London: The Athlone Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 194pp. Red cloth. Bibliography, appendix, index. 'London School of Economics, Monographs on Social Anthropology No.53.' A few light bumps to edges and spine ends, otherwise a clean, VG+ copy in near-VG dust jacket (panels scuffed & chipped, spine faded..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 328pp. Red cloth with gilt titling to spine. Overall, a tight and bright Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. (Dust jacket spine slightly darkened, not price clipped.). More
Lahore, Pakistan: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, 1981. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 224pp. Quarter beige cloth and blue papered boards with titling to upper board. Index. Top of page edges lightly foxed, damp discoloration along upper board edges, paper slightly faded, a few pencil marks in margins, otherwise a solid..... More
Amman: Dar Al-Nafa'Es, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 60pp. Some text in Arabic and reads from rear to front. Small crease to upper corner. Otherwise, a tight and bright near-Fine copy. More
Lahore, Pakistan: Ashraf Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 136pp. Red cloth spine, blue printed papered boards. Spine ends rubbed, boards rubbed & faded around edges, slight bumps to corners of boards, else a solid, clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket slightly discolored & rubbed, short..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1974. Hardcover. Octavo. lxxii + 516pp. Grey textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine & front board. Bibliography & index. Bottom of spine rubbed, top-edge foxed, bumps to top of spine & top-corners of boards, otherwise a clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped..... More
Columbus, OH: Ahmadiyya Anjuman, 1992. Softcover. Octavo. viii + 156pp. Small crease to corners, othewise a tight and bright near-Fine copy. More
Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1994. First Indian edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxxvi + 618pp. Green boards with gilt titling to spine and upper board. Corners lightly bumped, bookseller's sticker on front pastedown, otherwise a tight and bright Near-Fine copy in VG dust jacket. (Dust jacket rubbed, two seven-inch creases on..... More
Kabul: [The author], 1970. Softcover, tall 8vo, [ix]+42 pp, map, black and white plates, genealogical table. Frontis portrait of HM Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan. Original covers faded, lightly marked with a couple of small coffee drops; creases to corners. All else VG. More
Berkeley CA: Thames and Hudson, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick Large Quarto (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches). xx + 320pp. Fine two toned cloth - green spine over black boards, color illustratied photo-panel inset into upper board, white titling to spine, colour and b&w illustrations, index. A massive, lavishly-illustrated..... More
Manchester, England / New York: Manchester University Press / Barnes & Noble, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 356pp. Original brown cloth with gilt titling to spine, b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. The results of Dr. Reymond's extensive and pioneering research on the mythical origin of the Egyptian temple..... More
Manchester & Oxford: Manchester University Press, 1914--1935. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavos. 8 issues. 102pp; 66pp; 58pp; 60pp; 68pp; 72pp; 62pp; 60pp. Original printed wrappers. Each issue commences with a list of members, a table of contents and a report on the proceedings of the society. Articles by various contributors..... More
London and New York: British School of Archaeology in Egypt / Macmillan, London, 1933. December 1934. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. [62pp]. Printed wrappers with red paper spine. B/w illustrations, fold-out, illustration with clear imprinted overlay. Frontis. A single issue of this journal of new discoveries and research relating to..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1925. First Edition. Hardcover, folio, xii + 78 pp + 36 coloured plates. Original green cloth with brown leather spine label with gilt titling, 48 b&w text illustrations plus 36 color plates with tissue guards. Corners and spine ends bumped and a...... More
Napa, CA: Ansari Publications, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. xviii + 142pp. B/w illustrations. Bibliography. A synthesis of Sufi wisdom for the Western reader. Covers lightly rubbed otherwise a tight, clean near-Fine copy. More
Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1964. Hardcover, no dust jacket, large 8vo, xii + 194 pp, very good condition. Green publisher's cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover. Light soiling to cover, minor wear to cover. More
New York, NY: MacMillan Company, 1958. First edition. Hardcover w/ dust jacket, 8vo, 464 pp, very good - condition. Maroon publisher's cloth, silver title, etc. to spine, yellow dust jacket. Significant soiling to dust jacket, moderate wear to dust jacket, light soiling to page edges, minor browning to pages. More
Lahore, Pakistan: Sh. Muhammed Ashraf, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii + 190pp. Red cloth with black title to spine and front cover. Offers the reader the meaning and derivations of the term Sufi; states the tenets of Islam; discusses the various stations of the Sufis, such as fear, hope, love..... More
Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Square 8vo. xxvi + 230pp. Original black cloth with white titling to spine. Frontis, illustrated in b&w, appendices, glossary of Shona terms. A first edition of this comprehensive study of Shona sculptures, which was originally submitted to the University of South Africa..... More
Copenhagen: Prostant Apud Munksgaard, 1965. First English language edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 294 pp. Original red cloth with white title, etc. to spine. A scarce scholarly study. Boards lightly chafed with a bit of discoloration to cloth, spine darkened, edges lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Paper slightly browned, but text is..... More
New York, NY: Robert M. McBridge & Company, 1931. First edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 8vo, x + 242 pp, very good - condition. Blue publisher's cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Moderate soiling to cover, slight rubbing to corners, light soiling to page..... More
London: John Murray, 1910. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 124pp. + iv pp ads. Original brick coloured cloth with black titling to upper board and spine, black illus. to upper board. Slight ripple to cloth of rear board, short closed tears to gutters of upper spine, corners lightly bumped. Otherwise a tight..... More
Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1969. Hardcover. Large octavo. x + 304pp. Light green cloth with gilt titling to spine and upper board, blind stamped rules to upper board. Index. Includes contributions by H.J. Kissling, F.R.C. Bagley, N. Barbour, J.S. Trimingham, H. Braun, B. Spuler, H. Hartel. Spine discolored, corners..... More
Des Plaines, IL: KAZI Publications, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. xiv + 210pp. Map, bibliography, index. Owner's ink details on front free end paper, otherwise a tight and bright Near Fine copy. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 109pp. Bright blue cloth bordered in black with gilt lettering and star/pyramid illustration on upper cover, blind borders on rear board. Two-tone frontis and b&w illustrations. Scarce first edition of Ballard's explanation of his unique theory regarding the original..... More
