Penzer Norman (128 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Acceptable hardcover copy. 292 pages, published by Spring Books. No dust jacket, boards have some white specks. The red ink used by publisher to coat top edge has leaked into the pages about 1/8-inch. Does not affect text or pictures/illustrations. Binding is sound and sturdy, though hinges lightly shaken. First few pages have creased upper corner.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Verschmutzung / Wasserschaden; Abnutzung / Risse - leicht; Gebrochener Buchrücken / Seiten oder Softcover umgeknickt. For nearly four centuries, the Ottoman sultans dwelt amid the secret splendors of Topkapi Palace. Access to the Grand Seraglio--which served as the empire's administrative, legislative, and judicial center and an academy of fine arts, as well as the ruler's home--was jealously guarded, even after the sultans ceased to reside there in the mid-nineteenth century. In 1936, a distinguished scholar of Orientalism, Norman Mosley Penzer (1892-1960), was afforded a rare opportunity to step inside the Grand Seraglio; in this eagerly embraced and much-consulted volume, he reveals what he found.Constructed between 1459 and 1465 at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Topkapi Palace stands in present-day Istanbul, near the confluence of the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn, and the Marmara Sea. Penzer surveyed the entire palace from end to end during numerous visits over the course of two years, and he presents photographs and floor plans that provide a comprehensive view of Topkapi's structure. Penzer's illustrations of the opulent gardens, chambers, and pavilions come to imaginative life with his explorations of day-to-day palace life--particularly among the women of the harem and their eunuch guards. His evocative accounts of the manners, dress, and politics of Turkish court life continue to influence the scholarly work of the twenty-first century, and this classic history remains indispensable to studies of harem life.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, in Very Good DJ. Tight binding, clean pages. Two tears about 1"each along edge of DJ, moderate fading/rub to DJ along the spine, handwritten price on front flap. Sticker residue from book plate on front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Price clipped. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated with b&w Photos & Drawings (illustrator). Second edition / 1st Printing. Second edition / First printing. Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket : small triangular tear near center of spine, slight wear along edges. 23 x 30. hard cover. 291pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Reprint Edition. Octavo hardcover; 351 pp. Limited to one of 225 cc. Gilt title to spine; frontispiece; b/w plates. Tight binding, clean throughout; sharp corners. Near Fine.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Tight clean book, unmarked but for touch of spotting to foreedge, and bits of tape residue to endpapers.; 292 pages.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Second printing. This work is a facsimile edition of An Annotated Bibliography of Sir Richard Francis Burton by Norman M. Penzer originally published in 1923. Cover is in excellent condition with no visible flaws. Spine is slightly shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xi, 351p. Brown cloth. Occasional check marks and notes in pencil otherwise a fresh clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. xvi, 351 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper, otherwise this is a fine copy of this bibliography, with preface by F. Grenfell Baker. Illustrated with 24 b/w photographs. This reprint was limited to 225 copies. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. Reprint of 1923 Edition. xvi, 351p. A very good copy, the forecorners of the covers are mildly bumped and the first twelve pages, including the front free endpaper, have had the top forecorner clipped off (2 inch clip), with no text lost, no d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Ex-library copy. American first edition (from the English sheets with British publisher Batsford's imprint upon spine and dj). 292 pages. Hardcover: H 30.25cm x L 23cm. Dark maroon dust jacket rubbed, shallow chipping at spine head and at top of rear joint, light wear to spine heel and flap ends with some abrasion along front flap fold, white ink library mark near spine heel; dj now presented in a new mylar Brodart protector. Handsome dark maroon cloth with bright gilt stamping upon spine. Color fading to top edge. Maroon silk page marker sewn into binding. Strips of tape residue upon front and rear endpapers; discard stamp on front free endpaper with top corner clipped; library stamps and pencil notations upon title page; discard stamp and library fine sticker on rear free endpaper which also shows from surface abrasion from removal of library pocket; no other library markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal and interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Still a handsome copy despite its ex-library past and remains an excellent reference on 18th century British master silversmith Paul Storr. With a Foreword by Charles Oman, frontispiece and 80 other b/w plates, two genealogical trees, two appendices, and Index. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.75 pounds (2.6 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Reprint. Limited edition of 225 copies. No date in book which was originally published in 1923. 351 pages, index, illustrations, and frontis portrait of Burton. Dark green cloth with gold lettering on spine.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 3 pts. in 1 v. : ill. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Vases, Roman. Pottery history. 3 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine Plus. Facsimile Reprint. Brown cloth binding with minor bump top of spine, and owner name top of front paste down; otherwise fine internally. Facsimile of the 1923 edition; 351 pages.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: none. P. Zenker (illustrator). Limited Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Very good condition. Cream leather spine with gold stamped titling; gold cloth boards, gorgeous color illustrations in pristine condition. Boards are slightly dented and soiled, but otherwise very good condition, clean, unmarked copy. Nala & Damayanti / N.M.Penzer/London London/A.M.Philpot LTD./29 Great Russel St., W.C./1926. Publishing info page text "Edition limited to 1,000 copies for England and America, of which this is No. ____ [COPYRIGHT]". Present copy lacking a hand-numbering for the limited edition and even a date in place of "[COPYRIGHT]" may indicate a pre-publication proof copy.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good copy. Lacking dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Reprint. Xvi + [352] pp. + frontispiece. Green cloth binding w/gilt lettering. One of 225 copies. Reprint of original 1922 work. Edge stain to a few pages. Reprint of only 225 copies. Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket as issued. A facsimile reprint of the original volume of 1922. Limited to only 225 copies. Includes an index, appendices and text. Illustrated with facsimile photographs of pages from many of Burton's personal volumes. The definitive bibliography of the the great explorer, linguist and author.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 370 pages.

Illustratedwith ten minitures by P. Zenker; Printed on Japan Cellum paper; 1/4 velum boundNumber 254 of 1,000 copies; 207 pages. Hardbound in near very good condition.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 3 pts. in 1 v. : ill. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Vases, Roman. Pottery history. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 319 pages ; 26 cm. Contents: Poison-damsels The tale of the two thieves Sacred prostitution The romance of betel-chewing Bibliography (p. 299-300) Notes: "Based on appendixes originally published in [the] edition of C.H. Tawney's Katha-sarit-sagara called The ocean of story," edited by the author.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

[NONE] 1926. (hardcover) Very good. 207pp. 8vo. Quarter vellum bound. Unnumbered, one of 1000 copies for England and America. Illustrated with 10 colour miniatures by P. Zenker. The boards are marked, but remain sturdy and the binding solid. Internally clean.