Rare travel books in Asia: mission accounts, explorations, colonial Indochina, oriental studies and illustrated works on China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Handsome copy illustrated with drawings by the author.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Inscribed by the author.
Iconography, handsome copy.

First edition in French.
Publisher's full red cloth binding, copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket in perfect condition.
Rich iconography.
Fine copy.

First edition in French.
Publisher's full green cloth binding.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which has no defects.

First edition in French.
Publisher's full red cloth binding.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which has small tears with slight lacks of no significance.

Japanese first edition.
Text in Japanese. Full black cloth binding, very fine copy, complete with its illustrated slipcase.
Richly illustrated.

First edition in French.
Contributions by Ngapo Ngawang Jipmei, Khrili Chodra, Chapel Tsetan Phuntso, Na Zhen, Cai Xiansheng, Jampei Chinlei and Dongge Luosanttselie.
Publisher's full red cloth binding.
Richly illustrated.
Handsome copy, complete with its illustrated dust jacket in perfect condition.

First edition.
Publisher's full brown boards binding.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket in perfect condition.

First edition.
Publisher's full sand-colored cloth binding.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket in perfect condition.

First edition in French.
Publisher's sand cloth binding.
Richly illustrated.
Handsome copy complete with its illustrated dust jacket which has some marginal tears with lacks.

Second edition of the French translation.
Publisher's full grey cloth binding.
Rich iconography.
Handsome copy, complete with its illustrated dust jacket which has some light marginal tears of no consequence.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Publisher's binding in full boards, retaining its illustrated dust jacket which has a small insignificant lack at the foot of the front cover.
Autograph inscription by the author.
Iconography, handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 100 copies were printed on Rives deluxe paper.
Illustrated cover.
Handsome copy.

First edition on ordinary paper, only 50 deluxe copies on alfa paper were printed.
Inscription from R. de Jaegher to a lady who was introduced to him by Paul Claudel enriched with Chinese ideograms drawn in black ink.
One manuscript correction by the author in the text.
Our copy is expanded with a typewritten letter from the author which he signed and addressed to the same lady. Joined to this letter is a reproduction of a photograph of a missionary father on the verso of which Raymond de Jaegher inscribed a few words for his correspondent which he adorns with Chinese ideograms, envelope included.

First edition in French.
Illustrated with photographic plates and text drawings.
Spine sunned, covers uniformly sunned with marginal stains, light interior foxing, some dampstaining affecting the head of certain pages.

First edition, one of the numbered copies, the only printing with 30 other copies reserved for members of La guilde du livre.
Work illustrated with photographs by Ergy Landau.
A fine copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Full navy blue shagreen binding, smooth spine with minor rubbing to headcaps without significance, original wrappers preserved (marginal restoration with adhesive piece to front cover), marbled paper endpapers and pastedowns.
Touching autograph inscription from Edmond Drouin to his daughter at head of front cover.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome pamphlet.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome brochure.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Rare and handsome brochure with the author's manuscript corrections in the text.

First edition of the French translation established by Lucien Bouvat.
Foxing to endpapers, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.

Work illustrated with photographic plates hors-texte including one as frontispiece.

Worming to spine which also has a tear at foot, handsome interior condition.

Rare.

First edition.
Illustrated booklet with 4 photographic plates.
Some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the journal "Natuurkunding tijdschrift voor Ned. Indië". A photographic portrait of the author. Copy complete with its folding plan and 8 photographic plates at rear. Worming to covers, slight perforations at head of second cover, handsome interior condition. Marginal annotations in French and pencil on some pages. Rare.

First edition.
Marginal annotations in French and pencil on page 5, some light foxing and worming.
Rare.

First edition.
Light worming to the covers without significance, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Very light worming to the spine and front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Light foxing to the first and last few pages, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition. Light worming to boards and title page, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
A slight tear with small lack to the spine, worming to the boards, rare interior worming, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
Illustrated with 32 figures in the text.
Small stains and light worming without consequence to the boards, otherwise a handsome copy.

First edition.
Publisher's binding in pale grey semi-flexible boards, spine sunned, one joint cracked at foot, slight corner damage at head of front board.
Some light foxing. Rare.

First edition published in a small number of copies.
Autograph inscription by Jean Massart, with his library stamp at head of front board serving as bookplate.
The botanical garden of Buitenzorg, a botanist's day, Chinese funerals, in the virgin forest, forest protection.
Lacking spine, boards threatening to detach, light interior worming, author's name inscribed in pen at foot of front board.
Rare.

First edition published under the auspices of the Ministry of Colonies with the contribution of Paul Doumer.
Worming to boards, rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint. Minor worming to covers, foxing inside.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on November 27, 28 and 29, 1922 at the Hôtel Drouot.
Iconography.
Small tear at head of one joint, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this auction catalogue held on November 30, December 1 and 2, 1922 at the Hôtel Drouot.
Iconography.
Spine slightly faded, one plate loose, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Spine sunned, joints cracked to head and to foot with small lacks, occasional foxing.
Rare.

Reissue.
Publisher's cloth binding, illustrated slipcase in color.
From the collection L'art dans le monde, fine iconography.

First edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Work illustrated with 7 maps.
About China, Japan, Vietnam...

First edition of the French translation, falsely stated 6th édition.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from Dr Vaillant, handsome copy.

First edition. Small lack at foot of spine, rear board reattached, fine interior condition. Rare.

The first edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint.
A minor marginal lack affecting the first cover which also bears pencil annotations, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition.
Illustrations at rear.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded, a lack at foot of spine also affecting the second board, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition.

Autograph inscription from L. Maillot to François Coty, the father of modern perfumery and creator of the eponymous brand but also a politician.

Iconography.

Covers slightly and marginally faded, otherwise handsome copy.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the January-February and July-August 1897 issues.
A lack at head of spine, stains and corner lacks to boards, some light interior foxing.
Concerning Hebrew, Babylonian, Assyrian texts...
Rare.

First edition.
A good copy.
Rare.

First edition of this lecture given by the author on October 7, 1941 in the Grand Amphitheatre of the Indochinese University of Hanoi.
A crease mark to front cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
Very rare pamphlet.

First edition of the French translation.
Full olive cardboard binding, spine lacking, covers marginally faded, small stains on second cover, marginal lack to endpaper where there should have been an autograph inscription from the author or translator, handsome interior condition.
Illustrated.
Rare.

First edition.
Half-shagreen binding in black, spine with four raised bands showing very slight traces of rubbing, decorated with fleurons, stippling and double gilt fillets. Gift inscription on the half-title page.
Occasional light foxing, a pale angular dampstain affecting the final leaves.
Rare.

First edition.
Phonetics, composition, derivation, the noun, the verb, the sentence.
A tiny lack to the head of the spine of the first volume, otherwise handsome copies.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.

Patriotic autograph inscription from the author to Georges Montorgueil.

With frontispiece portrait of General Skobeleff. Light marginal worming to front cover.

First edition in French. A small corner chip to rear board.

First edition.
With a photographic portrait of the author as frontispiece.
Two lacks to head and foot of spine, light foxing to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
A small repaired tear at foot of spine, handsome copy.

New edition of the French translation. Small corner losses to boards, some foxing, spine split. Rare.

Extract from the Revue des deux mondes.
First edition.
In plain wrappers. Rare.