Samuel Harding (46 results)
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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More imagesPublished by Samuel Harding, Paris, 1751
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Add to basketCouverture souple. Condition: Moyen. Nouvelle édition. Par le marquis René-Louis d'Argenson et D. B. = Du Boulay, d'après Barbier. État moyen des reliures : manques de cuir, épidermures, pièces de titres manquantes, intérieur en bon état . Réf 25369. 2 volumes In-12, 522, 356 et 189 pages, reliure demi-basane fauve, tranches rou…ges.
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Published by chez Samuel Harding,, Londres, 1753
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 2 tomes en 2 vol. in-12 de (4)-240 et (4)-240 pp.; basane mouchetée, dos lisse orné, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque). Nouvelle édition.
More imagesLanguage: French
Published by samuel harding, 1745
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. rare ouvrage en reliure cuir en 2 tomes en un avec joint les pairies d'ANGLETERRE et l'origine des GRANDS D'ESPAGNE Jean Le Laboureur (1623-1675) est un ecclésiastique, écrivain et un historien français du XVIIe siècle.
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Published by Samuel Harding, 1739
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Bon. [DESFORGES, Pierre] — Mémoires anecdotes pour servir à l'histoire de M. Duliz. Et la suite de ses avantures, après la catastrophe de celle de Mademoiselle Pelissier, actrice de l'Opera de Paris. Londres, Samuel Harding, 1739. Frontispice gravé en taille douce, [1] f de titre, 206 pp. relié avec… : [BOISSY, Louis de] — Le triomphe de l'intérêt, comédie. S.l.n.d., [1] f de titre, 75 pp. 1 vol. in-12, reliure d'époque pleine basane, dos à cinq nerfs fleuronné, tranches marbrées. Nombreuses annotations anciennes sur les gardes. Coiffe de tête usée (avec petit manque), mors fendues, quelques rousseurs. Très bon exemplaire d'un livre recherché. Rare première édition d'un récit piquant sur les frasques d'un riche juif portugais de Hollande. Marié contre son gré à une coreligionnaire, il courtise une actrice de l'opéra qui le trompe et dont il cherche à se venger. L'histoire est suivie d'une comédie de Louis de Boissy, Le triomphe de l'intérêt (1694-1758), qui a été publiée pour la première fois à Paris en 1734, et qui adapte l'aventure de M. Duliz en représentant celui-ci sous le nom de Jacquin. Barbier III, 181 ; cf. Cioranescu 23406 et 12358.
Published by A Londres : Chez Samuel Harding, 1751
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Add to basketNouvelle edition. Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 1 v. ; 12°. Subject; Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.
Published by Samuel Harding, 1740
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1740. Good condition with no wrapper. Text in French. Ou l'on traite aussi des electeurs de l'empire & du cardinalat. On y a joint des traites touchant les pairies d'Angleterre & l'origine des grands d'Espagne. Small format Pages: 378 + 2. Title printed in red and black. Contemporary full le…ather binding, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Contents very good. Spine and corners very worn. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.
Published by A Londres : Chez Samuel Harding, 1751
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerNouvelle edition. Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 1 v. ; 12°. Subject; Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.
Published by HARDING Samuel, 1740
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80096461: 1740. In-16. Relié plein cuir. A restaurer, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 378 pages. Frontispice en noir et blanc. Relié plein veau. Ouvrage en mauvais état, avec des manques de cuir sur le 1er plat et le dos. Très nombreux passages de vers dans le texte, altérant s…a lecture. Epidermures. Tranches rouges. . . . Classification Dewey : 944-Histoire de France varia.
Published by London, Samuel Harding., 1751
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Add to basketTome Premier. 522 S. Ld. d. Zt. m. reicher Rvg. Rücken durch Wurmfraß stark beschädigt. Teil des Rückens fehlt.
More imagesPublished by Londres: Chez Samuel Harding, 1740
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: Very Good. French language. Londres: Chez Samuel Harding. 1740. [2],378, [2] p., plate ; 8. 12mo. Fully bound in contemporary 18th century marbled calf-skin. Burgundy Morocco spine label. 5 raised bands. 6 compartments. Gilt-embossed decorative flourishes between bands. Tight binding and solid boards. M…inor shelf wear. Slight bumping to corners. Rubbing to spine. Light scuffing to edges. Bright marbled endpapers. Clean, unmarked pages with minimal toning to edges. Steel-plate engraved frontispiece illustration depicting a French coronation ceremony. With a final leaf headed: Livres nouveaux, imprimez chez Jean van Duren, libraire a la Haye en Hollande, qui se trouvent aussi a Londres chez Samuel Harding, 1740. (Reproduction of original from the British Library.)Volume deals with French government, focusing on elections within the political sector and those of the cardinals. Included are joint treaties affecting the peerages of England and the origin of Spanish grandees.A well-preserved volume in very good condition. Please feel free to view our photographs. Ships daily.
