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Condition: good. Former library book with the usual stamps, stickers and labels. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 544p. Covers from 1500 - 1946. ex.lib. Label on spine. Spine lettering illegible. Near Fine Copy.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. HUtchinson & Co. A collection based on the works of ROBERT SURTEES. Color Illustrations by Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ypres. VG/VG-. Childrens AMS12/98.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rt. Hon. The Earl of Ypres (illustrator). 1st. 124pp; 12 full page colour illustrations. Undated c1947. A couple of small marks to front board. Price-clipped dustjacket has some rubbing, soiling, chipped at edges with minor loss head/tail of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st ed. 352p. Photos. Red cloth Heavy. Spine lettering faint. Front cover rubbed. Very Good Copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Ypres, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Undated but neat inscription states 1947. Boards are very good with just a few minor marks, little fading to spine, some pushing to corners and a little patchy rubbing to edges (not major). Smells a little musty. The binding is tight and the pages are generally clean. There is some minor foxing to front and back end-papers. Odd mark to pages (nothing much). Small pencil inscription to front end-paper. No other faults. A nice copy with colour illustrations. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 283p. Photos. Green cloth. Very Good Copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st ed. 352p. Photos. Red cloth Heavy. Fine Copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ypres (illustrator). Orange tan cloth hard cover - slight fading around spine and edges/Good. 124 pages with additional illustrations by The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ypres. Inscription dated 1955 to top corner of FEP. Content Good+. No date. (442g) Photo on request. As Books that Benefit gives the proceeds from the sale of this book to charity correct postage will be asked for when more than default price quoted. (JJR).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Type: Book DJ shows light wear.

Condition: New.

32 b/w plates, 77 col. plates (illustrator). Contents Foreword Preface 1 Introduction 2 General introduction to the study of mandalas 3 Mahakarunagarbha-mandala 4 Vajradhatu-mandala 5 The doctrine of Shingon 6 Appendices Bibliography IndexA fundamental work for the philosophic and artistic understanding of the theory and graphic representation of the mandalas in general and especially in the Shingon tradition of Japan Details the philosophy patriarchs and sacred canon of Mantrayana its ulterior development into two branches in Japan the nature and different kinds of mandalas as well as their classification and essential principles The twin mandalas of Vairocana based on the Mahavairocana-sutra and the Sarva-tathagata-tattva-sangraha are detailed in all aspects their basic ideas their interrelationship and differences in character their configuration and symbolism The iconography of all the deities is given at length from the root text from the Hizoki of Kobo Daishi and from the graphic representation ;which is the prime theme of the work The work ends with the doctrine of Shingon Mantrayana its differences from exoteric or popular Buddhism the three universals the triple mystery the four kinds of dharmakayas the stupa of five circles the five knowledges the three degrees of Tantric abhiÝeka empowerment bodhicitta and so on It is a sine qua non for the comprehension of the history iconography and aesthetics of mandalas with their inexhaustible Olympus of divine beings symbolising the mystic experience in the plenitude of ecstasis 293 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 255 pages; 21 chapters with 8 b/w glossy photos throughout book. Fold out key map at rear of book that includes the French West Africa; Europe; Mediteranean Sea; Black Sea; Caspian Sea, Red Sea; Arabian Sea; Northern Africa; Baltic countires; Turkey, Arabia; Persia; Afghanistan; Turkestan, India, etc. Pages tight; yellowed with some foxing expecially on end papers; Page edges darkened; no markings; moderate page wear. Inner front and back spine creases weakened but pages intact. Faded red hard covers with gild lettering on spine. Covers have areas of discoloration and minor wear along edges and corners; Synopsis of chapters include: London to the Canal; Canal to the Persian Gulf; The Caspian; Russian Debacle; Caucasus in July, 1918; British Caspian Naval Expedition; Interview with Bicherakoff; British Reoccupation of Baku; Armenian Frontier-Transcaspia; Disbandment of Russian Flotilla; Bolshevik swing to the East; Mandate from Paris; The Betrayal; Caucasian Republics;-Turkestan; Homeward through the Bosphorus, etc. Journey of author to the Caspian through seven war areas to reveal the obscure corners of the world where British sailor and soldiers fought and died- the circumstances which necessitated the Caspian Naval Expedition in an effort to save the Caucasus. A RARE VINTAGE COPY!

