Rare Books
 2 Feb 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The History of the Bengali Language
By Bijaychandra Mazumdar
Published by The University of Calcutta - 1920

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 2 Feb 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Early History and Growth of Calcutta
By Raja Binaya Krishna Deb
Published by Romesh Chandra Ghose, Calcutta - 1905

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 1 Feb 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Selections from HINDI Literature
Compiled by Lal Sita Ram
Published by University of Calcutta - 1921
In Two Volumes

VOLUME 1 - Bardic Poetry
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 1 Feb 2012 Rare BOOKS
Your Old Books

This guide addresses some frequently asked questions about rare and older books and their values.

1. What makes a book rare?
2. What makes a book important?
3. Does scarcity increase a book’s value?
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 1 Feb 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Bhagavad-Gita: The Lord's Song
With the text in Devanagari and an English translation
By Annie Besant
Published by G.A.Natesan, Madras - 1922

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 31 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
English and Tamil Dictionary
Containing all the more important words in Dr. Webster's Dictionary of the English language.
By Joseph Knight and Levi Spalding
Printed at The American Mission Press, Jaffna - 1852

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 31 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
TAMIL STUDIES or Essays on the History of the Tamil people, language, religion and literature.
By Muttuswami Srinivasa Aiyangar
Printed at The Guardian Press, Madras - 1914

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 30 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Psalms of Maratha Saints
One hundred and eight hymns translated from Marathi
By Nicol Macnicol
Published by Association Press, Calcutta - 1920

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 30 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
A short history of the Mahrattas: From the early times to the death of Shivaji
By Upendra Nath Ball
Published by Rama Krishna & Sons, Lahore - 1919

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 29 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digtal Rare Book:
Lalla Rookh
By Thomas Moore
Published by Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia - 1899

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Lalla Rookh is an Oriental romance by Thomas Moore, published in 1817. The title is taken from the name of the h... Read More
 28 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Man who would be King and other stories
By Rudyard Kipling
Published by Doubleday Page & Co., New York - 1907

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 27 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Prem Ságar or The Ocean of Love, being a history of Krishin, according to the tenth chapter of the Bhágavat of Vyasadev
Translated into Hindi from the Braj Bhakha of Chaturbhuj Mishra by Lallu Lal
By Edward B Eastwick
Printed for the Hon. East India Company by Stephen Austi... Read More
 27 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Prema-Sagara or Ocean of Love
Being a literal translation of the Hindi text of Lallu Lal Kavi
By Edward Backhouse Eastwick
Published by Archibald Constable & Co., London - 1897

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 26 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
An Introduction to the ANVARI SOOHLY of Hussein Vaiz Kashify
By Charles Stewart
Printed for the Author by W.Bulmer & W. Nicholas, London - 1821

The PANCHATANTRA goes by many names in many cultures. In India, it had at least 25 recensions, including the Sanskrit Tantrākhyāyikā[... Read More
 25 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Carpet Manufacture
By Fred Bradbury
Published by Municipal Technical Institute, Belfast - 1904

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 25 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge.
A companion to "The hand-book of British India."
By Jocquim Hayward Stocqueler
Published by C.Cox, London - 1848

J. H. Stocqueler (21 July 1801 - 14 March 1886) was a journalist, government employee, entrepreneur,... Read More
 24 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Diary of Richard Cocks, Cape-Merchant in the English factory in Japan 1615-1622.
Edited by Edward Maunde Thompson
Printed for Hakluyt Society, London - 1883
In Two Volumes

"Richard Cocks lived in Hirado for 10 years as the head of the English Trading Post and used his po... Read More
 24 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
How to Determine Value on Old Books
By Tara M. Clapper

Pricing old books involves a great deal of research and observation. Even old and rare book experts typically find it necessary to contact other experts in the field to establish an estimated value. It's best to always work with objective ne... Read More
 24 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Three Brothers, or The travels and adventures of Sir Anthony, Sir Robert, & Sir Thomas Sherley in Persia, Russia, Turkey, Spain, etc.
By George Manwaring and others
Printed for Hurst, Robinson & Co., London - 1825

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 23 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Food-Grains of India
By Arthur Herbert Church
Published by Chapman & Hall, London - 1896

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 22 Jan 2012 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Other Way : Respectfully dedicated to all good housewives
By Ernest Forbes
Published by the Author - 1899

A mixture of recipes, information about cooking and heating with gas, and narratives of customs of other lands, notably India, experienced by the author, the who... Read More