Central Asia
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Eastward To Tartary
by Robert D Kaplan
Robert D. Kaplan is chief geopolitical analyst for Stratfor, a private global intelligence firm, and the author of fourteen books on foreign affairs and travel translated into many languages, including The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate; Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power; Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History; and Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos. He has been a foreign correspondent for The...
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Jihad
by Ahmed Rashid -
Ahmed Rashid, whose masterful account of Afghanistan's Taliban regime became required reading after September 11, turns his legendary skills as an investigative journalist to five adjacent Central Asian Republics—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—where religious repression, political corruption, and extreme poverty have created a fertile climate for militant Islam. Based on groundbreaking research and numerous interviews, Rashid explains the roots of...
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Kizil On the Silk Road
by Rajeshwari Ghose
"Vol. 59, No. 3"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Central Asia Books & Ephemera
An Account Of the Kingdom Of Caubul, and Its Dependencies In Persia, Tartary, and India
by Elphinstone, Mountstuart
Three Years In Tibet
by Kawaguchi, Ekai
Madras, Benares and London: The Theosophist Office and the Theosophical Publishing Society, 1909. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. 246mm tall x 152mm, fully bound in ribbed navy cloth, white paper title patch on spine, brown marbled EPs. The first printing of the book was issued in a hardcover binding and in wrapper for custom binding. This was most likely the wrappers issue that was subsequently bound since there is no TEG. All of the original hardcover...
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€363.75
The Burgess Book Of Lies -- 1994 SIGNED by BOTH authors FIRST USA EDITION
by Burgess, Adrian and Alan
Seattle: Cloudcap, 1994. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1994 FIRST PRINTING of FIRST USA Edition. SIGNED by Alan Burgess and by Adrian Burgess on the title page in black pen. Original light yellow cloth, black lettering spine. The book is in new condition having been purchased directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book was signed by the Burgess twins for the publisher. I was told by the publisher that only one box of the book was signed...
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€118.10
GOLDEN ROAD TO SAMARKAND
by Blunt, Wilfrid
London: Hamish Hamilton. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0241022983 . Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. ; ; 9.90 X 8 X 1.20 inches; 288 pages .
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€38.64
In Exile From The Land Of Snows - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Avedon, John F
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394518179 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition, seemingly unread, in about Fine dust-jacket, small closed tear to front panel. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number; The first full account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet since the Chinese conquest;...
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€56.69
Agile Hands and Creative Minds: A Bibliography of Textile Traditions in South Asia
by Johnson, Donald Clay
Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2000. This classed bibliography provides citations to all aspects of the hand crafted textile traditions of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Topics include bibliographies and reference material, textile glossaries, museum, gallery and private collection publications, broad treatments of textiles, histories, accounts of the textiles of particular groups or made by various communities, religious textiles, techniques, fibers and clothing. 390 pp.,...
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€37.32
Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
by Kaplan, Robert D
New York: Random House, 2000. 3rd printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 384 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Foxing to top edge of textblock. An otherwise clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. Record # 471808
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€14.17
Beyond the Caspian - A Naturalist in Central Asia
by Carruthers, Douglas
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. Good with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library labels and markings. Hinges weak. Corner clipped from front free endpaper and frontispiece. Lacking the dust-jacket. ; xx, 290 pages + colour frontispiece + 6 colour plates + 18 black-and-white illustrations on 15 plates (1 double-page) + colour folding map. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 216 x 139mm. Includes a 17 page Bibliography. [Reference:...
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€42.52
Mamluk Painting
by Haldane, Duncan
Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 1978. In this monograph, Haldane addresses a significant genre of Arabic art of the 13th and 14th centuries which has previously largely been neglected. Drawing on extant examples held in a number of major libraries in Egypt, France, Turkey and Spain, as well as in important private collections, the author explores the sources and development of the Mamluk style, motifs, decoration and ornament employed and representations of humans and animals, among other important...
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€188.96
The Golden Road to Samarkand
by Wilfrid Blunt
The hardcover is in very good condition. The dust jacket has rips and creases
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€18.90
AN EASTERN ODDYSEY
by Le Fevre
Boston:Little, Brown, and Company, 1935. hard cover. Good/No jacket. The Third Expedition of Haardt and Audouin-Dubreuil. Preface by Andre Citroen. Translated and Adapted by Sir E.D. Swinton. Boston:Little, Brown, and Company. 1935. 368pp. Illustrated. Hardcover. Binding is worn at the edges, in some places to boards. Covers also show some significant sun-fading, in a pattern suggesting that there was another book lying on top of this one for some period of time. Interior is clean and free of stray...
