Asia

  • Een kort beskrffning uppå trenne reesor och peregrinationer, sampt Konungariket Japan:

    # 49431

    KIÖPING, Nils Mattsson; WILLMAN, Olof Eriksson; [CARON, François]

    Een kort beskrffning uppå trenne reesor och peregrinationer, sampt Konungariket Japan:

    I. Beskrifwes een Reesa, som genom Asia, Africa och många andra hedniska Konungarijken sampt Öijar; med flijt är förrättat aff Nils Matson Kiöping, fördetta Skepz-Lieutnat. II. Beskrifwes een Resa till Ost Indien, China och Japan: III. Med förestlliande om förbenembde stoora och mächta konungarijketz Japan tillstånd, sampt thetz Inwånares Handel och Wandel: förrättat och beskrefwen …

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  • Historia y anal relacion de las cosas que hizieron los Padres de la Compañia de Jesus, por las partes de Oriente y otras, en la propagacion del Santo Evangelio, los años passados de 607. y 608

    # 48659

    SUAREZ DE FIGUEROA, Cristobal

    Historia y anal relacion de las cosas que hizieron los Padres de la Compañia de Jesus, por las partes de Oriente y otras, en la propagacion del Santo Evangelio, los años passados de 607. y 608

    Sacada, limada, y compuesta de Portugues en Castellano por el Doctor Christoval Suarez de Figueroa. En Madrid : Juan Hasrey, 1614. Small quarto, later vellum over black cloth, spine with gilt decoration and morocco title label lettered in gilt; title set within decorative border, with woodcut Jesuit device and an easy ownership inscription; pp. [16], …

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  • A Japanese grammar.

    # 42334

    Hoffmann, J. J. (Johann Joseph)

    A Japanese grammar.

    / By J. J. Hoffmann. Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1876. Second edition. Quarto (280 x 200 mm), contemporary half calf over marbled papered boards (lightly rubbed), spine with gilt bands and contrasting leather title-piece lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; [16], 367 pp; with 2 plates, one of them folding (short tear at bottom corner); a …

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  • British Empire Exhibition 1924. Jammu and Kashmir State Handbook

    # 50295

    Anon

    British Empire Exhibition 1924. Jammu and Kashmir State Handbook

    [London : s.n., 1924]. Printed by Norbury, Natzio & Co., Manchester. Quarto, embossed lettered wrappers, card endpapers, pp. 62, ruled borders, a fine copy. Extremely rare and substantial handbook for Jammu and Kashmir State published for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, London, in 1924. The Exhibition ran from 23 April to 1 November …

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  • Camões em Macau.

    # 48927

    TEIXEIRA, P. Manuel

    Camões em Macau.

    Contribuições para o estudo do problema. Macau : Imprensa Nacional. Macau, 1940. One of 450 copies on “papel vulgar”. Small quarto (250 x 183 mm), later quarter morocco over marbled papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 68, with a photographic frontispiece plate; original upper wrapper bound in at rear; an excellent copy. This work is …

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  • Lettere annue del Giappone, China, Goa, et Ethiopia. Scritte al M.R.P. Generale della Compagnia di Giesù. Da Padri dell'istessa Compagnia ne gli anni 1615. 1616. 1617. 1618. 1619. 

    # 48675

    DE SOUSA, Antonio et al.

    Lettere annue del Giappone, China, Goa, et Ethiopia. Scritte al M.R.P. Generale della Compagnia di Giesù. Da Padri dell’istessa Compagnia ne gli anni 1615. 1616. 1617. 1618. 1619. 

    Volgarizati dal P. Lorenzo delle Pozze della medesima Compagnia. In Napoli : per Lazaro Scoriggio, 1621. Small octavo, sumptuous modern binding of red calf ruled in gilt, spine in compartments with gilt decoration and lettering, gilt dentelles; pp. 404, [3], [1 blank]; title with woodcut Jesuit device; a fine copy. An important collection of Jesuit …

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  • The tea planter's manual

    # 49995

    OWEN, T. C.

    The tea planter’s manual

    With coloured lithographed plans of an iron, and a wood-and-stone, tea factory, drawn to scale. Colombo : A. M. & J. Ferguson, 1886. Octavo, Ceylonese binding of plum papered boards, title label to upper board (edges rubbed), owner’s name to title leaf (recto and verso), xxiv; errata leaf, ‘memo’ slip, 162, xvi (advertisements), two very …

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  • De rebus Iaponicis, Indicis et Peruanis epistolae recentiores.

    # 13336

    Hay, John, 1546-1607

    De rebus Iaponicis, Indicis et Peruanis epistolae recentiores.

