Search Results: Authors starting with S from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

London: The Royal Asiatic Society, 1921. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 Vo. Near fine black cloth, blind stamped along edges on both boards, gilt title on the spine. Vol. XV of the Oriental Translation Fund, New Series, translated from the third volume of the Arabic chronicle of Muhammed Ibh Ahmed Ibn Iyas, an eyewitness of the scenes he describes. Pages xvi, 117. Inside, a stain on the inside of the front board where a book plate has been removed. Otherwise, very clean and tight, no foxing, no other stain and no prior owner marks. Scarce. No other copies on the internet at this writing..

Washington DC: Middle East Institute, 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8 Vo. very good/no dj. bibliography. Illustrated by 16 pp photos, 2 endpaper maps. 1st edition. Still a good read, and a bargain because it is lacking the dust jacket..

Washington, DC: Middle East Institute, 1963. Book. Illus. by 16 Pages of Photographs. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two endpaper maps. Sanger was a career diplomat in the 1940s and 50s in this region. It is a sound and readable review of Jordan and its neighbors , including a chapter on the charms of Petra. A good read despite being 60 years old. Clean and tight insides, with no browning, no foxing, and no prior owner marks. No edge wear to the red cloth binding..

London: M. Gilliflower, J. Tonfon, and H. Bonwick, 1695. Book. Illus. by frontispiece and 4 plates (of 5), one folding. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Minor scuffs to the full dark brown calf binding estimated to be early 20th Century. Raised bands and new title and author labels on the spine. Hinges solid and nice marbled endpapers Inside, some browning as is usual for this book. First (and only) edition in English, translated from the French by John Savage. The author was sent to Persia to work in a Catholic Mission in 1683 where he mastered Armenian, Turkish and Persian. Errata sheet at page 190, before the table of contents. SCARCE, only 4 copies auctioned in U.S. and U.K. since 1999..

New York: Random House, 1998. Book. Illus. by 3 Maps, 8 Pages of Photos. As New. Cloth. Stated First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An important book detailing the secret negotiations in Oslo between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Alas, these achievements toward a peace process were overturned by the Sharon government. The dust jacket is protected in a clear, mylar sleeve..

New York: Paragon Book Reprint, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Revised and enlarged by the addition of some six hundred proverbs by the Rev. C. Wilfrid Allan, of Union Theological School, Changsha". The first edition was published in Shanghai in 1926 by the Presbyterian Mission Press. Pages 383 plus index. The proverbs are in both Chinese characters and in English. Red cloth with only a hint of edgewear; very clean and tight inside with no prior owner marks. Black title on the unfaded spine..

Shanghai: Presbyterian Mission Press, 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original brown cloth with black title on the front and on the spine. Slight edgewear and some fading along the top on the front cover. The endpapers are browned with a tear at the hinge. Some of that acid has migrated to the title page so it looks some soiled. Now protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. Text in English and Chinese, a fine compendium of over 3500 proverbs. SCARCE ! Pages 381 plus two errata pages and index..

New York: The Art ook Publications, 1939. Book. Illus. by 61 plates, mostly full page. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original hardback, with a Holbein drawings of a man in black hat with brown hair on the front cover. No edgewear, slight soiling on the boards. The book was badly made, when opened it forced the spine to tear the outer paper hinges. In this case, the spine is still present and is protected in a clear, mylar dustjacket. Iniside hinges are tight, very clean with no prior owner marks. Thorough descriptions of each plate, and captions in German and English. The book was printed in Belgium just before WW Two broke out. A solid book despite the faulty construction of the outer spine. .

London: Hakluyt Society, 1996. Book. Illus. by 4 Maps and 14 Illustrations. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Schuver was a Dutch explorer, who went south from Cairo in 1880, seeking a new route to East Africa. The Mahdist revolt in Sudan forced him into the hills of the upper Blue Nile and the Eastern watershed of the White Nile. At the middle of 1883 he took a steamer up the White Nile. Ignoring advice not to travel further overland, he was murdered just a few days into western Dinka trbal country. An edited German edition was published in 1883, but the family provided the original manuscripts to the editors, Wendy James, Gerd Baumann and Douglas Johnson. This is the first editio in English, and a much fuller account, also drawing on Schuver letters and manuscripts, than the first German account. Several interesting appendices and an admirable 15 page bibliography. Slight rubs to the dustjacket, but no tears, protected in a clear, mylar sleeve..

