London: The Folio Society, 2013. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Includes publisher's slipcase. A few very minor scuffs to slipcase.
lviii, 540 pp. Color reproductions of historical illustrations, several regional maps precede text. This book presents the Persian Baburnama, a key primary source and the earliest record of Babur's memoirs. The translation.....
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Light stains on boards.
158 pp. Color photographs, two fold-out maps follow text. The vast Asian landmass, so often viewed as a monolith from outside, is, in fact, a complex region of cultural diversity and distinctive national traditions.....
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. One inch tear to jacket spine head, a few minor stains along jacket edges.
597 pp. "Daughter of English missionaries, Alice Greenwood is captured during a massacre of Christians and taken away to Hunan, where she becomes a......
Thailand: T.B.R.C. Co., Ltd., 2007. Large Softcover.
Cover edges lightly rubbed.
60 pp. Four page photo insert inside. This book gives a brief introduction to the tragic story of the Thai-Burma Railway. Using extensive quotes and original photographs of life and work on the line, it aims to capture the.....
New York: Wynwood Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges lightly bumped.
208 pp. "The Devil's Sea, also known as the Dragon's Triangle, the Formosa Triangle and the "Pacific Bermuda Triangle", is a region of the Pacific around Miyake Island, about 100 km south of Tokyo. The.....
New Delhi: Manohar, 1977. Second Edition, Revised. Hard Cover.
Second edition, revised and enlarged. Jacket edges rubbed with some small chips and small tears, price sticker on front jacket flap. Ink name.
xv, 319 pp. This study correlates the cult of the Indian Mother Goddess with similar cults found in.....
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Jacket spine stained, jacket edges rubbed and creased. Boards lightly soiled.
xii, 432 pp. The author interweaves his personal experiences in China with a discussion of the history, culture, and present situation of the Chinese.....
Austin, Texas: Easkin Press, 2000. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Page ridges faintly foxed.
vii, 283 pp. Sixth Marine Reconnaissance Company. Rising Sun Sinking is the dramatic story about the fighting men of the Striking Sixth Marine Division Reconnaissance Company and their experiences during the invasion of Okinawa in.....
New York: Bonanza Books, 1964. Reprint. Large Hardcover.
Reprint. Jacket reverse and boards soiled, jacket edges bumped. Top page ridge foxed.
351 pp. Here for the first time is a book that compasses all the arts, crafts, and ceremonies of Japan, giving fundamental information and a clear,, descriptive picture of.....
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Minor ink mark on rear jacket panel.
xii, 328 pp. The Sikh Wars; The Third China war, 1860; The Expedition to Abyssinia, 1867-8; The Ashanti Campaign, 1873-4; The South African War, 1880-1; The Egyptian Campaign, 1882; The Reconquest.....
New York: Back Bay Books, 2010. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Minor general wear.
387 pp. "In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt's glamorous twenty-one year old.....
New York: The Century Co., 1898. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Mull exposed at front hinge, top corner of front free endpaper chipped, ink name on second blank.
xiv, 247 pp. Gilt image of a lion on spine and front board. Historical account of Marco Polo, who traveled in the 13th.....
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co., Ltd., 1914. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Page ridges and front & end matter lightly foxed, spine faded, corners rubbed, light stain on corner of first several pages.
xvi, 222 pp. 1-page terminal publisher ad. A history of the presence of the.....
Bangkok: DMG Books, 2007. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printings. Volume One and Three: Bottom edge of front cover bumped. Volume Two: Front cover creased, covers lightly scratched.
Three volume set. 100; 171; 171 pp. His Majesty King Bhumibol has been King for more than sixty years now. All Thai.....
New York: Anchor Books / Random House, Inc., 1992. 9th Printing. Trade Paperback.
9th printing. Edges faintly toned.
Includes new introduction by the author. An engrossing record of Mao's impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and.....
Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1981. Reprint. Small Hard Cover.
Pages lightly toned.
41 pp. 5" x 4 3/4" fan shaped hardcover. Red background with yellow, green, white and gold stitching. "Noh Fans are an essential element element of Japanese theater and this collection of fans is a rare example of.....
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1973. 5th Printing. Hard Cover.
Fifth printing. Jacket spine bumped, a couple small tears to jacket edges.
v, 248 pp. Over 250 illustrations. Descriptions of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese treasures combine with illustrations and anecdotes to provide an informative and entertaining study for art collectors/
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Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1996. Ji, Ma. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Spine lightly creased, wrappers lightly crinkled, a few pages dog-eared.
645 pp. Color frontispiece, drawings in text by Ma Ji. The present volume is a translation of the first Chinese edition of The Life of Confucius published.....
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Light general wear.
49 pp. Maroon cloth boards. Top edge gilt. The Ingersoll Lectures is a series of lectures presented annually at Harvard University on the subject of immortality. The Ingersoll Lectureship was established by a bequest by Caroline.....
Detroit, Mich. Bay View Reading Group, 1904. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover.
Fourth edition. No jacket, boards lightly rubbed with light stain to rear board, pencil marginalia throughout.
xiv, 403 pp. CONTENTS: Physiography; Industrial Japan; Travel, Transportation, Commerce; People, Houses, Food, Dress; Manners and Customs; Japanese Traits; History (Old Japan); History.....
New York: Collins, 1989. Large Hardcover.
Includes publisher's slipcase and jacket. An exceptional copy.
Ninety of the world's leading photojournalists fanned out across China on a single day to take photographs of the people and places of the varied country.
Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1988. 4th Printing. Large Softcover.
Fourth printing. Wrapper edges slightly worn.
ix, 214 pp. "This book is about three types of airplanes, several individuals, and a new concept in overseas travel. The airplanes commonly called "Clippers," are the Sikor-sky S-42, the Martin M-130, and.....
London / New York: Phaidon Press, Ltd. / Oxford University Press, 1948. Large Hardcover.
Jacket edges rubbed with some small tears, one inch by one inch chip to rear jacket panel, stain on jacket spine.
With 224 plates and details. Illustrated introduction. A history of Chinese painting ranging over 2000.....
New York: Herder Book Center, 1964. Full-Leather.
Ink gift note on front free endpaper.
Unpaginated. 5 x 3 5/8. Deluxe leather edition, all edges gilt. Includes belly band and box with clear acetate lid. Confucius; Fu-Kiang; Hakushu; Lao-Tse; Tseng-Kuang.
New York: Citadel Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket reverse lightly foxed, remainder mark on page base.
xv, [5], 538 pp. "In 1270 a scholarly Jewish merchant called Jacob d'Ancona set out on a voyage from Italy. A year later, he arrived in China at the coastal.....