Vikram and the Vampire: Tales of Hindu Devilry de Adapted by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton; Edited by His Wife Isabel Burton - 1893

London, England: J. Andrews. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1823. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 235 pages: 4.5 x 6.75 in.: 1: KB#011151: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. First edition, original boards, corners and edges of boards are worn. Title, Author and Year (1823) are clear, gilt and embossed on spine. Pages appear to be unmarked, clean, and tightly bound. Front and back hinges are starting to separate but are still well connected. Contains 235 pages plus back section of other Works Published by J. Andrews. Has prior owner's name neatly inscribed at top of Contents page. .

Toronto: Soft Books, 1986. #88 of 100 numbered copies, there were also 25 lettered copies published. Near Fine, faint corner crease front wrapper. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1963. Later printing, copyright and title page dates of 1963, $7.50 price front flap. Near Fine, prior owner discrete blindstamp front end page, in Near Fine dust jacket, slight rubbing at fore edges, 2 tiny closed tears at head of spine. . Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. In RARE dust jacket, Near Fine, top edge lightly soiled, prior owner blindstamp front end page, in Very Good dust jacket, front flap lower corner price-clipped, spine a bit darkened and dulled, small chips at spine ends and folds. One of de la Mare's finest occult stories, a tale of Walter Lawford, who after napping in a cemetery becomes trapped between the two worlds, two different realities. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1855 HINDU Grammar of Hindustani Language INDIA Pakistan Urdu Forbes Arabic

Duncan Forbes 'Grammar of the Hindustani Language' is a rare 19th-century Hindustani vocabulary manual. Forbes' Hindustani manuals were written to help make the Hindustani language (and its derivative languages) more accessible to English speakers offering not only vocabulary but also sentence structure, letter and symbol uses, word origins, Hindu calendars, as well as extensive written language examples.
Item number: #20682
Price: $499
FORBES, Duncan
A grammar of the Hindustani language in the Oriental and Roman character

London: W.H. Allen, 1855.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o viii, 148, [56], 56
o 16 engravings
· Provenance: Handwritten – Captain [T. C. Huey]
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)
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London, England: J. Andrews. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1823. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 235 pages: 4.5 x 6.75 in.: 1: KB#011151: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. First edition, original boards, corners and edges of boards are worn. Title, Author and Year (1823) are clear, gilt and embossed on spine. Pages appear to be unmarked, clean, and tightly bound. Front and back hinges are starting to separate but are still well connected. Contains 235 pages plus back section of other Works Published by J. Andrews. Has prior owner's name neatly inscribed at top of Contents page. .

Bath, England: Firecrest, Chivers Press, 1985 A beautiful signed (not inscribed) copy of the author's first book. First hardback edition. The dust jacket is bright and flawless. The pages of the book are slightly toned around the edges but that is not unusual considering the type of paper used. All books are bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy shipping container when mailed.

Toronto: Soft Books, 1986. #88 of 100 numbered copies, there were also 25 lettered copies published. Near Fine, faint corner crease front wrapper. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1963. Later printing, copyright and title page dates of 1963, $7.50 price front flap. Near Fine, prior owner discrete blindstamp front end page, in Near Fine dust jacket, slight rubbing at fore edges, 2 tiny closed tears at head of spine. . Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. In RARE dust jacket, Near Fine, top edge lightly soiled, prior owner blindstamp front end page, in Very Good dust jacket, front flap lower corner price-clipped, spine a bit darkened and dulled, small chips at spine ends and folds. One of de la Mare's finest occult stories, a tale of Walter Lawford, who after napping in a cemetery becomes trapped between the two worlds, two different realities. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.