Ganges, serpent charmers, etc. Hardcover. 12mo., 111p. plus36 text woodcuts, tan cloth pictorial boards with gilt illustration of an elephant, pasha, temple, flora. VG light fraying on edges. Text clean and binding secure; no ownership marks. Attractive book. (a6930)
$75.00Owen, Sidney. INDIA ON THE EVE OF THE BRITISH CONQUEST. A HISTORICAL SKETCH
London 1872 1st Wm. H. Allen. Small octavo, later red paper spine with colorful marbled hardcover. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, corners worn. (a69831)
$95.00Hatch, W. J.. THE LAND PIRATES OF INDIA - AN ACCOUNT OF THE KURAVERS
Philadelphia (c.1928) first edition. Lippincott. Hardcover octavo. An account of the Kuravers a remarkable tribe of hereditary criminals and their extraordinary skill as thieves, cattle-lifters and highwaymen as well as their manners and customs. Octavo, 272pp., photo illustrations, large foldout map, red cloth . Owner signed. Good plus, some cover soiling, no DJ. (a70147)
$39.00 Haeckel, Ernst . INDISCHE REISEBRIEFE
Leipzig 1922 6 auflage, Koehler. Hardcover. In German, Octavo, 186pp., frontis portrait, illustrations, map of Ceylon, hardcover. VG, printing on cover nearly flaked off. (a70297)
$27.00 Conway, Moncure Daniel . MY PILGRIMAGE TO THE WISE MEN OF THE EAST
Boston 1906 1st Houghton Mifflin. Conway's travel to Egypt, India and Ceylon to study eastern religions. Articles on slavery and liberal theology. Hardcover. Octavo, 416pp., portrait frontis, photo illustrations, blue cloth. VG, corners and spine ends lightly worn. (a70794)
$59.00 Jones, John P. . INDIA ITS LIFE AND THOUGHT
NY 1908 first edition. Macmillan. Hardcover. Octavo, 448pp., photo illustrations, index, original gilt illustrated green cloth. VG, no DJ. (a7083)
$37.00 Wilkinson, Hugh . SUNNY LANDS AND SEAS A VOYAGE IN THE SS. 'CEYLON' NOTES MADE DURING A FIVE MONTHS' TOUR IN INDIA, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MANILA, CHINA, JAPAN, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND CALIFORNIA
London 1883 1st John Murray. Hardcover. Octavo, 324pp., frontis folding map, illustrations, attratcive blue cloth cover with gilt and black decoration and lettering. Near Good, inner hinges cracked, cover a bit worn. Good solid copy of Scarce book. (a71131)
$290.00 Meik, Vivian . PEOPLE OF THE LEAVES
NY 1931 1st Holt. Rairakhol in India. 8vo., 194pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. 194p. Photo illus. VG, spine browned, no DJ. (a7115)
$50.00 Filchner, Wilhelm . BISMILLAH VOM HUAGN-HO ZUM INDUS
Leipzig 1939 3. Auflage, Brockhaus. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 347pp., 114 Abbildungen und 1 Karte, cloth. VG in VG DJ. (a71335)
$20.00 Humphrey, J. L. MD . TWENTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIA
Cincinnati 1905 1st Jennings and Graham. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 283pp., photo illustrations, red cloth. VG. (a71887)
$24.00 Lyall, Sir Alfred C. . ASIATIC STUDIES RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL SECOND SERIES
London 1899 Murray. Asiatic Studies, published in 1882 has been for some years out of print. In preparing a fresh edition, ...I have thought it might be worth while to add a second volume containing a few selected essays and dissertations...that have been written by me at different times...In order to bring together two essays upon the same subject --the relations of the State with Religion in China -- I have transferred to this new volume chapter V of the original Studies... (Preface.) Chapters include: Origins and Interpretations of Primitive Religions; Brahmanism and the Foundations of Belief; Natural Religion in India, History and Fable; On the Relations between the State and Religion in China etc. Hardcover. Octavo, 385pp., index,green cloth. VG. (a76442)
$75.00 Vincent, Frank . THROUGH AND THROUGH THE TROPICS, 30,000 MILES OF TRAVEL IN OCEANICA, AUSTRALASIA, AND INDIA
NY 1876 (1875) Harper. Hardcover. Small octavo, 304pp., index, green cloth with black designed and gilt lettering.. Good plus, cover and spine ends worn. Binding secure and text clean; no owner ship marks. (lat366)
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