[INDOLOGY] about availability of book
KORN Agnes
agnes.korn at cnrs.fr
Mon Sep 14 12:55:43 UTC 2026
The link doesn't work ("Max challenge attempts exceeded.")
I entered "A bilingual graeco-aramaic edict by Asoka" in the "Title" field on both Eurobuch and Bookfinder.
Anyway, one can always use both!
Best,
Agnes
----- Mail original -----
De: "Lubomír Ondračka" <ondracka at ff.cuni.cz>
À: "KORN Agnes" <agnes.korn at cnrs.fr>
Cc: "H.J.H. Tieken, Herman" <H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl>, "Indology" <indology at list.indology.info>
Envoyé: Lundi 14 Septembre 2026 11:40:02
Objet: Re: [INDOLOGY] about availability of book
I do not know what search criteria you used, but that copy came up
straight away for me.
https://tinyurl.com/59nb7vzx
L.
On 14/09/2026 10:34, KORN Agnes wrote:
> It doesn't include the copy from the Dutch Antiquariaat, though, which is 82 EUR, thus 60 EUR less than the copies it finds (ca. 150 EUR).
> It seems one should us both Bookfinder and Eurobuch ;-)
>
> Best wishes!
> Agnes
>
> ----- Mail original -----
> De: "Lubomír Ondračka" <ondracka at ff.cuni.cz>
> À: "KORN Agnes" <agnes.korn at cnrs.fr>, "H.J.H. Tieken, Herman" <H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl>
> Cc: "Indology" <indology at list.indology.info>
> Envoyé: Lundi 14 Septembre 2026 11:23:46
> Objet: Re: [INDOLOGY] about availability of book
>
> I have been using the brilliant website BookFinder.com to search for
> second-hand books for almost thirty years now. This site searches
> through thousands of bookshops, and you can also see the postage cost
> straight away (which is often higher than the price of the second-hand
> book itself).
>
> In fact, I also use this website for new books, as I can see straight
> away where I can buy them cheapest.
>
> L.
>
> On 14/09/2026 09:40, KORN Agnes via INDOLOGY wrote:
>> Eurobuch has a copy less expensive than the Canadian one by abebooks,
>> and it's from an Antiquariaat in the Netherlands:
>> https://www.eurobuch.de/buch/isbn/886323034X.html?
>> doAbeDe=1&doAchtungBuecher=1&doAgapea=1&doAlibrisUK=1&doAmazon=1&doAmazonUk=1&doAudible=1&doAudiobooks=1&doBDfugue=1&doBiblioUK=1&doBiggerbooks=1&doBlackwell=1&doBookVillage=1&doBooklooker=1&doBooksamillion=1&doBuchfreund=1&doBuecherDe=1&doCalendars=1&doCasaDelLibro=1&doEBay=1&doEBayDE=1&doECampus=1&doEbooks=1&doFnac=1&doHugendubel=1&doImosver=1&doInformit=1&doLaProcure=1&doLehmanns=1&doLibriEB=1&doLireka=1&doLivrenpoche=1&doLoveReading4Kids=1&doMedimops=1&doMomoxshop=1&doMusicnotes=1&doOrellfuessli=1&doPreigu=1&doPriceminister=1&doProlibri=1&doRecycLivre=1&doScholastic=1&doSpringer=1&doTaschen=1&doTaschenDe=1&doTerreVivante=1&doThaliaDe=1&doVitalSource=1&doZVAB=1&mediatypeSelect=0&noBids=0&noReprint=0&pageLen=20&sCountry=DE&search_submit=suchen&star=all&title=A%20Bilingual%20Graeco-Aramaic%20edict%20by%20Asoka&updatePresets=1&updateProState=1 <https://www.eurobuch.de/buch/isbn/886323034X.html?doAbeDe=1&doAchtungBuecher=1&doAgapea=1&doAlibrisUK=1&doAmazon=1&doAmazonUk=1&doAudible=1&doAudiobooks=1&doBDfugue=1&doBiblioUK=1&doBiggerbooks=1&doBlackwell=1&doBookVillage=1&doBooklooker=1&doBooksamillion=1&doBuchfreund=1&doBuecherDe=1&doCalendars=1&doCasaDelLibro=1&doEBay=1&doEBayDE=1&doECampus=1&doEbooks=1&doFnac=1&doHugendubel=1&doImosver=1&doInformit=1&doLaProcure=1&doLehmanns=1&doLibriEB=1&doLireka=1&doLivrenpoche=1&doLoveReading4Kids=1&doMedimops=1&doMomoxshop=1&doMusicnotes=1&doOrellfuessli=1&doPreigu=1&doPriceminister=1&doProlibri=1&doRecycLivre=1&doScholastic=1&doSpringer=1&doTaschen=1&doTaschenDe=1&doTerreVivante=1&doThaliaDe=1&doVitalSource=1&doZVAB=1&mediatypeSelect=0&noBids=0&noReprint=0&pageLen=20&sCountry=DE&search_submit=suchen&star=all&title=A%20Bilingual%20Graeco-Aramaic%20edict%20by%20Asoka&updatePresets=1&updateProState=1>
