Sydney. Macmillan. 2002. Colour photographic illustrations, 227pp, suggested readings, paperback copy with rubbed extremities, good copy. "Spice merchant Ian Hemphill takes us along the ancient and modern spice routes from India, Turkey, Mexico, Sri Lanka and Zanzibar to outback Australia". - Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote..... More
广州. [Guangzhou]. 广东人民出版社.[Guangdong ren min chu ban she]. 2006. Maps, illustrations mainly in colour, 154pp, light even foxing at places, overall good. Text in Chinese. 29.9 x 21.5cm. The Thirteen Factories, also known as the Hong Merchants, in Canton played a significant role of regional economy in late Qing Dynasty..... More
Hong Kong. Odyssey. 1998. Maps endpapers, colour photographic illustrations, xiii + 231pp, bibliography, glossary, index, hardback, minor wear dustjacket spine edges, 28 x 28.5cm, very good copy. This book chronicles a quarter of a century of explorer Wong How Man's Inner Asian expeditions, providing a rare glimpse of ethnic groups..... More
New York. Rubin Museum of Art. 2012. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, xix + 235pp, notes, bibliography, index, hardback, dustjacket, 31 x 21.5cm, very good copy. This catalogue was published in conjunction with an exhibition at teh Rubin Museum of Art in New York between 2012 and 2013. (When referring to..... More
Elgin. Allegheny Press. 1991. 178pp, notes, bibliography, chronology, index, very good copy in dustjacket. Divided into 6 parts: Hakka Defined; Origins of the Great Journey; Migration in Search of a New Homeland; Characteristics; Hakkas in Taiwan; Developments Since World War II: The Contradiction. (When referring to this item please quote..... More
New Delhi. Rekha Prakashan. 1994. second edition revised and enlarged. Map, beautiful and varied black and white, coloured, and line illustrated plates, some double-spread, 187pp, index, bibliography, notes, good hardback copy in dustjacket. 25 x 25.5cm. "In spite of the wide popularity enjoyed by Hanuman, no scholar of Indian art..... More
New Delhi. Rekha Prakashan. 1994. second edition revised and enlarged. Map, beautiful and varied black and white, coloured, and line illustrated plates, some double-spread, 187pp, index, bibliography, notes, some pages neatly inserted into the book, some markings reverse of price-clipped dustjacket and covers, good hardback copy. 25 x 25.5cm. "In..... More
Sydney. The Japan Foundation. 1997. Black and white photographic illustrations, 66pp, index, good paperback copy with light rubbing on extremities. 20 x 25cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170492). More
Bali. Agung Rai Museum of Art. Coloured illustrations, 38pp, stapled wrappers, inscribed by author, good paperback copy. 26 x 21cm. A paperback exhibiting some of the finest ARMA has to offer. A special community resource for educating those in the Bali community in the traditional Balinese arts. (When referring to..... More
Berlin. Kunstamt Berlin-Tempelhof. 1976. Map, coloured and black and white illustrations, 106pp, bibliography, light penning title-page, slight rubbing extremities, a little yellowed on fore-edge, still a good paperback copy. Text in German. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170490). More
London. The British Museum Press. 2011. Maps, coloured photographic illustrations, 303pp, bibliography, slight rubbing on extremities, very good paperback copy with French flaps. "Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British museum, this handsome volume focuses on the cultural significance of the objects as well as tekking the fascinating..... More
London. Greenhill Books. 2000. Maps, black and white photographic plates, 256pp, index, bibliography, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "China, 1900 combines dramatic first-hand accounts with historical commentary to paint a picture of the whole rebellion, from the opening shots in June, the sieges and attacks, and the punitive expeditions..... More
Hong Kong. Chinese University Press. 1986. Second Edition. Map, xx + 335pp, index bibliography, glossary, appendices, good paperback copy with a little browning on endpapers. Includes 90 pages of detailed appendices, tables, glossary, bibliography that amply support his argument in the tracing of anti-foreignism since the Tongzhi restoration until the..... More
Belgium. Time-Life Books. 1986. Map, 3 full page colour illustrations, numerous black and white ill in text, xiv + 406pp + 16 adverts, all edges gilt, modern leatherette binding. Classics of Exploration series. Reprint. Originally published in 1847 by John Murray, London. (When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Durham. Duke University Press. 2003. Second printing. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xxii + 388pp, index, bibliography, postscript, very good paperback with slight rubbing on corners. "Hevia examines British Foreign Office documents, diplomatic memoirs, auction house and museum records, nineteenth-century scholarship on Chinee history and culture, campaign records, and..... More
Seattle. University of Washington Press. 1967. [Reprint]. Maps, xvi + 159pp, bibliography, index, spine slightly discoloured, otherwise good hardback copy. This study of the Nien Rebellion is a valuable contribution to the understanding of the changes which took place within China during the nineteenth century. (When referring to this item..... More
London. KPI. 1986. With illustrations by author and photographic illustrations, xxx + 306pp, a good paperback copy. "Katherine Carl, the artist who painted the portrait of the Empress Dowager of China, was the only Westerner ever to live as a member of the Chinese court. Hers was an unparalleled opportunity..... More
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Tokyo (東京): No details of publisher. 1932. Endpaper maps, colour illustrations and black and white photographic illustrations, [156 pp], all edges gilt, decorated silk cloth covers, stamped in white green, with Japanese characters stamped in gilt. Silk cloth covers bound with new silk tassle ties, cloth on the lower edge..... More
Philippines. Cyrus Publishing, Inc., 1999. Blqack and white line illustrations, unpaginated, foxing on edges occasionally throughout, otherwise good paperback copy with slight creasing on cover. 27.3 x 21.2cm. A book for children giving opposites in both English and Tagalog. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 164751). More
Kathmandu. Royal Nepal Academy. 1989. Maps, colour and mostly black and white illustrations, 328pp, chronology, bibliography, a little light wear paperback, 28 x 21cm, good copy . As the interest on Nepalese art increased, many art works were stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. This book provides strong photographic evidence of..... More
London. Thames & Hudson. 2010. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 240pp, notes, further readings, index, hardback, dustjacket, 27.5 x 22.5cm, very good copy. This book provides interesting overviews of seven empires in Asia, which include Mongol Empire, Ming Dynasty, the Khmer, the Ottoman Empire, the Safavid Empire, the..... More
United States. Silkworm Books. 2005. Endpaper maps, coloured illustrations, v + 298pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, very good paperback copy. Over 150 colour photographs from temples, museums, historical sites, and private collections enhance this attractive survey of the Buddhist art of India, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Tibet, Sri..... More
London. Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1997. Revised ed. Maps, black and white and colour illustrations, 256pp bibliography, index, small stamp front free endpaper, slight rubbing on extremities, otherwise very good paperback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170482). More
San Francisco. Harper. 2002. First Paperback Edition. xvii + 425pp, notes, references, index, remainder mark lower edge, otherwise very good paperback copy with French flaps. The major collection of wonderful Rumi poems. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170481). More
Singapore. Thames & Hudson. 1993. Black and white maps, black and white and coloured photographic illustrations, 214pp, index, bibliography, glossary, embossed stamp of a prior owner, back of cover lightly yellowed otherwise paperback in very good condition. "Buddhism is the single common thread uniting the Asian world, from India to..... More
