History, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS835 .K2 1906, 952 K11
1. Publisher's note. Biographical note on the Scheuchzer family by Sir Archibald Keikie. The dedication. The names of the subscribers to the... Show more1. Publisher's note. Biographical note on the Scheuchzer family by Sir Archibald Keikie. The dedication. The names of the subscribers to the original edition. The author's preface. The life of the author, by the translator. An introduction by the translator. The history of Japan: book I. A general description of the empire of Japan. book II. Of the political state of Japan -- 2. Book III. Of the state of religion in Japan. book IV. Of Nagasaki, the place of residence for foreigners: of their trade, accomodation, etc. book V. The author's two journies to the emperor's court at Jedo. -- 3. Book V continued. Appendix: I. The natural history of the Japanese tea. II. Of the paper manufacturers of the Japanese. III. Of the cure of the cholick by the acupunctura, or needle-pricking. IV. An account of the moxa, an excellent caustic of the Chinese and Japanese. V. Some observations concerning ambergeese. VI. An enquiry, Whether it be conducive for the good of the Japanese empire, to keep it shut up ... and not to suffer its inhabitants to have any commerce with foreign nations. The second appendix to the History of Japan, being part of an authentick journal of a voyage to Japan, made by the English in the 1673 [signed Simon Delboe, Hamond Gibben, William Ramsden] by Engelbert Kaempfer, and tr. by J.G. Scheuchzer, F.R.S. The original illustrations have been here reproduced. "One thousand copies of this book have been printed ... of which one hundred copies are on hand-made paper." Scheuchzer's translation of Kaempfer's "De beschryving van Japan," made under the direction of Sir Hans Sloane, was first published in London, 1727. 2 v. Show less
edited with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and... Show moreedited with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chiefs results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obrained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery by George Rawlinson, M.A. ... ; assisted by Col. Sir Henry Rawlinson, K.C.B., and Sir J.G. Wilkinson, F.R.S. Show less
With translations and grammatical introductions. Ed. and comp. by C.E. Biddulph. Electronic version title from title screen (site viewed Feb. 4, 2008). ... Show moreWith translations and grammatical introductions. Ed. and comp. by C.E. Biddulph. Electronic version title from title screen (site viewed Feb. 4, 2008). Electronic version digitized (PDF ; 12.8 Mb) and posted Oct. 2006. Also available online. Mode of access: Internet. Show less
Aus dem Arabischen übertragen [von] Georg Jacob. Part 2 has special title-page: Georg Jacob, Einführung in Schanfaras Lamija und Erläuterungen zu... Show moreAus dem Arabischen übertragen [von] Georg Jacob. Part 2 has special title-page: Georg Jacob, Einführung in Schanfaras Lamija und Erläuterungen zu meiner Übersetzung, ein Supplementheft zu letzterer. Hannover, 1923. Show less
by "Rangin" [pseud.] Tr. from the Urdu by Lieut.-Colonel D.C. Phillott ... On back of cover: An Urdu treatise on the horse. "Vocabulary of technical... Show moreby "Rangin" [pseud.] Tr. from the Urdu by Lieut.-Colonel D.C. Phillott ... On back of cover: An Urdu treatise on the horse. "Vocabulary of technical terms": p. 56-83. Show less
Seydî Ali Reis , -1562, Seydî Ali Reis , -1562, Tsunami, Travel, Description and travel, DS7 .S513 1899
Translated from the Turkish, with notes, by A. Vambéry. Issued in parts. Translation of Mirʼāt al-mamālik. Show moreTranslated from the Turkish, with notes, by A. Vambéry. Issued in parts. Translation of Mirʼāt al-mamālik. Show less
[Pt. 1.] From the source to Egypt -- [Pt. 2.] The Nile in Egypt. translated by Mary H. Lindsay. Show more[Pt. 1.] From the source to Egypt -- [Pt. 2.] The Nile in Egypt. translated by Mary H. Lindsay. Show less
translated from the Arabic with introduction and biographical notes by E.J.W. Gibb. With Arabian, Persian, and Hebrew poems, and a special... Show moretranslated from the Arabic with introduction and biographical notes by E.J.W. Gibb. With Arabian, Persian, and Hebrew poems, and a special introduction by Theodore P. Ion. Title within ornamental border. Includes index. Show less
Christianity and other religions--Islam, BP172 .B4 1909, 297
by C.H. Becker. Tr. by H.J. Chaytor. Added t.-p., illustrated. Bibliography: p. 110-[114]. Show moreby C.H. Becker. Tr. by H.J. Chaytor. Added t.-p., illustrated. Bibliography: p. 110-[114]. Show less
ouvrage tr. de l'anglais, avec l'authorisation de l'auteur, par Émile Jonveaux, et accompagné d'une carte et de quatre plans. Introduction signed:... Show moreouvrage tr. de l'anglais, avec l'authorisation de l'auteur, par Émile Jonveaux, et accompagné d'une carte et de quatre plans. Introduction signed: Vivien de Saint-Martin. Show less
