Boston. Beacon Press. 1996. Reprint. Map, black and white illustrations, xl + 310pp, paperback, very good copy. The autobiographical account of Alexandra David-Neel's journey into Tibet disguised as a pilgrim. At the age of 53 she was the first European women to enter Lhasa. (When referring to this item please..... More
Hong Kong. Hong Kong China Tourism Press. 2001. Map, colour photographic illustrations, 119pp, paperback. 28.7 x 21.5cm. Very good copy. Photographic introduction to Tibet. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171461). More
Kathmandu. Book Faith India. 1996. Second Reprint. Black and white photographic plates and line illustrations, xiv + 666pp, Tibetan texts and sources, indices, thick paperback, very good copy. 24 x 16cm. "Here is a study of the Tibetan protective deities and their cult, which, apart from giving an insight into..... More
Bangkok. Orchid Press. 2009. Black and white line illustrations throughout, 123pp, very good paperback copy. Drawing from indigenous works of the 19th century , the author illustrates and explains 109 amulets and their accompanying mantras, as well as 102 cakras, primarily associated with the Nyingma-pa and Bon traditions. (When referring..... More
London. Hutchinson. 1957. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 262pp, endpapers very lightly and evenly browned, dustjacket worn and chipped. A good clean secondhand copy. Memoirs by an American research scientist who spent 20 months living among the Hunza people in their small mountain kingdom with a population of about..... More
London. Phoenix Press. 2001. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 182p, a little light browning mainly at margins and edges, a good paperback copy. This classic work first published in London in 1929 describes the expeditions Aurel Stein mounted following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. (When..... More
Lalitpur. Educational Enterprise. 1989. Maps, 2 folding, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 216pp, appendices, very good in paperback. 24.5 x 17cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171456). More
Oxford. Ashmolean Museum. 2008. Colour photographic illustrations, 175pp, bibliography, paperback. 26.5 x 19.5cm. This catalogue presents some sixty important early sculptures and other objects from Tibet and Nepal dating from c.500-1400 AD, with an introductory essay. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171455). More
UK. Faber and Faber. 2012. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, xii + 268 pages, index, bibliography, paperback. Nagaland has been fighting a secret, often brutal, war for independence for more than half a century. Portrayed either as a land of ruthless guerrillas or exotic natives, Nagaland is in fact a complex..... More
Madras. Viswanathan. No date. Freely rendered into Engish with an introduction and commentary. Foreword by Dr. S. Radhakrishan. 62pp, original paperback covers, endpapers trifle browned but generally a very good copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 171449). More
London. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts. 1857. 1st Edition. Volume I only : viii + 422pp plus 2 adverts. Considerably worn original blue cloth covered boards, rust coloured endpapers with printer's adverts on front & rear pastedowns. Some foxing, an ex- library copy with the stamp of Fathers of..... More
London. Office of the National Illustrated Library. nd.[c1851]. 1 volume only: Volume II: Black and white engravings throughout, vi + 304pp, original blindstamped light tan cloth covered boards, decorative gilt spine, cloth a little soiled and darker on the spine, few small tears head and tail of spine, inscription on..... More
Bandung. (circa1950). 10 children's readers in original very attractive coloured wrappers. Most illustrated with black and white line illustrations. Each volume approximately 16 - 20 pages. Annotations in pencil and ink in 2 volumes; some foxing. Overall very good copies. An attractive and unusual collection of Indonesian children's readers from..... More
New York. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1999. 344pp, very good copy in dustjacket. A fascinating account of a Vietnamese-American's return to Vietnam. Andrew Pham has managed to bring to life the Vietnam he finds on his return together with a memories of the war, escape and family secrets. (When referring..... More
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東京. [Tokyo]. 須原鉄二. [Suhara, Tetsuji]. 明治 16 [1883]. Black and white illustrations, 204 + 2pp, hardback, 18.5 x 13cm, prior owner's signature on end paper. Some light foxing endpapers and very occasionally in text, pictorial paper covered boards and plain blue cloth spine showing some wear and marking. Still a...... More
[Circa1940- 1955]. 209 Japanese striking colour matchbox/matchbook covers laid down onto 20 black pages of an album. 28 pages are blank. 22 x 30cm Minor wear album. Very good. An album containing 209 Japanese matchbox/matchbook covers with a wide variety of designs, many of them advertising shops, restaurants or other..... More
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[Xi'an?]: 金泉钱币博物馆.[Jin Quan qian bi bo wu guan]. (circa 1992 -2005). 5 replica coins of Qin, Han, Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties laid down onto thick card leaves, colour illustrations, [6 leaves], head of spine rubbed, overall good, hardback made in the style of a Chinese book case. Text in..... More
Qingdao: Taiheiyoko]*. 太平洋行. 昭和 13 [1938]. Coloured folding plan of Qingdao in 1938. some browning on reverse with a small lighter section on map, Japanese place names, no scale, 36 x 39cm, 3 inset maps. This 1938 Qingdao city map shows street names in Chinese characters and location of Chinese..... More
No place of publication. No details of publisher. Circa [1911). 46 black and white photographic plates, mainly full page, each with tissue-guard captioned in Japanese. Upper cover titled with decorations in gold and silver, all edges gilt, tassle ties. Some spotting throughout, green patterned silk boards, hinges strengthened with Japanese..... More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 2020. Map, 152 colour photographic illustrations, 375pp, bibliography, index, 28.4 x 24.5cm. "An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular colour images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim Laman In this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned author and..... More
Sydney. Sydney University Press. 2020. Black and white illustrations, viii + 315pp, index, 20.8 x 14.7cm. "In the 18th and 19th centuries, relations between China and the West were defined by the Qing dynasty's strict restrictions on foreign access and by the West's imperial ambitions. Cultural, political and economic interactions..... More
London. Illustrated London News. March 20,1875. Black and white wood engraving from The Illustrated London News. The sheet shows 3 illustrations - Graves Near Shanghai; Chinese Coffin; Graves on the Peiho and Elevation and Paln of the Tomb of Yung-lo, Ming Dynast, Near Pekin. Good copy. 40 x 27.3cm. Nearly..... More
London. U California P Berkeley 2002, 2004. 3rd Printing. Maps, colour and black and white illustrations, 270pp, silk covered boards, a very good hardback copy in slipcase. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 168388). More
New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1902. 1st Edition. Black and white folding map of the author's journey, numerous illustrations taken by and for the author, xxxi + 333pp, index, tear margin 1 page, bookplate front paste down, the endpapers are on acidic paper and the front free endpaper is present..... More
Shanghai. St John's University (Commercial Press Limited), 1922. An ex-library copy in buff coloured boards and cloth spine with the title and author hand printed. A withdrawn library label from Western Reserve University on the inside cover. Top edge of cover lacking, original printed wrapper cover pasted down. vi +190pp..... More