More imagesPublished by Samuel Harding, London, England london, England, 1735
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Add to basketLeather-bound. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, 7.75 in. x 5.1 in., 287, 286-349, [16] (index and errata). Full calf with gilt title on a black panel, and five raised bands, to spine. Boards have been professionally rebound with new spine label. LIght rubbing to extremities, with bottom corners nudged. Title page n red and black in…k. Previous owner's name, dated 1901, in tidy handwriting to front pastedown. Repairs to front and rear hinges; spine and hinges tight. Reresby (1634 - 1689) was appointed Governor of York in 1682, and his memoirs are an important resource for studies of British history in the last part of the 17th century. Valuable and interesting account of the events of his time (1634-1689) by a cautious and time-serving politician with the happy knack of pleasing those in power and with a keen eye for his own advancement. First published 1734.
More imagesHISTOIRE DU DROIT PUBLIC ECCLESIASTIQUE FRANCOIS, OU L?ON TRAITE DE SA NATURE, DE SON ETABLISSEMENT, DE SES VARIATIONS & DES CAUSES DE SA DECADENCE. ON Y A JOINT QUELQUES DISSERTATIONS SUR LES ARTICLES LES PLUS IMPORTANTS & LES PLUS CONTESTES. PAR M. D. B.
ARGENSON. (RENE LOUIS DE VOYER DE PAULMY, MARQUIS D'. 1694-1757). LA MOTTE (YVES DE. 1680-1738).
Published by CHEZ SAMUEL HARDING., 1750
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Add to basket2 VOLUMES IN-12 (10,5 X 17 X 7 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE (6) + 518 ET (6) + 356 PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE PLEIN VEAU MARBRE, DOS A CINQ NERFS ORNE DE CAISSONS A FLEURONS DORES, TITRE DORE SUR ETIQUETTE MAROQUIN HAVANE, TRANCHES ROUGES. (BARBIER. II. 778-779). RELIE AVEC, DU MEME AUTEUR:VIES DES PAPES ALEXANDRE VI ET LEON X. A LONDRE…S. CHEZ SAMUEL HARDING. 1749. 184 PAGES.QUELQUES DEFAUTS EXTERIEURS, DONT PETITE DECHIRURE SUR UN MORS, SINON BON EXEMPLAIRE.
More imagesPublished by Londres, Londres, Chez Samuel Harding, Londres, 1739
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. In-16, plein maroquin cerise peigné, dos lisse orné de petits fers encadrés de résilles et de roulettes dorés, plats encadrés d'une frise de palmettes dorées, contreplats encadrés d'une frise de grecques dorées, roulette en coupe, titre noir et rouge orné d'une figure, 206- 75 pp. Coiffe u…sée, coins émoussés, charnières sup. fendillée fragile. Légères mouillures éparses en pied. Intéressant recueil relatant les mésaventures d'un jeune banquier d'origine marrane, époux d'une demoiselle Henriquès et beau-frère d'un Pinto, venu de Hollande à Paris pour affaires au début du règne de Louis XV et qui y fut littéralement plumé par une actrice de l'Opéra. La pièce de Louis de Boissy, futur académicien et directeur du Mercure de France, est directement inspirée par le fait divers relaté par Desforges. Peu courant.
More imagesPublished by Printed for Samuel Harding, London, 1734
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Seller: Bailgate Books Ltd, Doncaster, United KingdomBailgate Books Ltd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Two title pages with slightly different content, the first in red and black, each with a similar small woodcut decoration. Lightly toned, sporadic foxing, a few smudges mostly on the first title-page, pages 225/226 has loss of upper free corner (about a quarter of t…he text missing on each page). Contemporary light brown calf, lightly rubbed and marked covers with simple gilt decoration on edges, brown spine-label with gilt lettering, simple gilt decoration to spine. Armorial book-plate on front paste-down for Henry Merrick Hoare, banker. Size: Octavo (standard book size). [iv], 349, (359pagination of 286 and 287 repeats). No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50323051026. All our books are sent by tracked mail.
