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ST. JOHN, SPENCER: - Life in the Forests of the Far East; or Travels in Northern Borneo. Two volumes. London, Smith, Elder and Co., 1863.
. Pp. xvi, 406, (2); x, 424. With 3 folding maps and 16 coloured lithographs (of which 4 hand coloured botanical plates). Volume one partly with some water staining (one plate stained and another with minor stain). One map with light waterstain and one small tear at fold. Volume two clean and fine, mostly unopened. Publisher's green cloth, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly rubbed. Old inscription ("Tumaru Book Club") on title page of second volume. Second, revised and enlarged edition (first 1862) of this well written and beautiful illustrated travel account. Spencer St. John (1825-1910) was appointed private secretary to Sir James Brooke in 1848, who was at the time commissioner and governor of Labuan. For a few years he acted temporarily as commissioner for Brooke and in 1856 he became British Consul in Brunei. St. John explored the country extensively and travelled to remote areas. He made two ascents of the famous Mount Kinabalu with Hugh Low. One of the peaks of Mount Kinabalu, St. John's Peak is named in his honour. This account is based on his own observations as well as by other travellers' experiences. Casey Wood p. 548.
EUR 1400.00 [Appr.: US$ 1507.38 | £UK 1184.5 | JP¥ 237114] Booknumber: 99452
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EUR 1400.00 [Appr.: US$ 1507.38 | £UK 1184.5 | JP¥ 237114] Booknumber: 99452
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Total: EUR 1400.00 [Appr.: US$ 1507.38 | £UK 1184.5 | JP¥ 237114]
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Babel', Isaak - Istoriia Moei Golubiatni. Rasskazy (the Story of My Dovecote. Short Stories)
Moskva/Leningrad: Zemlia i Fabrika, 1926. Soft cover. First edition, 1 of 8000 copies; 5 1/2" x 7"; pp. 3-78, index to last page; original pictorial wraps; small chips along edges and corners; deckled page edges; a few minor penciled-in notes throughout; good to very good condition. This collection contains 7 of Babel's childhood tales - 'Istoriia Moei Golubiatni,' 'Pervaia Liubov,' 'Liubka Kozak," 'U Batki Nashego Makhno,' 'Shevelev,' 'Ty Promorgal, Kapitan!' - of which the most famous and influential is "The Story of My Dovecote," (an autobiographical story of his witnessing the horrific pogrom of Russian Jews on October 20, 1905) - thus giving the title of the book. The story first appeared in the magazine 'Krasnaia Nov' in late 1925. It was dedicated to Maxim Gorky who was the author's best friend and mentor. Babel was accused of being a foreign spy and a Trotskyist terrorist in 1939. Consequently, he was arrested and shot to death in January of 1940. His untimely demise has been labeled " a catastrophe for world literature. Ill.: 0. Good 3.
USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 464.5 | £UK 393 | JP¥ 78651] Booknumber: 000413
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USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 464.5 | £UK 393 | JP¥ 78651] Booknumber: 000413
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| ZH Books 39321 Mariposa Way, Fremont, California, CA 94538, USA Tel.: +1 (510)395-1651 Email: zhenya@zh-books.com |