Paris. École Française d'Extrême Orient. 1992. occasional black and white illustrations, 370pp, indices, text in French, some penning and pencilling throughout, otherwise good paperback copy. Volume II only. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171049). More
Chiang Mai. Silkworm Books. 1991. Occasional black and white photographic illustrations, x + 357, index, references, notes, slight rubbing on extremities, sunned spine, good paperback copy. This book was hailed as original and challenging in its analyses of Thai national identity.The essays offer insights into the formation of Thai identity..... More
Bangkok. White Lotus. 1995. Maps, colour and black and white illustrations, xviii + 434pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, prior owner's signature title-page, a good paperback copy with French flaps. "Explains how narrowly Siam survived the French menace to her independence during the period of the European scramble for colonies. For..... More
Nibondh $ Co., Ltd., c.1950. second edition revised and enlarged. 193pp, slight creasing corners of endpapers, sticker upper corner of cover, slightly worn paperback copy, otherwise good copy. Topics include: Vocabulary. Conversational Phrases and Sentences, and Common Phrases. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171046). More
Bangkok. DK. 2001. xvi + 248pp, index, references, appendices, slight crease lower right corner of covers, little rubbing extremities, a good paperback copy. Text in Thai and English. "This book is a description of modern Thai for English-speaking teachers and learners of the language...who wish to understand how the Thai..... More
London. Hogarth. 1735. Etching and engraving 31.8 × 38.7cm 46.4 × 62.2 plate-mark 36.2 × 41.1 cm. and twelve-line verse caption. An eighteenth century reprint in fine condition. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170756). More
New York. G. W. Dillingham Company. 1904. 1st American edition. Colour frontispiece with tissue-guard, 426pp + 2 adverts, neat pencilled inscription front free endpaper dated 1910, light rubbing head and tail of spine. A very good clean copy. 18.5 x 11.9cm. A curious collection of short stories set in China..... More
Christchurch. Caxton Press. 1973. 58pp, paper wrappers little marked and slightly creased, very good. Story written during Chiang Kai-shek's Anti-Communist campaign. Based on stories told to the author. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171027). More
Harmondsworth. Penguin. No date. Late 20th century. [Reprint]. Complete in 5 paperback volumes. Volume I: 540pp. Volume II: 601pp. Volume III: 635pp. Volume IV: 398pp. Volume V: 383pp. Very good set with occasional wear covers. Volume 5 a later reprint so covers though the same size are not uniform. (When..... More
New York. The American Federation of Arts. 1978. Map, profuse colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 128pp, bibliography, 26.7 x 20.9 cm. Paperback, spine and rear cover showing signs of wear, otherwise in very good condition. The Newark Museum Collection of Tibetan Art and Ethnography. Catalogue of exhibition held..... More
Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2016. Illustrations, 360pp, paperback. Inscribed by the author titlepage. Very good. 'Amidst all the chatter about China lies this rock of a book, a magnificent memoir/ history from the very core of modern Chinese society and history. It's a wonderful thing where the essential book and..... More
London. Thames and Hudson. 1975. Profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, 128pp, 27.4 x 20.5cm. Foxing to upper edge of first leaf, paperback covers marked, otherwise a good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171014). More
Berkeley. Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai. 1997. xii +170pp, index, glossary, 24.2 x 16.3cm. Very good condition. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171013). More
United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2020. Profusely illustrated in colour throughout, 208pp, paperback. 29 x 20.5cm. An extraordinary exploration of the beauty and complexity of Japanese garments and accessories, Japanese Dress in Detail reveals the elaborate embroidery, intricate pleats and delicate dyes that make up some of the most..... More
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Hong Kong. International Culture Press. 1956. Second Edition. Revised by Wu Chia Ching. Translated by Liang Shih Chiu. Maps, including very attractive double page colour pictorial map, 7 striking full page colour photographic plates by well known Chinese photographers of the day, profuse black and white photographic images throughout, attractive..... More
London. Allen Lane. 2008. Maps, black and white photographic plates, viii + 370pp, bibliography, notes, index, dustjacket little creased at foot of spine, very good hardback copy. The great city of Beijing, capital of China from the ninth century, and given its form for five hundred years by the Ming..... More
New Haven. Yale Uni. Press. 1983. Maps, black and white illustrations, xxi + 286pp, notes, index, covers lifting slightly, dustjacket little worn, good copy. This book provides a new perspective on the relationship of Chinese peasant society to the modern Chinese revolution. (When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Peking. Foreign Languages Press. 1958. Translated, portrait frontispiece. 383pp, endpapers a little browned, good copy in slightly soiled dustjacket. "The appearance of this novel was a notable event in the literary circles at that time, for two reasons. First, it was the first novel whose scene was set within its..... More
Cambridge. Cambridge Uni Press. (c.1984). Reprint. 5 volumes in paperback. Volume I: Volumes I and II of the Major Series. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, tables, xi + 326pp, bibliography, index. Volume II: Volume III and a Section of Volume IV, Part I of the Major Series. ix +..... More
Beijing: New World Press. 1983. Black and white photographic illustrations, 269pp, index, very good paperback copy. China Studies Series. Drawn from the author's field work in Kaixian'gong Village, Jiangsu Province, in 1936, 1957 and 1980. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170998). More
Taipei. Cheng Wen. 1971. Reprint. xxi + 440pp, index, minor wear boards, light foxing on fore-edge, good condition. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170996). More
Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. 2003. Black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 281pp, pictorial boards, very good copy. Light on China series. American journalist Agnes Smedley was an eye-witness to the Chinese civil war. A supporter of the Communists she travelled with them and was at Yan'an at the end..... More
Sydney. Pan Macmillan. 2011. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, ix + 323 pages, index, paperback. Minor wear, upper corner bumped, otherwise in good condition. The remarkable story of the world's oldest printed book begins in a meditation cave on the edge of the Gobi Desert. In 1900, a monk..... More
Kempton, Illinois. Adventures Unlimited Press. 2000. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 358pp, index. Account of Sven Hedin's Central Asiatic Expedition (1927-30). (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170992). More
London. The Folio Society. 1996. Reprint. Endpaper maps, maps, colour frontispiece and full page colour plates, 310pp, index, a very good clothbound hardback copy in card slipcase. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 170973). More