Published by A Londres, Chez Samuel Harding, M. DCC. XXXVIII, 1738,, 1738
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Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Marly, SwitzerlandHarteveld Rare Books Ltd.
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Add to basketpt. in-8vo, 64 p. + 1 carte dépl., tache d?eau dans le coin sup. du texte, non rogné, brochure originale muette. Usé. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Barth 2988; Blumer 199 (20x24 cm. ca 1:500 000.).
More imagesPublished by Printed for Samuel Harding, Bookseller on the Pavement in St. Martin's Lane, London, 1735
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Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.Aardvark Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeather-bound. Condition: good. Second Issue. Three-quarter morocco over stone marbled paper boards. Octavo. Spine double-ruled in gilt with gilt titles and date. Corners bumped edges chafed, wear to outer hinges, generally worn with some darkening to boards. Textblock square, binding tight. [4] 349 pages . Lacks index. "Pp. 286…-287 repeated in pagination but text and register are continuous". (ESTC T144303). Although book does NOT call for illustrations, this copy has 37 individual-page engraved plates of personalities who appear within Reresby's memoirs, including 2 folding plates. Plates done by various engravers -- essentially a customized one-of-a-kind, illustrated edition. Note: One plate is nicely hand colored. Modern bookplate, toned throughout, moderate foxing with some darkening to margins of early pages. Reresby (1634 - 1689) was appointed Governor of York in 1682, and his memoirs are a resource for studies of British history in the last part of the 17th century.
Published by Londres, Samuel Harding, 1739
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Seller: Librairie de l'Avenue - Henri Veyrier, Saint-Ouen, FR, FranceLibrairie de l'Avenue - Henri Veyrier
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. In-12 plein veau raciné, dos à nerfs, caissons ornés, filet sur les coupes, dentelles en contreplats, 206-75 pp. Frontispice et vignette de titre gravés. Bon exemplaire. Par Desforges, comédien, d'après Barbier in-12°.
More imagesPublished by Samuel Harding, London, 1735
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Contemporary full leather gilt, rebacked, marbled endpages. Title page in red and black. 349pp plus 16pp index, errata. Mild scattered foxing. Board edges worn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by London : Printed For Samuel Harding, 1735
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-bordered, scarlet calf. Professionally and period-sympathetically recased; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 349 pages; Physical desc. : [4], 349 [16] p. ; 20 cm. Subject: Great Britain - History - Restora…tion, 1660-1688 - Sources. York (England) . History. 17th Century. Title-page in red and black. Referenced by: ESTC T144303. Notes: Pp. 286-287 repeated in pagination but text and register are continuous. 1 Kg.
More imagesPublished by Samuel Harding, London, 1734
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Seller: Timbuktu Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Timbuktu Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, full leather, 349 pages, 5x8 inches. Published from his original manuscript. Raresby, 2nd Baronet (1634 - 1689) was a 17th-century English politician and diarist. On returning from exile in 1667, he became a member of Parliament in 1673. (Wikipedia). Five raised bands on the spine. Good con…dition, former owners name on piece of paper glued to inside front cover, piece cut away from top of title page (can be seen in photo if you look carefully) - probably where someone cut away a name that was written there - also lengthwise piece cut from back blank endpaper. Leather shows some wear and front cover loosening but still holding fine.
Published by London : Printed For Samuel Harding, 1735
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-bordered, scarlet calf. Professionally and period-sympathetically recased; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 349 pages; Physical desc. : [4], 349 [16] p. ; 20 cm. Subject: Great Britain - History - Restora…tion, 1660-1688 - Sources. York (England) . History. 17th Century. Title-page in red and black. Referenced by: ESTC T144303. Notes: Pp. 286-287 repeated in pagination but text and register are continuous. 1 Kg.
Published by HARDING Samuel, 1737
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80026088: 1737. In-16. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 471 + 340 (+168) pages. Lettrines et culs-de-lampe. Relié plein cuir marron. Pièces de titre bordeaux et de tomaison noire. Tranches rouges. Titre, tomaison et caissons dorés sur le dos.… Coiffe en tête usée et épidermures sur le dos du Tome II. . . . Classification Dewey : 0-GENERALITES.
More imagesPublished by Chez Samuel Harding,, Londres,, 1741
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Add to basketEdición original. Esta novela filosófica retoma la leyenda griega del escultor Pygmalion, enamorándose de una de sus estatuas. 1 hoja (portada) VIII-80 páginas. Encuadernación en tela. Cortes tintados. Muy buen estado de conservación. 14,5x8 cm.