    A Joanne Hayo Dalgatttiensi Scoto Societatis Jesu in librum unum coacervatae. Antuerpiæ : Ex officina Martini Nutij, ad insigne duarum Ciconiarum, Anno M. DC. V. [Antwerp : Martin Nutius, 1605]. Octavo, fine Jesuit binding of full calf ruled in gilt with ornamental cornerpieces; upper board with central Jesuit device, lower board with heraldic crest; flat-panel spine tooled …

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  • Conquista de las Islas Malucas

    # 14164

    Argensola, Bartolome Leonardo de

    Conquista de las Islas Malucas

    Madrid : Alonso Martin, 1609. Small folio, contemporary limp vellum (somewhat cockled, lacking ties); endpapers sympathetically renewed; engraved title-leaf (expertly re-margined at fore- and bottom edges with penwork in facsimile (including for the imprint, which is folded over at bottom edge – the imprint is commonly lacking); pp. [10], 407 (i.e. 411, as 316-319 are …

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  • Iesus. Cartas que los padres y hermanos de la Compañia de Iesus, que andan en los reynos de Iapon escriuieron a los de la misma Compañia,

    # 49427

    ACOSTA, Emanuel (1541-1604), et al.

    Iesus. Cartas que los padres y hermanos de la Compañia de Iesus, que andan en los reynos de Iapon escriuieron a los de la misma Compañia,

    desde el año de mil y quinientos y quare[n]ta y nueue, hasta el de mil y quinientos y setenta y uno : en las quales se da noticia de las varias costumbres y idolatrias de aquella gentilidad : y se cuenta el principio y successo y bondad de los Christianos de aquellas partes. En Alcala …

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  • [VIETNAM]. Relazione de’felici successi della Santa Fede predicata da padri della Compagnia di Giesv nel regno di Tvnchino,

    # 48849

    RHODES, Alexandre de, S.J. (1593-1660)

    [VIETNAM]. Relazione de’felici successi della Santa Fede predicata da padri della Compagnia di Giesv nel regno di Tvnchino,

    all santita di N.S. PP. Innocenzio Decimo. Di Alessandro de Rhodes Avignonese della medesima Compagnia, e Missionário Apostolico della Sacra Congregatione de Propaganda Fide. In Roma : Per Giuseppe Luna. L’anno del Giubileo, 1650. Small quarto, contemporary vellum, manuscript title to spine, folding frontispiece engraving, pp [16], folding engraved map, 326, [2 errata]; woodcut device …

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  • Historia Societatis Iesv,

    # 13318

    Orlandini, Nicolo, 1553-1606; Sacchini, Francesco, 1570-1625

    Historia Societatis Iesv,

    authore Nicolao Orlandino, Societatis eiusdem sacerdote. Nunc primum in Germania in lucem edita. Accessit index rerum memorabilium locupletissimus. Coloniæ Agrippinæ : Sumptibus Antonij Hierat, Anno M. DC. XV. [Cologne : Antonius Hierat, 1615] Quarto, contemporary vellum over boards with manuscript title in ink to spine; pp [viii], 578, [42 index]; pages 89, 268, 365, 488, …

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  • Dell’ Historia della Compagnia di Giesv : l’Asia

    # 13447

    Bartoli, Danielo, 1608-1685

    Dell’ Historia della Compagnia di Giesv : l’Asia

    In Roma, M.DC.LIII. Nella Stamperia d’Ignatio de’ Lazzeri. [Rome : Ignazio de’ Lazzeri, 1653-1663] Folio, contemporary vellum over boards, spine with raised bands, manuscript title in ink and manuscript label with collection number “1692”; front pastedown with nineteenth century label of the Fürstlich Auerspergische Fideikommissbibliothek, Laibach; pp [iv], 904, [8]; engraved frontispiece by Bloemaert after a drawing …

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  • Catálogo de los religiosos de N.P. S. Agustin de la Provincia del Smo. Nombre de Jesus de Filipinas

    # 13560

    Cano, Gasper

    Catálogo de los religiosos de N.P. S. Agustin de la Provincia del Smo. Nombre de Jesus de Filipinas

    desde su establecimiento en estas islas hasta nuestros dias, con algunos datos biográficos de los mismos. Compuesto y ordenado siendo provincial de dicha provincia el M.R.P. Fr. Juan J. Aragonés, por su secretario Fr. Gaspar Cano. Manila, Imprenta de Ramirez y Giraudier, 1864. Small quarto, contemporary parchment over boards (slightly bowed; a few ink stains); preliminaries …

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  • Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America.

    # 14845

    COXE, William (1748-1828)

    Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America.

    To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China. London : J. Nichols, 1780. First edition. Quarto, full polished calf (a couple of scuffs to the boards), spine extensively decorated in gilt, contrasting morocco title label, expertly rebacked, folding frontispiece map of the Russian …

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  • Peregrinacam

    # 46950

    PINTO, Fernam (Fernão) Mendez

    Peregrinacam

    … … no reyno da China, no de Tartaria, no de Pegu, no de Martavao, & em outros muitos reynos y senhorios das partes Orientae … … Lisbon : A. Craesbeeck de Mello, 1678. Folio (330 x 225 mm), later quarter calf over marbled papered boards (rubbed), spine with gilt decoration and black morocco title-piece …

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