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ypres (illustrator). This illustrated anthology of characters developed by the Victorian novelist Robert Smith Surtees, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Undated, but published circa 1947.With twelve colour plate illustrations of the various characters by the Right Honourable Earl of Ypres including a frontispiece portrait of John Jorrocks with his celebrated hunter, Arterxerxes. Collated complete.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Uncommonly found with the dust wrapper thus.Robert Smith Surtees was a Victorian author and editor who remains best remembered as a creator of humorous fictional characters. The most famous of these is his John Jorrocks, a ribald cockney grocer who leads a sporting life. John Jorrocks and Other Characters is an anthology of Surtees' most beloved characters featuring extended quotations from the original author, and includes descriptions of Soapey Sponge, Miserrimus Doleful, and James Pigg. In the original publisher's full cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart with a touch of fading and discolouration, heaviest to the spine and fore edge, and fractional rubbing. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Wrapper is sound with minor handling marks, some edgewear including marginal chips, and a few chips to the spine. Internally, binding is generally firm. Pages are bright and clean barring a touch of age toning, the odd spot, and light offsetting to the outer leaves. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Color photographs throughout. First edition. One inch tear at the crown of the spine, rubbing to front endpapers, else very good in black cloth with gilt lettering and design. No dust jacket. ; 158 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Important account by a British Officer 1918-1919. 255pp., 8 ils., 2 folding maps at rear, one coloured. Hint of foxing, slight fading to spine, otherwise very nice copy in original red cloth, gilt. Rare.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. FRENCH, Lt.-Col. The Hon. Gerald, D.S.O. [124] pp. w/ 2 letters laid-in from WM. John Logan of Middleburg, VA Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd 10" x 7 3/4".

1st Edition. 255 pages. Near fine red cloth covers in a rare and near fine dust jacket. Internally fine with black and white ills and maps. Rare in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 31st Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. 64. In later quarter maroon leather and dark marbled boards, rebacked with gilt lettered spine laid down. 250 pp., 72 plates (numbered through 75, plates 2, 21, and 39 never issued), with about half in full or partial color and 3 folding, and 2 folding maps. Lithography by P. S. Duval, Philadelphia. *** Condition: Complete with all plates and maps. Ex-library (John Crerar) with some exterior exterior wear but good overall. Bookplate on front pastedown, perforated stamp on title page, a few other minor library markings and ink stamps on the back of all plates. Text is lightly foxed, as are some of the plates. The long folding "Inscription Rock" plate has separated along several vertical folds and is complete except for some chipping to the top edge. The maps are fragile and have also split along the vertical folds leaving each map in several large pieces, plus some smaller edge pieces. There appears to be little or no loss of paper along the fold lines although some chipping into the top neatline occurs in one of the maps. Both should be backed for display or use. The maps are presently stored loose in a plastic pouch. *** The plates depict topographic views of New Mexico scenery, full page portraits of important Indian tribal members, ancient ruins, pottery shards, pueblo ground plans, petrified wood, and markings on Inscription Rock. Taft notes that "these colored plates must be among the earliest in government reports reproduced from multiple impressions".

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 31st Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. 64. In original brown cloth with gilt lettered spine. Octavo, 250 pp., 72 plates (numbered through 75, plates 2, 21, and 39 never issued), with about half in full or partial color and 3 folding, and 2 folding maps. Lithography by P. S. Duval, Philadelphia. *** Condition: Complete with all plates and maps. Light exterior shelf wear but backstrip is being held on by thin, clear tape which gives the spine a glossy look. Binding intact but rear hinge is weak with the rear endpaper almost completely detached. Text and plates show varying amounts browning and foxing. The right and left edges of both maps (including neatlines) have been strengthened with thin strips of masking tape which has yellowed with age. Each map also has a short tear or two that enters the map area which have been repaired with the same tape. Map condition is otherwise very good. Good reference copy. *** The plates depict topographic views of New Mexico scenery, full page portraits of important Indian tribal members, ancient ruins, pottery shards, pueblo ground plans, petrified wood, and markings on Inscription Rock. Taft notes that "these colored plates must be among the earliest in government reports reproduced from multiple impressions".

Hardback. Condition: As New. 2 vols.: 420p. + 727p. Folding Maps. Very Oversize. Black cloth in similarly covered slip case. As New Set. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. D. H. Sharpe and C. C. P. Lawson (illustrator). 1st Edition. Black cloth with gilt titles. Lord Luke's copy (Lieutenant colonel with the Regiment during the Second World War and former Chairman of Bovril Ltd.), and with dedication to him in volume I. Illustrated in black and white and full colour with many maps - most fold outs. A comprehensive history of the Regiment - now part of The Royal Anglian Regiment. A significant association copy. . Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. xiv+420;xvii+729. Item Type: Book. No notes or marking in text body. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, with some edge wear. Illustrator: D. H. Sharpe and C. C. P. Lawson. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; ; . Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 024502. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges.

1st edition dust jacket As New Quarto 231pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., sources, '2945 men lined up in four motorised columns immediately behind the German Army on June 22, 1941 as it prepared to launch Operation Barbarossa - the German attack on the Soviet Union. The field men of the Einsatzkommandos, were very thorough at what they did. Over the course of the next two years, by means of machine-guns, carbines, gas vans, explosives, rifle butts or axe handles, the field men would slaughter 1,300,000 people.

1st edition dust jacket As New Quarto 380pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., sources, 'Inside these pages you will meet over 960 infamous men - the officers of Nazi Germany's Totenkopf (Death's Head). You will encounter the 256 SS officers who worked at Dachau - the SS concentration camp that doubled as a training school for death. You will encounter twelve SS officers who served in Treblinka and the other very secret camps of Operation Reinhard - Heinrich Himmler's extermination plan for the Jews of Poland. And, you will confront the 161 SS officers who ran the largest killing center of all time - Auschwitz.'.