Published by Samuel Harding, 1731
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st thus 1731 HB Samuel Harding 8vo ink previous owner signature and initials dated 1769; unusual leather binding with decorations arount front and back covers and gilt lozenge design to front cover; gilt titles and five bands to spine; sound binding; 17pt text; this is a scarce edi…tion; missing half title.
More imagesPublished by Chez Samuel Harding, 1739
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Seller: Librairie Le Feu Follet, Paris, FranceLibrairie Le Feu Follet
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Add to basketCouverture rigide. Chez Samuel Harding | à Londres 1739 | 9.50 x 16 cm | relié | Rare édition originale parue anonymement, illustrée d'une grande carte dépliante des treize cantons suisses et de cinq planches dépliantes. Reliure de l'époque en pleine basane, dos à cinq nerfs orné de caissons, roulettes et fleurons dorés, ainsi q…ue d'une pièce de titre rouge, filet à froid en encadrement des plats, toutes tranches mouchetées de rouge. Coiffe de tête accidentée avec manque, celle de queue frottée, deux coins émoussés et une épidermure sur le premier plat. Une galerie de ver en marge intérieure haute du volume, une autre un peu plus importante à partir de la page 207, sans manque de texte. Ex-dono manuscrit de l'époque sur la page de titre. Agréable exemplaire. * David-François de Merveilleux (1652-1712) fut secrétaire-interprète de l'ambassadeur de France en Suisse. Les Amusemens des bains de Bade sont présentés sous forme de lettres, dans lesquels des expéditeurs fictifs racontent leurs expériences - parfois insolites - aux bains suisses. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] The rare first edition published anonymously, illustrated with a large folding map of the thirteen Swiss cantons and five folding plates. Contemporary full sheep binding, spine with five raised bands ornately gilt in compartments with roulette work and fleurons, as well as a red title-label, covers ruled in blind, all edges speckled red. Head damaged with loss, foot rubbed, two corners bumped and an abrasion to the front board. Worming to upper inner margin throughout the volume, another slightly more extensive from page 207, without loss to text. Contemporary manuscript gift inscription on the title page. A handsome copy. * David-François de Merveilleux (1652-1712) was secretary-interpreter to the French ambassador to Switzerland. The Amusemens des bains de Bade are presented in the form of letters, in which fictitious correspondents recount their experiences - sometimes unusual - at the Swiss baths. (12) 290pp.
More imagesPublished by London Printed for Samuel Harding, 1733
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Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United KingdomShapero Rare Books
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Add to basketFirst English edition; 8vo, [xxxviii], 99, [1], 260, [12] pp., engraved title-page vignette, engraved tailpiece, scattered light foxing; later half morocco over marbled boards, red and green morocco labels, citron edges, a little rubbed and worn, a good copy. Scarce. 'Sulaiman's works had a profound effect on many Arabic and Per…sian geographers and are of exceptional importance for the study of early Islamic trade. Sulaiman, an Andalusian Jew, probably based at Basra, made several voyages to China before 851. He visited the Maldives, Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Malacca, Saigon, Hainan, and Canton. Sulaiman's accounts were corroborated by the geographer Abu said Hasan of Siraf. They are also a source book for the settings of the tales of Sindbad' (Howgego). Renaudot's translation was first published in French in 1718. It is not known who translated the work into English. Cordier (Sinica), 1924; Howgego S20; Lust 299; Morrison I, 264.
More images[Silsilat al-tawarik - English]. Ancient accounts of India and China, by two Mohammedan travellers, who went to those parts in the 9th century.
SULAYMAN AL-TAJIR and ABU ZAID HASAN IBN YAZID, AL-SIRAFI. (Eusèbe RENAUDOT, editor).
