Walter Tips (59 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 232 Pages.

PAPERBACK. Paper edition. 144pp b/w illustrations octavo paper. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softbound book in clean crisp condition in glossy wraps with French flaps. Red chopmark (of former vendor?) is present in upper right corner of half title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Thus. 337 Pages Illus.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 172 pp., illustrations. This book is a photographic sketch of the colonies and protectorates the French established around the turn of the century and the budding exploitation of those colonies. Indochinese architecture, landscapes, and people in their daily activities are shown in 203 magnificent photographs from the 19302. The journey covers the present-day countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The text, in English, includes a brief introduction to the specific characteristics and history of each country. The photographs also include monuments of Champa, an extinct culture on the coast of Central Vietnam. Tribal people from various regions are shown in their traditional costumes.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 267 pp., illustrations. A report of explorations undertaken in Laos and present-day Vietnam by one of the main architects of French expansion in Southeast Asia. For the first part of his explorations, Dr François Jules Harmand concentrated his journey of early 1877 on exploring the Boloven Plateau. His attention was focused especially on natural history and on the tribes living in this area. The second part of his exploration brought him to river valleys in Central Laos and the country of the Pou Thay, the original stock of the Thais, with the objective of finding a route from Bassac on the Mekong to Hué on the Vietnamese coast. The value of his observations on nature, people and political relations is only surpassed by the intrinsic value of this account as an example of nineteenth century French colonialists at work.

In Laos and Siam Marthe Bassenne White Lotus translated by Walter E.J. Tips PB 1995 reprint ISBN 9748496295 FINE, very clean interior, no marks, spine is not creased, appears unread, slightest bit of wear to wrappers.

PAPERBACK. Paper edition. 215pp b/w illustrations octavo paper two fold out maps, one is loose. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Working Paper No. 118. 60 pp. Biblio. ** Staple bound.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Reprinted. xvi+164pp., Pictorial photographic covers with french-flaps, frontis., intro. to the english transl., dbl. page map, intro. to orig. edition, b/w plts. & text illust. On Horseback Through Indochina: Volume 1., provides an account of the adventurous journey German traveler Otto Ehlers undertook in 1891-1892. Size: Octavo. Book.

Condition: A near fine copy. Pp. xi, 144, 63 black and white photographs, 1 map. Publisher's pictorial white stiff wrappers, lettered in red and black on cover and spine, sm 8vo. Originally published as "Au Laos et Au Siam"," in "Le Tour du Monde" Vol. 18 N.S., Paris, 1912. Red ownership stamp on half-title page. Check marks next to text on pages 8, 17, 28, 45, 59, 90 and 142.

Soft Cover. Condition: New. Walter E. J. Tips (illustrator). First English Edition. First English translation of the 1901 edition. This book is the very personal, sometimes controversial, account of the journey the world traveler and former mayor of Brussels, Charles Buls, made to Siam in 1900. Spanning the wide variety of Buls' interests, from the urban Chinese to early agricultural developments in the countryside, this account always surprises by its insightful comments and sharp, often visionary, observations. Having been involved with the development of a world city himself, he was better placed than any other contemporary observer to speculate on Siam's political, economic and social future. He shuns neither highly controversial viewpoints, nor topics, such as the comparative value of religions for a country like Siam, that were bound to bring him into trouble. This book, in which Buls' original account is supplemented by material from his hitherto unpublished diary notes, letters and numerous photographs from Belgian archives, such as those of the inauguration of Dusit Park and the Ayutthaya elephant round-up, is a must for lovers of Fifth Reign history, and of Siam. 176 pp., fully illus. Size: 21 x 15 cm.

Condition: Used: Very Good. 2000 paperback Volume 6 clean unmarked pages cover shows wear red stamp in book 446 pages K-17.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed by previous owner. Translated and with an Introduction by Walter E.J.Tips. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. The text within the book is clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

PAPERBACK. paper edition. 113pp b/w illustrations octavo paper. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

Soft Cover. Condition: New. First Edition. The book tells the story of the Ayuthia Special Commission for the Reorganization of the Provincial Courts in the words of Siam's first Legal Adviser, Robert J. Kirkpatrick. After a temporary consolidation in foreign affairs had dealt with external threats, Siam was pushed on the road to internal reforms starting with the outdated court system. The Ayuthia Commission, starting work in September 1896, was the first of its kind to evaluate the courts upcountry and to judge hundreds of court cases that had been awaiting trial, sometimes for years. From tax evasion on boats and illegal distilleries, through thefts of cattle and property to abduction, rape, violent assaults and even murder, the commissioners heard witnesses and meted out justice. Justice was done too to those officials found taking bribes from prisoners wishing to escape from their chains, or torturing the accused, sometimes until death followed. The journal of the Commission's activities reads like a kaleidoscope held up against the light of western principles of justice, reflecting the multicolored facets of Siamese society on the eve of modern times. 302 pp., illus. Size: 21 x 15 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 156, [7] p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 21 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text is free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Walter E. J. Tips (illustrator). 8°. XXII, 154 Pages. Original Flexible Boards. Very good Condition with only minimal Signs of Usage at the Cover. No Markings in the Text! No Underlinings! No Owner's Note!

