Tokyo (東京): 統制社(Tosei-sha), 昭和 [Showa] 18. [1943]. Folding colour map with original envelope showing New Guinea with northern sections of Cape York and the Northern Territory in outline along lower edge. 55 x 76cm. The 14th map (of 20) in the Standard Maps of Greater East Asia series. All text... More

京城 [Keijō / Seoul]. 朝鮮総督府. Showa 5 [1930]. Colour title page, many black and white illustrations, 70pp, light browning to edges throughout, staple binding stains endpapers, a good copy. A popular illustrated guide published during the Japanese occupation of Korea describing the customs of the Korean people. Some sections include... More

Dalian (大連): 東京堂. Showa 9 [1934], Profuse black and white photographic illustrations captioned in Japanese and English, 16 x 24cm, original wrappers some light wear, a good copy. Includes many interesting photos of Dairen, Mukden, Fushun, Tichling, Kungehuling, Hsinking, Nanling, Antung and the Yaha River, Mukden-Antung Line, Kirin, rural scenes... More

Shūseidō 衆星堂, Tenpō 14 (1843). [Reprint]. Large folding handcoloured map of the thirteen provinces from which Mt. Fuji can be viewed. 159 x 178cm. Folds into paper covered card covers measuring 40 x 24cm. Title label upper cover. A little browning along folds, occasional spotting and soiling. A little worming... More

Meiji 8 [1875]. Hand coloured engraved Japanese map of the world, colourful border of maritime flags. Folding map, cloth upper cover. Worn with some small holes at folds, repaired tear lower left with a little tiny loss margin, small browning and light marking, neat note in Japanese lower margin. 35... More

Calcutta. University of Calcutta. No date. Eight sets each containing 12 pictorial cards of artworks from the Asutosh Museum of Indian art. Sets feature: Sculpture, Ramayana, Bengal Manuscript Covers, Bengal Pat, Orissa Pata, Nepalese Manuscript Painting, Kalighat Painting. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 159967). More

(circa1675). Black and white antique engraving, closed tear extending 2cm from the plate mark on lower edge, upper margin trimmed, foxed. From: Nieuhoff, John: An Embassy from the East India Company... to... China. Image measures 22 x 32cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 160749). More

London. Printed for Sir Richard Phillips. 1823. First English edition. Translated from German. Black and white lithograph plate 'Sepulchral Monument of a Kirgese Chief', iv + 112pp, Modern papercovered boards, leather title label on spine, edges uncut. Some foxing mainly at edges and on first and last leaves, but generally... More

(circa1668). Black and white antique engraving, image measures 30.6 x 21.2cm. Some soiling and spotting, closed tears along lower margin not affecting the image. From Tooneel van China by Athanasius Kircher (When referring to this item please quote stockid 160750). More

Beijing. New Star Press. 1991-1994. 9 Issues in folding bookelt format, colour illustrations, very good copies. 9 issues include: 129, 142, 155, 160, 162, 167, 183, 184, 195. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 160114). More

No place of publication. No details of publisher. Late 20th Century. Small Chinese Cultural Revolution papercut on red paper loosely presented in a fold of paper, featuring upper body portrait of Mao with one extended hand waving at masses. Mao is wearing a Red Guards armband. Very good, text in... More

No place of publication. No publication details. No date. [Late 20th Century]. A striking Chinese Cultural Revolution papercut on red paper loosely presented on paper backing. An image of Mao's head and collar is highlighted centrally and fits snugly into the sun, the bold rays extends behind him, drawing a.... More

Temple Hill, Women's Bible School, Presbyterian Mission. No date. (circa1930). 8 leaves with black and white Chinese papercuts laid down on each, tissue guards with explanatory text face each image. Bound in original woven pictorial cloth showing an image of a church on the upper cover and a large rectory... More