Catalogues

Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn

We are pleased to offer a selection of works by and about Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), journalist, writer and teacher, and one of a very few who introduced Japanese culture and literature to the West in the late nineteenth-century.

Treasures from the Studios of the Brothers Stone

Treasures from the Studios of the Brothers Stone

Although already been sold as a collection, knowing how many people hold the work of sinologists David Hawkes, and his son-in-law, John Minford, in high esteem, we present here the opportunity to gain a different perspective on these scholars and their interest in China.

Hong Kong Photographers

Hong Kong Photographers

This small catalogue of photographs and photo books offers two striking large Hong Kong Photographic Society salon exhibits circa 1955-60 by leading Chinese photographers Francis and Daisy Wu with a few books by Francis Wu.

Fun & Games for the New Year. Japanese Sugoroku.

Fun & Games for the New Year. Japanese Sugoroku.

Welcome to Asia Bookroom’s Japanese sugoroku catalogue which we have issued specifically to welcome in the New Year. Why a Japanese game catalogue at New Year? Sugoroku has a long history as a popular New Years Day family pastime. It was a day when the family were on holiday and able to spend time playing games including sugoroku.