21. Mead, Margaret / Cooke MacGregor, Frances.

Growth and Culture. A Photographic Study of Balinese Childhood. Based Upon Photographs by Gregory Bateson and analyzed in Gesell Categories.

New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1951. 21 cm x 28 cm. 223 pags. 58 black-and-white photographic plates. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very Good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor tears to dustjacket.

22. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan.

Japan’s Northern Territories.

Tokyo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1981. 14 cm x 21 cm. 21 pages. Illustrations, includ Original softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

23. Nai’an, Shi / Guanzhong, Luo.

Outlaws of The Marsh. Translated by Sidney Shapiro.

Three Volumes (complete set). Bejing, Foreign Languages Press, 1980. 13.6 cm x 20.2 cm / 13.6 cm x 21.2 cm Volume I (Modern softcover): pages 1 – 597 / Volume II (Original 1980 Hardcover-Edition): pages 561 – 1133 of the overall set. Black and white illustrations / Vol III (Original 980 Hardcover-Edition): pages 1135 – 1605 of the overall set. Black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar and one Softcover – Volume. All three volumes in very good+ condition. A substituted set with Volume I being a later edition in paperback ! Only very minor foxing to dustjackets and edging of Volume II and III. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

24. Nakane, Chie.

Japanese Society.

First Paperback Edition. Berkeley, Calif., University of California Press, 1973. 21 cm. 157 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. A very slight stain on the back cover. Publications of the Center for Japanese and Korean Studies.

25. Ohashi, Ryosuke.

Kire – Das ‘Schöne’ in Japan. Philosophisch-ästhetische Reflexionen zu Geschichte und Moderne. [Widmungs-Exemplar].

Köln, Dumont Buchverlag, 1994. 25 cm x 19 cm. 171 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

26. Payne, John / Hardie, James / Provenance I: Signature of J.J. Westervelt [Jacobus James Westervelt (1755 – 1826) – Schraalenberg and Provenance II: Charles Sydney Clark (1925) presented this set to Johnson Free Public Library at Hackensack, New Jersey].

A New and Complete System of Universal Geography [Complete with all 20 maps / illustrations] ; Describing Asia, Africa, Europe and America; with their Subdivisions of Republics, States, Empires and Kingdoms : The Extent, Boundaries and Remarkable Appearances of each Country; Cities, Towns and Curiosities of Nature and Art. Also giving a general account of The Fossil and Vegetable Productions [with hand-coloured plates] of the Earth. The History of Man, In all Climates, Regions and Conditions; Customs, Manners, Laws, Governments and Religions: The State of Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Manufactures and Knowledge. Sketches of the Ancient and Modern History of each Nation and People to the present time. To which is added, A View of Astronomy, As connected with Geography; Of the Planetary System to which the Earth belongs; And of the Universe in General. With a copious Index annexed to each Volume. Being a Large and Comprehensive Abridgement of Universal Geography. By John Payne. With additions, corrections and Improvements from the latest and best authors by James Hardie – Author of “The Principles of Latin Grammar”, “The American Remembrancer” and “Universal Tablet of Memory” &c. In Four Volumes.

First Abridged Edition. Volumes I [Asia] and II [Africa] (of IV). New York, Printed for and Sold by John Low, Book-Seller at The Shakespeare – Head, No.332 Water-Street, 1798 – 1799. Octavo – Edition. Pagination: Volume I [Asia]: Folded Frontispiece (Map of the World), XLVIII, 518 pages plus 10 unnumbered pages of an Index and one additional page with Directions for the Bookbinder for placing the maps and illustrations as well as Errata. Volume I includes all 10 Maps / Engravings as called for / Volume II [Africa]: Folded Frontispiece (Map of Africa), 578 pages plus 12 unnumbered pages of an Index plus one additional page with Directions for the Bookbinder for placing the maps and illustrations as well as Errata. Volume II includes all 10 Maps / Engravings as called for. Hardcover / Modern Library – Binding with the original 18th century – work bound in. Former library copy of Bergen County Historical Society (cancelled) and Johnson Free Public Library in Hackensack, New Jersey, with a very boring, modern library binding and library cards applied to the endpapers only, leaving the bookblock with text and maps and illustrations entirely untouched from any library-signs. Very good condition with some signs of external wear.

27. Richardson, D.

The Damathat, or The Laws of Menoo. Translated from the Burmese.

Original First Edition (Bilingual Burmese – English). XIV Volumes in one Volume (complete). Rangoon, Printed at ‘The Mission Press’, 1874. Slim Quarto (17 cm x 25 cm). 776 pages [being 388 pages of the original burmese text juxtaposed to 388 pages of the english translation]. Bound to the rear of the Volume are an additional c. 90 blank pages for notes. Original rebacked full leather with gilt ornament and original spinelabel. New endpapers with original bookplate of Charles Forbes, Esq. [Cha Forbes – Motto: ‘Grace Me Guide’ ]. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor tear to titlepage. Few pages with professional repairs to paper. Absolutely scarce original publication.

28. Ruttledge, Hugh.

Everest 1933.

Second Edition. London, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1934. 18 cm x 26 cm. Frontispiece, XV, 390 pages. 59 plates. 4 Maps, including 2 fold-out geological maps at rear showing ‘Drainage Areas of the Arun, Tista, and Ammu Chu’ and `Mount Everest and the group of Chomo Lungma’. Hardcover [publisher’s original navy cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Professionally rebound and strengthened binding. New endpapers. Interior is bright and clean. Occasional faint foxing.

29. Schmalkalden, Caspar / Joost, Wolfgang [Bearb.].

Die wundersamen Reisen des Caspar Schmalkalden nach West- und Ostindien 1642 – 1652.

2.Auflage. Leipzig, Brockhaus, [1987]. 8°. 192 Seiten. Illustriert. Original Hardcover. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sehr guter, neuwertiger Zustand.

30. Smythe, F.S.

Camp Six – An Account of the 1933 Mount Everest Expedition.

First edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XI, 307 pages. 36 illustrations including frontispiece. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Binding very firm. Interior very bright and clean.