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€23.62
Before the Baigue. Photography.
Gelatin silver print. Rare.
The photograph captures a group of men before a baigue, which is one of the oldest and widely practiced forms of horse racing among Turkic people. Baigue involves riding across rugged terrains for long distances (in the past, ranging from 5–15 km and sometimes exceeding 50 km), where the rider's tactical skill plays a crucial role. Its origin is rooted in the nomadic way of life and the need to train horses for long journeys. Today, baigue races are conducted at... Read more about this item
The photograph captures a group of men before a baigue, which is one of the oldest and widely practiced forms of horse racing among Turkic people. Baigue involves riding across rugged terrains for long distances (in the past, ranging from 5–15 km and sometimes exceeding 50 km), where the rider's tactical skill plays a crucial role. Its origin is rooted in the nomadic way of life and the need to train horses for long journeys. Today, baigue races are conducted at... Read more about this item
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€170.06
Nepalese Climbers On Mount Everest
by Phurba Sherpa, Ang & Ramesh Raj Kunwar
Kathmandu: Pemba Chhamjii Sherpa, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. FIRST PRINTING of First Edition. 1000 copies produced. The book is in nice condition with no soiling, clean, tiny bump tips corners, no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no foxing, solid binding, probably never read. This book was issued without dust jacket (ie, the publisher did not create a dust jacket for any copy of this book). The book measures 248mm tall x 175mm, and has 240 pages,...
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€70.86
Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Race for Lhasa
by Hopkirk, Peter
Paperback. Very Good.
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€1.99
The Early Upanisads: Annotated Text and Translation
by Patrick Oliville
Paperback. Very Good.
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€47.54
Trespassers on the Roof of the World (Oxford Paperbacks)
by Hopkirk, Peter
Paperback. Acceptable.
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€11.86
In Exile from the Land of Snows: The Definitive Account of the Dalai Lama
by Avedon, John F
Paperback. Good.
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€2.11
Beyond The Silk Road Arts of Central Asia from the Powerhouse Museum Collection
by Sumner, Christina with Heleanor Feltham
Sydney: Powerhouse Publishing. 1999. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition - Card Covers. A lovely book in excellent condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs and a large black & white map. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 80 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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€21.58
In the Footsteps of the Buddha: An Iconic Journey from India to China
by Ghose, Rajeshwari, et al
Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Museum, 1998. Record of an important exhibition of Buddhist masterpieces spanning India, Central Asia and the Himalayas, Southeast and East Asia, from the 1st century BCE to the 19th century. The sweeping scope of this exhibition allowed the organizers to demonstrate effectively the development, evolution and geographical transmission of the art, in a manner that exhibitions with a more national or parochial focus could not attempt. Objects include sculptures of stone,...
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€75.58
Journey to Khiva: A Writer's Search for Central Asia
by Glazebrook, Philip
Kodansha, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€5.66
Trespassers on the Roof of the World : The Secret Exploration of Tibet
by Peter Hopkirk
Kodansha America, Incorporated, 1995. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€7.07
Through The Unknown Pamirs -- The Second Danish Pamir Expedition 1898-99
by Olufsen, O
New York: Greenwood Press, 1969. Reprint . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. HARDCOVER 1969 reprint. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering spine. The book is in new condition with no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, no rubbing, no foxing, clean, tight binding. This edition was not issued with a dust jacket (= no copy of this edition has a publisher's dust jacket). This book was acquired directly from the publisher and kept in climate controlled storage for years. The book...
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€33.07
MEN AGAINST THE JUNGLE
by Calder, Ritchie
London: George Allen & Unwin. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight wear to DJ with faded spine; A trek through much of Central Asia at the behest of the United Nations; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 231 pages .
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€35.90
Between Oxus and Jumna
by Arnold J. Toynbee
Oxford University Press, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1963. RU Members Edition. 212 pages. Pictorial red dust jacket over grey cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Water staining to pages, with some light rippling. Slight cracking to hinges. Minor pencil inscription to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Water staining to bottom edges....
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€4.25