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1874. Book. Illus. by Profuse Woodcuts, one page map of Schweinfurth routes. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Volume Two Only. One of the cornerstones of Africa travel, in a dull rubbed black cloth with weak hinges. Fine candidate for rebinding. Clean pages inside. Translated from the German by Ellen Frewer. Map in fine shape. Schweinfurth was a thorough and observant explorer, and deserves his reputation still. Hess-Coger 1564..

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1881. Book. Illus. by color frontispiece with tissue guard, profuse black/white text illustrations. Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Scarce, no other copies on the internet at this writing. Seelctions chosen by Scudder, a Boston literary giant of his time, best known for his children's works. Dark green cloth with blue red and gilt decortion on the front and spine. Well worn along the edges Rebacked with the spine laid down.Inside, clean and tight, with no stins or foxing, no prior owner marks. Original endpapers. A thick, heavy book tht may require extra postage. .

London: Designer Bookbinders Publicatrions, 2000. Book. Illus. by 47 color photos of bindings. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A superb catalog of a traveling exhibition, clebrating the design bindings of the best UK artist/binders. A fine copy with no defects, no prior owner marks. Includes a short statement by each of 24 binders about his designs..

Edinburgh: Edinburgh, 1726. Book. Fair. No Binding. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No binding on this publication. It had one once, and longs for another. Title page is more browned than the text. Complete text with unpaginated "Account of the Pieces appended to the Silver-Bowl, which belongs to the Royal Company of Archers" at the end Quite a scarce archery antique, a bargain because of the lack of a binding. .

New York: Harper & Row, 1982. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Stated First Printing. 8 Vo. Soon enough, the quiet between Germany and its targets became a raging inferno for armies and civilians. But this book examines the year before, with all its illusions. Pages 289 with index. A very readable account..

Oxford and New York: Oxford Univ Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Cloth. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. China's influence is broader than deep, says the author. And that is especially true in "soft power" where few are tempted to emulate the Chinese government. A superb work and a fine read. Pages xvi, 409. A fine copy with no wear, dustjacket NOT price clipped..

Chicago: American Library Association, 1925. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quite a rare book, nearly one hundred years later. pages 31. You might not pick the same things today, even if you stayed with books published prior to 1925. The author discusses and recommends only books that meant much to him, and it is a short, interesting read. Very good brick red cloth, a bit soiled but very slight edgewear. Inside, clean and tight with no prior owner marks..

San Francisco: Harper & Row., 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. At the end of the 18th Century, in the wake of Napoleon's disastrous invasion, Palestine as the Holy Land was seen by the West as in need of Western help and modernization. Explorers, scholars, painters, archaeologists, and pilgrims all came. Pages 282 with index. Illustrated by 8 pp photos, map. 1st US edition. An engaging read. Spot on the bottom edge may be a remainder mark. .

New York and London: G.F. Putnam's Sons, 1906. Book. Illus. by 60 halftone photos. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original brown cloth with bright gilt titles on the front and unfaded spine, and a gilt winged auto on the front cover. The 24 horsepower auto must have looked much like this gilt version, and quite an adventure to wander several thousand miles around France on rudimentary (at best) roads. Top edge gilt, with a bit of edgewear. Inside very clean and hinges tight, with no browning or stains or foxing. Now protected in a clear, mylar dust jacket..

Cambridge: Cambridge Univ Press, 1993. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Drawn from Arabic sources, the book covers annual festivities, religious celebrations, literature, and the growing influence of Sufism, all in the medival context. Pages xv, 148. Very tight and clean, inside and out. No prior owner marks..

New York: Riverhead, 2002. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A wondrous farce, the immigrant experience in the U.S. A crease in the lower corner of the front cover. Clean and tight inside with no prior owner marks. .