PAPERBACK. Condition: Near Fine. Paperback edition. 142pp. Quarto in French wraps. B&W photos. Faint shelfwear, small ink stamp on half-title, else as new.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 458 p. Travels in Laos and among the Tribes of Southeast Indochina is the sixth part of The Pavie Mission Indochina Papers (1879-1895). It provides an overview of exploration work done in parts of Central Laos and on the borders of Laos with Cambodia and Vietnam, parts of French Indochina. The various itineraries in Laos cover the search for passages between the Mekong and the Vietnamese coast, the country of the Puan people and territories inhabited by tribes which were either under Vietnam's or Siam's suzerainty or called themselves independent. The book also documents lifestyles and customs of various Moi, Bahnar, Djiarai, Sedang and other primitive tribes. Some of these forgotten ethnic groups had already been visited by French Catholic missionaries who contributed valuable ethnic data to the reports of the Pavie Mission. The explorations were often politically motivated and resulted in French occupation of territories belonging to the primitive tribes of southern! Laos and Vietnam. Volume 2 of this series, Atlas of the Pavie Mission, contains a score of maps accompanying these explorations of then unexplored territory. (Bangkok 2000; First English translation of 1900).

Soft Cover. Condition: New. First Edition. This study is based on three thousand pages of privately held letters and diaries of HM King Chulalongkorn's General Adviser and other Belgian advisers working in Siam. The book covers the crucial period of Siam's modernization, from September 1892 until January 1902, from the inside. It contains never before revealed information on a wide variety of developments of the time, from big powers' attempts to usurp Siam's independence over the Paknam Incident of 13 July 1893, to the arcane day-by-day struggles to implement much needed internal reforms of the kingdom's legal framework and bureaucracy. This book offers material that has never before seen the light of day and astounding facts that change our understanding of the shaping of the free nation as it known today. 522 pp., 16 pp. illus. *** PLEASE NOTE - THIS VOLUME IS HEAVY AND MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. *** Size: 21 x 15 cm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. FINE COPY - OF AN UNCOMMON TITLE : With a Preface by M.R. Thep Devakula. A flattened crease line to the front free endpape, else virtually unread. p., maps, images, xv [i], 253,adv.

Paperback. viii, 217p., including 5 fold-out maps, french-fold wraps, profusely illus., sticker shadows on front wrap and spine, old price sticker on rear wrap, previous owner's rubberstamp on half-title, else very good condition. Vol. 3 only. This volume covers the journey up the Mekong and its tributary valleys and through parts of China.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. xix, 338 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.

8°. XIV, 188 Pages. Original Flexible Boards. Very good Condition with only minimal Signs of Usage at the Cover. No Markings in the Text! No Underlinings! No Owner's Note!

Paperback. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. This study is based on three thousand pages of privately held letters and diaries of HM King Chulalongkorn's General Adviser and other Belgian advisers working in Siam. The book covers the crucial period of Siam's modernization, from September 1892 until January 1902, from the inside. It contains never before revealed information on a wide variety of developments of the time, from big powers' attempts to usurp Siam's independence over the Paknam Incident of 13 July 1893, to the arcane day-by-day struggles to implement much needed internal reforms of the kingdom's legal framework and bureaucracy. This book offers material that has never before seen the light of day and astounding facts that change our understanding of the shaping of the free nation as it is known today. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. Walter E. J. Tips (illustrator). This book is the very personal, sometimes controversial, account of the journey the world traveler and former mayor of Brussels, Charles Buls, made to Siam in 1900. Spanning the wide variety of Buls's interests, from the urban Chinese to early agricultural developments in the countryside, this account always surprises. Having been involved with the development of a world city himself, he was better placed than any other contemporary observer to speculate on Siam's political, economic and social future. He shuns neither highly controversial viewpoints, nor topics, such as the comparative value of religions for a country like Siam, that were bound to bring him into trouble. This book, in which Buls's original account is supplemented by material from his hitherto unpublished diary notes, letters and numerous photographs from Belgian archives, such as those of the inauguration of Dusit Park and the Ayutthaya elephant round-up, is a must for lovers of Fifth Reign history, and of Siam. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. The book tells the story of the Ayuthia Special Commission for the Reorganization of the Provincial Courts in the words of Siam's first Legal Adviser, Robert J. Kirkpatrick. After a temporary consolidation in foreign affairs had dealt with external threats, Siam was pushed on the road to internal reforms starting with the outdated court system. The Ayuthia Commission, starting work in September 1896, was the first of its kind to evaluate the courts upcountry and to judge hundreds of court cases that had been awaiting trial, sometimes for years. From tax evasion on boats and illegal distilleries, through thefts of cattle and property to abduction, rape, violent assaults and even murder, the commissioners heard witnesses and meted out justice. Justice was done too to those officials found taking bribes from prisoners wishing to escape from their chains, or torturing the accused, sometimes until death followed. The journal of the Commission's activities reads like a kaleidoscope held up against the light of western principles of justice, reflecting the multicolored facets of Siamese society on the eve of modern times. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. This study tells the story of the French attempts to take over Siam in 1893. The battle between French warships and Siamese guns at Fort Paknam, on the mouth of the Chao Phya River, is told in the words of one of the main actors in the diplomatic struggles that preceded and followed the incident. Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns's daily journal of the political maneuvering between France and Britain, the battles on the Mekong between French and Siamese troops and of the sleepless nights of HM King Chulalongkorn and his princely ministers, reads like a political thriller. The report of Siamese counter-attacks and diplomatic plotting, in which Prince Devawongse was the main actor, sheds light on hitherto unknown but crucial pages in the life of Siam as a modern nation in the making. Siam would preserve its independence and HM King Chulalongkorn would manage to hold on to most of the core territories of the kingdom in the Franco-Siamese Treaty of 3 October 1893 which followed the incident. Here is the story of a Siam dangerously close to losing her freedom. Book.