>>
>> Best,
>> Agnes
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *De: *"Tieken, H.J.H. (Herman) via INDOLOGY" <indology at list.indology.info>
>> *À: *"Patrick Olivelle" <jpo at austin.utexas.edu>
>> *Cc: *"Indology" <indology at list.indology.info>
>> *Envoyé: *Dimanche 13 Septembre 2026 21:30:12
>> *Objet: *Re: [INDOLOGY] about availability of book
>>
>> I would like to thank Antonia, Patrick, Jonathan and Peter for their
>> reaction, a link to an antiquarian bookshop in the Netherlands which
>> offers the book for sale, and pdf's of the book, and all that in less
>> than an hour.
>> Herman
>>
>> Herman Tieken
>> 's-Herenstraat 66
>> 3155 SL Maasland
>> The Netherlands
>> 00 31 (0)10 7617502
>> 00 (0)6 14652798
>> website: hermantieken.com <http://hermantieken.com/>
>>
>> /The Aśoka Inscriptions: Analysing a corpus/, New Delhi: Primus Books, 2023.
>> https://primusbooks.com/ancient/the-asoka-inscriptions-analysing-a-
>> corpus-by-herman-tieken/ <https://primusbooks.com/ancient/the-asoka-
>> inscriptions-analysing-a-corpus-by-herman-tieken/>
>>
>> /
>> /
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *Van:* Patrick Olivelle <jpo at austin.utexas.edu>
>> *Verzonden:* zondag 13 september 2026 16:19
>> *Aan:* Tieken, H.J.H. (Herman) <H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl>
>> *CC:* Indology <indology at list.indology.info>
>> *Onderwerp:* Re: [INDOLOGY] about availability of book
>> Hi Herman:
>>
>> Here is the PDF.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> On Sep 13, 2026, at 8:45 AM, Jonathan Silk via INDOLOGY
>> <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Herman
>>
>> Well, it is there, but...
>>
>> https://www.abebooks.com/BILINGUAL-GRAECO-ARAMAIC-EDICT-ASOKA-
>> ASHOKA-First/1891065815/bd <https://www.abebooks.com/BILINGUAL-
>> GRAECO-ARAMAIC-EDICT-ASOKA-ASHOKA-First/1891065815/bd>
>>
>> However, see attached
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM Tieken, H.J.H. (Herman) via INDOLOGY
>> <indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear list members,
>>
>> I would like to know if the following book is still available
>> somewhere (new or secondhand):
>>
>> Pugliese Caratelli, et al, /A Bilingual Graeco-Aramaic edict
>> by Aśoka,/ Serie Orientale Roma 29 (1964).
>>
>> I checked ABE books, without any result.
>>
>> With kind regards, Herman
>>
>>
>> Herman Tieken
>> 's-Herenstraat 66
>> 3155 SL Maasland
>> The Netherlands
>> 00 31 (0)10 7617502 <tel:010%20761%207502>
>> 00 (0)6 14652798 <tel:06%2014652798>
>> website: hermantieken.com <http://hermantieken.com/>
>>
>> /The Aśoka Inscriptions: Analysing a corpus/, New Delhi: Primus
>> Books, 2023.
>> https://primusbooks.com/ancient/the-asoka-inscriptions-
>> analysing-a-corpus-by-herman-tieken/ <https://primusbooks.com/
>> ancient/the-asoka-inscriptions-analysing-a-corpus-by-herman-tieken/>
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