Brisbane. Australian Ocean Sailing Academy Pty Ltd., 2000. Third edition. Black and white maps, coloured and black and white illustrations, x + 324pp, index, spiral bound paperback, lower fore edge a little rubbed, upper laminated corner slightly creased, otherwise good to very good condition. 21 x 30cm. Contents include; Essential..... More
London. Edward Arnold. 1954. Black and white maps, 63pp, index, endpapers little foxed, spine slightly faded, hardback covers a little worn and marked, still good condition. 21.5 x 27.5cm. School text, focusing on South and Southeast Asia, especially Malaya. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165286). More
[London]. John Murray. 1890. 7th edition. Green cloth titled in gilt on spine, with gilt vignette on front board, delightful black and white period illustrations and a fold-out map of the Hawaiian Archipeligo in fine condition. xv + 318pp + 35 adverts dated 1894. Prior owner's name in pencil on..... More
Glebe: Florilegium. 2002. Profusely illustrated with colour photographic plates throughout, 400pp, bibliography, index,. Fine copy in dustjacket. 29 x 22cm. This record of Chinese gardens at the turn of the twentieth and twenty first centuries describes over 200 gardens in China which Peter Valder has visited. He examines how over..... More
Burma. Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Culture. 1998. Coloured and black and white illustrations, contents + 219pp, hardback with spine rebound, title charmingly hand-written on spine, one page carelessly uncut. A good copy. 24 x 29cm. Inventory includes the location, donor/builder, art and architecture, and the date of 150 Bagan..... More
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1941. Four menus, 19 x 13.3cm with striking Japanese woodblock style illustrated covers. One image is duplicated but has different contents. Dated 14th July 1941, 3rd August 1941, 9th August 1941 and 18th September 1941. The choice of food available is fascinating: Good Fellow Grate Abalone Chowder, Individual Pork Rabbit..... More
London. Times. 1974. xl + 144pp + 27 page index, glossary, a good copy in considerably worn dustjacket . 37.2 x 27.5cm. Includes historical maps, maps showing the minority peoples, town plans and extensive detailed maps showing each province. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165271). More
London. Thames & Hudson. 2003. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 160pp, glossary, index, hardback, dustjacket, 30 x 21cm, staple holes on one leaf, very good copy. This book is the first thorough-going guide to the dhurrie, incorporating over 250 examples, most specially photographed. The history of dhurries stretches from the Ajanta..... More
London. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1973. Black and white photographic plates, vii + 60pp + approximately 25 pages of plates, index, bibliography, glossary, appendices, 24 x 18.5cm, paperback, slight wear, inspcription of prior owner front free endpaper, otherwise good copy. Chapters include: The Kashmir Shawl - origin and technique, organization..... More
Woodbridge. Antique Collectors' Club. 1987. New Edition. Endpaper maps, colour and black and white illustrations, 157pp, glossary, index, very good copy in dustjacket, seal of prior owner front free endpaper, a good hardback copy. Author Richard Parsons treats the reader not only to a veritable feast of carpets and rugs..... More
Calcutta. Indian Museum. 1983. Colour photographic plates, 70pp, hardback, dustjacket with minor wear, endpapers browned. good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165261). More
London. Methuen. 1901. 1st Edition. 2 folding maps and plan, black and white portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. xxvi + 386pp + 47pp publisher's adverts dated April 1901 at the rear, index. Original maroon cloth, spine slightly sunned, lower front board slightly creased, preliminary leaves, endpapers and edges foxed, prior..... More
New Delhi. National Museum. (1980). Map, black and white and colour photographic illustrations, xvii + 304pp, appendices, index, hardback, cloth marked, dustjacket marked and little browned, 28 x 26.5cm, good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165259). More
Woodbridge. Antique Collectors Club. 2002. Maps, colour photographic and black and white line illustrations, 350pp, notes, references, index, hardback, dustjacket with minor wear, 28 x 22.5cm, inscription of prior owner front free endpaper, very good copy. "This book is the first comprehensive survey of the vast and ffascinating subject of..... More
Manila. The Nikki Coseteng Filipiniana Series, 1991. Map, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 312pp, footnotes, bibliography, hardback, dustjacket minor wear and spine slightly faded, 31 x 21.5cm, corners bumped, good copy. Comprehensive study of Philipino weavings and textiles with numerous colour photographic illustrations. (When referring to this item..... More
Leiden. C. Zwartenkot Art Books, 2010. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 415pp, bibliography, hardback, dustjacket in very good condition, 29 x 23cm, very good copy. The book is the first far-reaching comprehensive publication since 1890 to focus entirely on Northern Luzon indigenous art. (When referring to this item..... More
Seoul. Shinmundang. 1982. 1189pp, hadback, dustjacket rubbed with some wear and small tear, 26 x 20cm, bookplate of prior owner institution on front free endpaper, edges slightly browned, good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165254). More
Shanghai. China Inland Mission. 1931. Index. H.U.P. Cambridge, Mass. 2nd printing. 1947. [6]+ 1232pp, appendix. radical index, errata. Marbled endpapers, contemporary half calf, a little worn and marked, endpapers a trifle browned, a very good copy. 28 x 21.4cm. R.H. Mathews, the Australian, who was to be the compiler of..... More
[Bangkok]. Post Publishing. 1991. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, 232pp, principal sources, hardback, minor wear dustjacket, 31 x 22.5cm, very good copy. Beautifully illustrated with numerous colour photographs, this book explores the Mekong and its people. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 165252). More
London. Methuen. 1962. Translated. Maps, three folding, four folding tables, tipped in colour plates, black and white text illustrations, 283pp, appendix, bibliography, index, hardback with a slipcase in good condition, edges slightly browned, spine rubbed, good copy. From the Art of the World series, a series of regional histories of..... More
Locust Valley, New York. Published for Artibus Asiae and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, by J.J. Augustin. 1969- 1970. 3 volumes. Volume I Text: Colour frontispiece, folding table, colour plans, xviii + 422pp, addenda, errata et corrigenda sheet loosely inserted, front free endpaper creased. Volume II Catalogue..... More
Paris. van Oest. 1929& 1930. 2 volumes. Volume I: Le pays et ses habitants - L'histoire la vie sociale. 233 black and white illustrations and maps in the text, 24 plates and 5 folding maps of which 3 are in colour. xxii + 354pp. Fore edges uncut. Modern cloth binding..... More
Germany: Hirmer Verlag, 2019. 600 coloured illustrations, 422pp, hardback. 29 x 32cm. The world-famous Buddhist monastery of Alchi lies at 3,500 metres in Ladakh (Northwest India) and is the best-preserved temple complex in the Himalayas. Inside it houses thousands of rare and incomparable paintings and sculptures dating back to 11th..... More
London. Chapman & Hall. 1928. Fifth edition. With notes by T.J. Larkin. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates and line drawings. 2 volumes. Volume I: xxiv + 270pp, index, last leaves a little creased with a tiny closed tear upper margin, very occasional minor soiling, small closed tear head..... More
China. Tuttle Publishing. c.2013. [Reprint]. Illustrations, hardback. "My First Book of Chinese Words" introduces Chinese language to preschool children in a gentle, playful way. The ABC structure provides a familiar framework that encourages fun and easy learning. The everyday words presented in this book include many that have special significance..... More
