MARTINO PUBLISHING
Darlow-Deasy
Darlow, T.H. and Moule, H.E. HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PRINTED EDITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE IN THE LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. $250.
8vo. 2 vols. in four. 2278 pp. Cloth. London 1903-11. Reprint 1993. ISBN 1-57898-025-6.
An indispensable catalogue of the editions of the Bible, arranged chronologically under each language. Important catalogue containing over 9848 annotated entries on Bibles. Invaluable annotations concerning missionary presses, and the origins of printing in each of the respective countries. Over 600 languages are included. Besterman 759. Breslauer & Folter 23.
Davies, Hugh Compiler. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY FRENCH BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF C. FAIRFAX MURRAY. $100.
Oversize Octavo. Two volumes bound in one. xv.600 + ii. 601-1096. lxix. London: Privately Printed, 1910.
“ Owing to the extremely detailed bibliographical descriptions and critical notes by Davies, the Catalogues of the Fairfax Murray Collection of French and German Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century books may be considered selective bibliographies of their subject and belong indeed to the best reference works on it.” - Breslauer & Folter 147. 707 early Rare French books are meticulously described. The two volumes of the original will be bound into one. Besterman 5090. Breslauer & Folter 147.
Davies, Hugh Wm. Compiler. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF THE EARLY GERMAN BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF C. FAIRFAX MURRAY. $95.
Cloth, Octavo. Two volumes bound in one. pp. [iii].xxiv.462+463-818 lxii. London: Privately Printed, 1913.
“Owing to the extremely detailed bibliographical descriptions and critical notes by Davies, the Catalogues of the Fairfax Murray Collection of French and German Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century books may be considered selective bibliographies of the subject and belong indeed to the best reference works on it ”. Breslauer & Folter #147.In all 495 books are described, whith many illustrations. Besterman 5108.
Davies, Henry Rodolph, 1865-. Yun-Nan, The Link Between India and The Yangtze. $95.00
Octavo. English xii, 431 p. 74 plates (incl. front.). VERY LARGE FOLDING MAP (in pocket) 7 fold. Tables.
It is somewhat refreshing to come across a book of travel which contains so much really useful information, put together in a logical and business-like form. The average traveler has no time to spare, in his short and rapid journeys, to thoroughly investigate the resources of the country he visits, consequently he frequently fills up his book with little stories connected with everyday marching which have no interest for those who really want to gain information from the experience of others. Not so Major Davies. His first journey in Yun-nan began in 1894, and his fourth, of seven months' duration, ended in 1900. During these four journeys he traveled a distance of 5553 miles, and visited nearly every part of the province. With this experience he speaks with no little authority when he writes of Yun-nan and its problems. The discussion of the various railway projects for connecting the country with Burma and Tonkin is extremely clear, and the whole question admirably stated, both as concerns ourselves and the French. This portion of the book is strongly to be recommended to those interested in the development of trade in that part of the world. The province was very rich in minerals, and mines are constantly referred to. The great difficulty in their development was the question of transport, and until railways were constructed nothing much was likely to be done. The author has very wisely added a note on the map, explaining how the different material on which it is based was derived.---Review article.
Day, James M. (Compiled). MAPS OF TEXAS 1527-1900. $65.
Cloth, 8vo. 178 pp. vii, Texas: Pemberton Press, 1964. ISBN 1-57898-054-2.
This important work is the most extensive cartography devoted exclusively to Texas maps. It comprises the map collection of the Texas State Archives. In all, approximately 1,000 maps are meticulously described.
Deasy, H. H. P. (Henry Hugh Peter). IN TIBET AND CHINESE TURKESTAN; BEING THE RECORD OF THREE YEARS’ EXPLORATION, BY CAPTAIN H. H. P. DEASY. $95.00
Octavo. New York, Longmans, Green, 1901. Description: xvi, 420 p. front. (port) illus., plates, Large folding Color Map.
With Large Folding Color Map. Captain Deasy's book possesses a twofold value. It is a plain and unvarnished tale of travel and adventure, told with soldierly reticence. But apart from this, the account also has value as a thoroughly scientific investigation into the geographical conditions of one of the most difficult and remote regions in High Asia.
The Pamir Boundary Commission settled a good deal of the Russo-Afghan boundary question. Consequently Captain Deasy, in that portion of his work which covers this inaccessible no man's land, has geographically (as well as graphically) illustrated a corner of Asia which was of considerable concern to the nations that bordered it. The political value of the book, therefore, is to a great extent concentrated in the map which accompanies it. This is no mere illustration of an adventurous journey selected from the great mass of incomplete mapping which already existed. It is a brand-new geographical representation of those districts wherein lie the borders of what were three great Empires, and, as such, it is an invaluable addition to the politico-geographical knowledge of the period.
The book tells us how the map was made, and, so far as it reveals the secret of Captain Deasy's success, it is well worth the attentive study of all amateur geographers who essay to fill in spaces between those outlines which have been already traced across the globe by the feet of pioneers of the past. The text of the book (which is excellently illustrated) comprises a faithful account of a long and patient struggle against difficulties of all sorts-difficulties of Tibetan officialdom, of climatic unpleasantness, of sheer physical obstruction, of weariness and starvation. Captain Deasy waded through them all successfully, and has contributed a record at the end of his travels which comprises not only an interesting tale of adventure and an excellent illustration of the extraordinary terrain of a most remarkable region, but also furnishes us with an outline of well-constructed and thoroughly sound geographical mapping which has earned for its author the highest distinction which the Royal Geographical Society can bestow.