妙心寺, Showa 52 [1977]. Colour plate, illustrated with black and white photographic illustrations throughout. Bookplate front free endpaper, spine faded.Text in Japanese with the list of exhibits in English, 25.8 cm x18.3 cm An illustrated catalogue of treasures from Myoshin-ji Temple, including portraits and other paintings, folding screens, calligraphy, handcrafts... More about 妙心寺の名宝. [Myōshinji no meihō]. [Art treasures of Myoshin-ji

Kuala Lumpur. The Government Press. 1954. xiii + 76pp, appendices, paper covered boards, light mark on front cover, otherwise very good condition. Printed note loosely inserted. Chapter headings are; The Future of Natural Rubber, The Malayan Industry, Costs of Estate Rubber, The Case for Replanting, Replanting by Estates, Replanting on... More about Report of the Mission of Enquiry into The Rubber Industry of Malaya. 1954

London. Raithby, Lawrence & Company Ltd., 1980. Part One: Ming and Qing Porcelain. 158pp. Part Two: Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes. 142pp. Part Three: Ming and Qing Porcelain and Works of Art. All volumes illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographic illustrations. Hardbacks in lightly worn dustjackets... More about The Edward T. Chow Collection. Complete in 3 volumes

Boston. Samuel Walker. (circa1800). Black and white engraved map of Asia including Australia, North Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Gulf of Korea (Corea) is identified between Korea and Japan. Very good. 23.8 x 19.8cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 163161). More about Asia

Delhi. Sri Satguru Publications. 1996. Reprint of the 2nd edition. Translated from Tibetan by Dr E. Obermiller. 224pp, index, dustjacket slightly rubbed, a good hardback copy. "The present volume contains the translation of the 2nd part of Bu-ton's History of Buddhism, i.e. of the historical part proper" - Publisher's Description... More about The History of Buddhism in India and Tibet

Maryland. Stemmer House. 1983. Black and white line designs, 47pp, paperback, very light wear covers, very good. Includes designs from Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 163384). More about Southeast Asian Textile Designs

No place of publication. No details of publisher. (circa 1900s). Early 20th century coloured stereoview card, featuring Chinese junks and small fishing boats at Chefoo harbour in Shandong Province. English inscription on reverse in blue ink neatly crossed out. Small chip lower left corner, otherwise good. 8.7 x 17.7cm. Chefoo... More about Chefoo Harbor, China

Canberra. Gorum Publicaitons. 1997. 460pp., bibliography, notes, appendix. paperback. A very good copy. "Lama Choedak has combined his long awaited translation of the Sacred Triple Tantra by Panchen Ngawang Choedak with three fascinating chapters, adapted from his earlier sub-thesis on the topic, which explore the hitherto unknown origin of the... More about The Triple Tantra

London. Wisdom Publications. 1989. Second Revised edition. Colour illustrations, 487pp, bibliography, notes, appendices. Paperback with french flap1. A very good copy. "The Dalai Lama has given the initiation into the practice of Kalachakra a number of times, and this book is based on the first he gave in the West... More about Kalachakra Tantra. Rite of Initiation

London. Hakluyt Society. 1971. Trans & edited by J.S. Cummins. 2 folding maps, black and white illustrations, xi + 347pp, bibliography, index, glossary, neat library stationery endpapers. small stamp copyright leaf, neat numbers on spine, hardback copy with faded spine, good condition. "A first-hand account of the early Spanish colonial... More about Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas

London. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1887. Second Edition, Revised. Colour folding map, 7 full page black and white plates, decorations and illustrations in text, viii + 433pp, 7 leaves a little creased in one place. Very good in striking pictorial cloth covers, lettered in gilt on the spine. This... More about China

London. Routledge. 1988. xxiv + 307pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, glossary, paperback with light rubbed covers. Lower cover corner lightly creased otherwise good condition. Remainder mark lower edge. "Western interest in Eastern form of medicine such as acupuncture is widespread and growing - yet little attention has so far been... More about Tibetan Medicine and Other Holistic Heath-Care Systems

Jakarta. Penerbit PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama. 2000. Third revised edition. 618pp, thumb-indexed, minor wear covers, paperback. Prior owner's sticker front pastedown otherwise very good. A classic Indonesian to English Dictionary. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 163121). More about Kamus Indonesia Inggris. An Indonesian-English Dictionary