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| SHORTER, MRS. BANI AND OTHERS Books on Asia for Children New York, The Asia Society. 1961. First Edition. 24pp, Introduction, Asia--General, Japan, Korea, China, Formosa, Tibet, Philippines, Thailand, Malaya and Singapore, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon, India, Pakistan. 8vo/23cm. Illustrated card-stock wrappers, light soil, few check marks internally otherwise clean, tight and very good. An annotated and select list. Mrs. Bani Shorter is an author of note including of childrens books on India. The annotations are sensitively done, e.g. the description for Kipling's KIM is particularly perceptive for those of us who have tried to get American youngsters interested in it, "While traditionally suggested as a book for young readers, its difficult prose and many allustions to the historical setting in which the story takes place make it suitable only for the exeptional high school student who has had extensive reading experience on India.". USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 | £UK 13.25 | JP¥ 1942] Book number: 004371 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| EMBREE, AINSLIE T, EDITOR; WITH JACKSON H. BAILEY, DONN V. HART AND GEORGE A. LENSEN A Guide to Paperbacks on Asia: Selected and Annotated New York, The Asia Society. 1964. First Edition. [iv], 89pp, Preface, Asia--General, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania, Addresses of Publishers, Author Index. 8vo/23cm. Printed card-stock wrappers, light soil, internally fine. All four of the editors were specialist academics and each was responsible for publications on their area of specialty. Ainslee Embree is Professor Emeritus of Asian History at Columbia University and also served in the American Embassy at New Delhi as Special Consulatant to the Ambassador. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 004369 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| SHAH, SIRDAR IKBAL ALI The Oriental Caravan. A Revelation of the Soul and Mind of Asia New York, Claude Kendall. n.d. (c.1933). First American Edition. 331pp. 8vo/22cm. The book is divided into four sections: I Religious Literature; II Philosophical, Mystical and Semi-Religious Literature; III Romantic Literature; IV National Literature, Essays, War Songs and Miscellaneous. Each of the many sub-sections is preceded by a balanced and useful contextual commentary . Included among the sub-sections is the Koran, the Bible, The Talmud, the Vedas, Mohammed Iqbal, Sadi, pre-Islamic Arabic poetry, Hafiz, the Lawaih, Ferdusi, Ottoman poets, some Chinese classical poetry and Tagore. Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah (1894-1969), a well known interpreter of the East to the West, dedicates the book to his former boss, King Nadir Shah of Afghanistan who ruled from 1929 to 1933. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001299 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. | ||
| YOHANNAN, JOHN D., EDITOR A Treasury of Asian Literature Edited and with an Introduction and Commentaries by John D. Yohannan New York, New American Library/A Mentor Book. 1958. First Printing. 432pp, Story, Drama, Song, Scripture, Bibliographies, Chronologies. 12mo/18cm. Paper, rubbed with folds and minor soil, two pages with short closed corner tears near back, otherwise clean, tight and good plus. Reprint of a popular work published by John Day in 1956. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 003833 Click here to order or inquire at James Hurley, Books. |
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