Published by Samuel Harding,, London,, 1733
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Seller: Antiquariaat FORUM BV, Houten, NetherlandsAntiquariaat FORUM BV
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Add to basketFirst English edition of the famous travel report given by the Arab merchant Suleiman al-Tajir, who had visited China and India in the 9th century. His book is the oldest Arabic account of China, written more than 400 years before Marco Polo. This is augmented by the "Silsilat al-Tawarikh" of Abu Zayd al-Hasan al-Shirafi, writte…n in the early 10th century and based on the account of Ibn Wahb al-Basri, who had visited China shortly after Suleiman.Translated from the French version by Renaudot. According to Renaudot, the account of events such as the great revolution which swept across China during their second voyage confirms that the journeys were undertaken four centuries prior to Marco Polo. Their travels took place in 851 CE and 877 CE, respectively. The text gives a lively account of life in China and India, with "the first foreign descriptions of tea and porcelain, and a whole panorama of Chinese society, from the Son of Heaven and Confucian ethics down to toilet paper and bamboo urinals" (Mackintosh-Smith). Later Arabic geographers such as Ibn Khordadhbe and al-Mas'udi relied heavily on this work for their information on India and China. "Ces relations sont de la plus haute importance pour la connaissance de l'Inde et de la Chine au moyen-age" (NBG).The book includes stories about the Indian Ocean and its fish species, the cities around the Arabian Gulf, whales and other large man eating fish, the religions of China and India. Other sections discuss commercial routes and the most important products of India, Srinadeb, Java, and China, as well as the presence of Muslims in China in the third and fourth centuries.With the bookplate of "Will[ia]m Markham Esq[ui]r[e] Becca Lodge, Yorkshire" on the front paste-down, covering another bookplate. The boards are slightly scuffed around the edges, slightly foxed throughout. Otherwise in very good condition.l Cordier, Sinica 1924; Cox I, 335; Lust 297. NBG 41, 997f (Renaudot); cf. T. Mackintosh-Smith & J. Montgomery (eds.), Two Arabic Travel Books (2014). Contemporary blind-tooled panelled calf, sewn on 6 supports creating 6 compartments on the gold-tooled spine. With a red morocco title-label lettered in gold on the spine, red sprinkled edges. With a wood-engraved printer's device and the half-title-page and title-page printed in red and black. Pages: XXXVII, (1), 260, VII pp.
More images[Silsilat al-tawarik - English]. Ancient Accounts of India and China, by Two Mohammedan Travellers, Who Went to Those Parts in the 9th Century.
Sulayman al-Tajir / Abu Zaid Hasan ibn Yazid, al-Sirafi / Renaudot, Eusèbe (ed.).
Published by London, Samuel Harding, 1733., 1733
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Add to basket8vo (ca. 12 x 20 cm). XXXVII, (1), 260, VII pp. With wood-engraved printer's device; half title and title-page printed in red and black. Contemporary panelled calf, raised bands into 6 compartments, red morocco lettering piece, gilt title. First English edition of the famous travel report given by the Arab merchant Suleiman al-T…ajir, who had visited China and India in the 9th century. His book is the oldest Arabic account of China, written more than 400 years before Marco Polo. This is augmented by the "Silsilat al-Tawarikh" of Abu Zayd al-Hasan al-Shirafi, written in the early 10th century and based on the account of Ibn Wahb al-Basri, who had visited China shortly after Suleiman. - Translated from the French version by Renaudot. According to Renaudot, the account of events such as the great revolution which swept across China during their second voyage confirms that the journeys were undertaken four centuries prior to Marco Polo. Their travels took place in 851 AD and 877 AD, respectively. The text gives a lively account of life in China and India, with "the first foreign descriptions of tea and porcelain, and a whole panorama of Chinese society, from the Son of Heaven and Confucian ethics down to toilet paper and bamboo urinals" (Mackintosh-Smith). Later Arabic geographers such as Ibn Khordadhbe and al-Mas'udi relied heavily on this work for their information on India and China. "Ces relations sont de la plus haute importance pour la connaissance de l'Inde et de la Chine au moyen-age" (NBG). - The book includes stories about the Indian Ocean and its fish species, the cities around the Arabian Gulf, whales and other large man eating fish, the religions of China and India. Other sections discuss commercial routes and the most important products of India, Srinadeb, Java, and China, as well as the presence of Muslims in China in the third and fourth centuries. - Spine rebacked; covers lightly rubbed but professionally retouched. Occasional light browning and staining to paper, but generally a very attractive copy. - With engraved armorial bookplate of William Markham, Esq. (1796-1852), of Becca Lodge, Yorkshire, overpasting an earlier bookplate of Ralph Jenison, Esq., probably the Northumberland politician (1696-1758). - Cox I, 335. Lust 297. Cordier, Sinica 1924. NBG 41, 997f. (s. v. Renaudot). T. Mackintosh-Smith & J. Montgomery (eds.), Two Arabic Travel Books (2014).
