New York. Penguin Books. 2019. Black and white illustrations, xxix + 281pp, bibliography, paperback. Every year, three to four million people move to a new country. From war refugees to corporate expats, migrants constantly reshape their places of origin and arrival. This selection of works collected together for the first..... More
Thailand. Chulalongkorn University Press, 1994. Black and white maps, coloured illustrations, 87pp, paperback copy in very good condition despite slight sunning of spine and soiling fore edge. Passages in Burmese with English translations. Passages record how the Burmese came to terms with their defeat and how the Treaty of Yandabo..... More
London. Henry Sotheran. 1881. Colour and black and white plates, xii + 304pp, index. Inscription and book plate preliminary leaves, some light occasional soiling. Some closed tears, stitching split in one place, last leaf loose, even browning throughout, occasional stamps of a prior owner in text. Original pictorial gilt red..... More
Paris. Selaf. 1981. Black and white map, black and white photographic illustrations, 313pp. bibliography, index, appendices. Good paperback copy despite bumped lower left corner on lower cover and the beginning of light browning on photographic plates. Langues et civilisations de l'Asie du sud-est et du monde insulindien. No. 11. (When..... More
New York. Hill and Wang. 1988. Black and white photographic and other illustrations, 491pppp, appendices, list of further reading, dustjacket a very good hardback copy. "Seeds of Fire provides a critical selection of the original works of controversial writers and artists whose ideas inspired the events of 1989. It is..... More
[Los Angeles]. UCLA Museum of Cultural History, No date. (circa1981). Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 6 black and white line illustrations showing weaving and knotting techniques, 31pp, bibliography, covers a little creased but generally very good. Paperback. 28 x 21.5cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 164957)..... More
北京.[Beijing]. 中国共产党北京市委员会/北京市革命委员会. [Zhongguo gong chan dang Beijing Shi wei yuan hui/Beijing Shi ge ming wei yuan hui]. 1972. This coloured Chinese Cultural Revolution official letter is addressed to the educated youth from Beijing who were sent to the rural regions of China as part of the "Up to the Mountains..... More
London. Thames & Hudson. 1974. Black and white maps, 111 colour tipped in plates, 359 black and white illustrations, 317pp, some occasional pencilling, dustjacket a little worn and evenly faded on spine, price clipped, large signature on lightly creased front free endpaper with a little creasing, still a good copy..... More
Manchester. Manchester University Press, 2012. Maps and plans, 290pp, bibliography, index, very good paperback copy. Studies in Imperialism series. In the new world order mapped out by Japanese and Western imperialism in East Asia after the mid-nineteenth century opium wars, communities of merchants and settlers took root in China and..... More
Hong Kong. Oxford University Press, 1996. Reprint. Foreword by Margaret Thatcher. Endpaper maps, black and white illustrations, 285pp, very good copy in dustjacket. This book contains first hand accounts of life and times in Hong Kong from before the Second World War to the end of its life as a...... More
United States: Tuttle Publishing, 2018. Full-colour illustrations, 64pp, hardback. Age range 9 to 12 All About Korea is perfect for educators and parents wishing to teach kids about this rich Asian culture. Winner of the Creative Child. Magazine Preferred Choice Award, it highlights favorite games, foods, special holiday times and..... More
International Cultural Corporation of Australia. circa (1981). Map, colour and black and white illustrations, 208pp, chronological table, index, glossary, bibliography. Light ink marks on covers, good hardback copy. 28.2 x 21.5cm. Catalogue of travelling exhibition which visited 5 Australian states in 1981-82. (When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
London. Aldus Books. 1977. Many colour illustrations, 144pp, light wear and foxing dustjacket, small quarto, good copy. Traces the cultural heritage of the crafts of China, including lacquerware, ceramics and basketwork, and explains the symbols and folktales that are such an important part of the craft vocabulary in China. Also..... More
Manila. Filipinas Foundation, 1978. Map, colour plates black and white photographic and line illustrations, 228pp, appendices, notes, paperback, 24.5 x 18cm, spine slightly rubbed, good copy. Ethnographic study on T' Boli people who are also known as "tababili". (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165365). More
New Zealand. Longman Paul. 1978. Black and white maps, black and white line illustrations, 118pp, index, bibliography, appendices, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, good paperback copy in French flaps with sunned spine and light wear on extremities, glue starting to age along endpapers. 19 x 24 cm. New Zealand..... More
Taipei. Southern Materials Center, Inc., 1988. Third printing. Black and white maps, black and white as well as coloured line and photographic illustrations, xv + 424pp, bibliography, foxing just starting on endpapers and reverse of dustjacket, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. 19.5 x 27.5 cm. "Here, in one volume..... More
上海.Shanghai. 群益書社. Chun Yih Book Company. 1948. Volume 1 only of 3. Evenly browned throughout, a little insect damage not affecting text, original wrappers litte marked, spine a trifle chipped. 17.3 x 12.2cm. The book was originally written by John Collinson Nesfield in three parts (modern English grammar, idiom and..... More
Rangoon. Nilar Publications. 1977. First Printing. 240pp, errata, browned paperback copy, rubbing on extremities, creased spine, still a good copy. 12 x 17.5cm. A collection of stories and articles published by Khin Myo Chit that sheds life on the beauty of daily life in Burma. (When referring to this item..... More
Selangor. Corpcom Services. 214p, paperback, 21 x 14.5cm, very good copy. The Malaysian author reflects on her experiences of studying, working and living in North America, Asia and the Middle East. The original stories appeared in The Star newspaper. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165108). More
London. Christie's. 1993. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, one colour fold out illustration, 59pp, paperback, 26.5 x 21cm, good copy. Christie's Satsuma auction catalogue, which took place on 15 June 1993. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165434). More
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北京.[Beijing]. 人民文学出版社.[Ren min wen xue chu ban she]. 1974. Sheet music throughout in number notations with Chinese lyrics, 102pp, notes, quotations of Chairman Mao preliminary leaf, a prior seller's stamp rear free endpaper, small signs of wear at extremities with a little chipping, overall good in paperback. Text in Chinese..... More
Berkeley. Stone Bridge Press. 2009. First edition. Map, black and white line illustrations, 396pp, damaged lower cover that spans 10 pages through an indent and slight rips. Does not obscure text. "Tracing the lives of its characters through the late 20th century to present, from Paris to Kyoto to California..... More
Sri Lanka. Department of Archaeological Survey. 1992. Part I: Black and white maps, black and white line illustrations, xv + 367pp, glossary. sections uncut. Part II: Black and white maps, black and white line illustrations, xxvi + 367-813pp, index, appendices. Very good hardback copies in dustjacket despite lightly soiled foreedge..... More
Bangkok. Mahachulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya Buddhist University Press. 1993. 2nd Edition. 53 black and white plates, 83pp, bibliography, a prior seller's price tag lower cover, light rubbing and creasing on covers, paperback in good condition. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 164583). More
London. Constable & Co Ltd., 1912. 1st Australian edition. Folding sketch map at the rear showing Afghanistan and Northern India, sepia-toned frontispiece. xvi + 441pp and 6pp adverts. Grey-blue cloth covered boards, with edges and titles lettered and lined in black on front board and spine. Endpapers and edges have..... More
