Ah Yes (2 results)

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Three verses, in part: "Ah! yes, I remember that name with delight, Sweet Alice, so cherished and dear . The bosom will heave, and the tear-drops will start, For 'sweet Alice lies under the stone.'" Typographic ornamental border. 8.5" x 5.25". Sealed in archival mylar. [Wolf, American Song Sheets, 22.].…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. An uncommon scholarly issue of the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society devoted to the study of the Malay keris. This issue features A.H. Hill's substantial monograph Keris and Other Malay Weapons together with Geoffrey Hodgson's Keris Types and Terms, covering blade forms, symbolism, ceremonial uses, folklore, metallurgy, classification, and traditional Malay weapon culture. A desirable reference for collectors of Southeast Asian arms and armor, ethnographers, museum researchers, and students of Malay history. From the personal library of poet-anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn. Author: A.H. Hill, Geoffrey Hodgson Publisher: Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society Year: 1956 (later MBRAS printing noted 1970) Special: attributes Softcover journal issue, illustrated, complete issue No. 176, Nathaniel Tarn provenance Topic: Anthropology Subject: Malay weapons, keris studies, Southeast Asian ethnography Keywords: keris, kris dagger, Malay weapons, Malaya, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Royal Asiatic Society, ethnography, anthropology, arms and armor, A H Hill, Geoffrey Hodgson, Nathaniel Tarn Condition: Very good vintage condition. Original pale green wraps with light handling wear. Interior remains clean and bright with scattered light foxing visible on preliminary leaves. Binding is sound and pages are unmarked. From the library of poet-anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn. Location: Nt-73. Yes, illustrated. (illustrator).…