Sydney. Museum of Contemporary Art. 2002. Map, colour illustrations with some black & white line drawings. Illustrated card wrappers. 86pp, glossary. One corner lightly creased, light rubbing to rear cover, else a very nice copy, 28 x 23cm. Dorothy Napangardi is a Walpiri woman from the area around Mina Mina..... More
Singapore. Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts. 1999. Colour illustrations, black and white line drawings, unpaginated, Stiff illustrated card wrappers - a very good copy, 29 x 20cm Shows 33 most recently acquired contemporary art works from India, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Japan. Fukuoka Art Museum. 1997. First Edition. Colour and black and white photographic illustrations and reproductions, 288pp illustrated wrappers. Very light rubbing to corners, else a fine copy. A sumptuous exhibition catalogue celebrating unknown art in Southeast Asia with around 150 works that represent modern art in six Southeast Asian..... More
Canberra. Australian National University Press. 1977. [Reprint]. Original publisher's green cloth, with red title label lettered in gilt. xxxvi +1005pp, addenda and corrigenda and list of scientific names, which have to be changed as compared with the 1931 edition. Numerous black & white botanical illustrations. 24 x 16cm. Near fine..... More
London. John Murray. 1828. Second Edition. 3 volumes. Volume I: lxvii + 450pp. Volume II: vi + 564pp. Volume III: vi + 525 + viii list of subscribers. 27 wood engravings, some light occasional browning. Half calf with marbled boards and edges, spines in compartments with raised bands, elaborately stamped..... More
Boston. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 1907. First Edition. 2 volumes. Folding coloured maps at the rear of each volume, blue cloth covered boards lettered and stamped in gilt on the spines: Vol. I. xxi + 520pp. Vol.II. xvi + 502pp (1023pp), rough cut edges, cancelled library labels on each front..... More
New Delhi: 1828. First Edition. 2 volumes. in 1, 4to, First Edition; Volume I: xvi, [4], [xvii]-xlviii + 632pp; full-page map, coloured in outline, 5 plates, 21 wood engravings in text; (List of Subscribers, etc., last blank) Volume II: viii + 516pp; 5 plates, 4 wood engravings in text; contemporary..... More
Thimphu. Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan. 2004. Map (rear free endpaper), colour illustrations and photographic illustrations throughout, references, indices, 180pp. Paperback in excellent condition, 19.4 x 13.4cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215157. More
Kathmandu. Vajra Publications. 2011. Colour photographic illustrations, 300pp. Paperback in very good condition, 21.5 x 13.8cm. This is a true story of a spiritual journey and the incredible but all too human love between a Western woman and a high reincarnate Lama, the spiritual king of Bhutan. It is neither..... More
No Place of Publication. Somali Smruti Smita. 1999. Two colour photographic illustrations, 66pp. Cover worn and endpapers appear to be glue stained as issued. Otherwise in sound condition, hardback with dustjacket, 22 x 14.3cm. A brief overview of many facets of Bhutan; the people, language, dress, judiciary system, religion, social..... More
Montreal. Robert Davies Publishing. 1995. Maps, glossary, 299pp. Faint writing visible on front free endpaper, paperback in good condition, 21.5 x 14cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215154. More
Somerset. Paula Carnell. 2019. Map, colour photographic illustrations throughout, 100pp. Hardback in excellent condition, 20.4. x 13.4cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215153. More
Delhi. Oxford University Press. 1986. Endpaper maps, colour illustrations throughout, index, xiv + 265pp. Upper edges slightly foxed, but otherwise a hardback in very good condition in protected dustjacket, 19 x 12.8cm. 37 colour plates illustrating 366 species. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215152. More
New York. Vintage Books. 1996. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index, xiii + 297pp. Paperback in very good condition, 20.5 x 13.3cm. Profiling the exotic kingdoms of the Himalayas, this history of the Buddhist world describes its early exploration, harmonious existence, and threat of extinction by forbidden..... More
Bombay. Orient Longman Limited. 1974. Black and white frontispiece photographic illustration of Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu, some colour photographic illustrations and black line drawings, viii + 99pp. Spine and parts of cover a little faded and marked, but otherwise a hardback in good condition. 25 x 16.5cm. When referring to this..... More
United Kingdom: Pan Macmillan. 2000. Maps, some color photographic illustrations, glossary, bibliography index, xxiii + 510pp. Dustjacket slightly worn at edges, but otherwise a hardback in very good condition, 21.2 x 14cm. Of the 24 Himalayan kingdoms which survived until the British left India, only two, Nepal and Bhutan, are..... More
London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1987. Map, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 192pp. Hardback in very good condition with dustjacket, 23.6 x 15.6. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215148. More
New York. Alfred A Knopf. 1995. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index, uncut, 297pp. Dustjacket slightly marked, hardback in tight clean condition, 24.3 x 16.4cm. Profiling the exotic kingdoms of the Himalayas, this history of the Buddhist world describes its early exploration, harmonious existence, and threat of..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2022. Maps, profuse colour photographic illustrations, 119pp. Hardback in dustjacket. New. "Take a visual journey to Japan's vast northern island of Hokkaido. This stunning guide covering all the places foreign and Japanese tourists alike find so fascinating here - spectacular volcanic landscapes, the world's best powder skiing, and..... More
Tokyo. Tuttle. 2022. Profuse colour illustrations, 141pp. Paperback. New. "This book makes it easy to create and admire wonderful Japanese-style paintings and portraits! Modern Japanese-style paintings are recognisable by their restrained use of three-dimensionality and perspective, reliance upon expressive lines, and the bold use of colour to direct the viewer's..... More
Waratah. Puncher and Wattmann. 2023. Black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 253pp. Paperback. New. "When the US announced their intention to pull out of Afghanistan by September 2021, few anticipated how quickly the Taliban would overrun the Afghan National Security Forces. As Kabul fell two weeks before the deadline..... More
London. Hurst & Company. 2023. v + 432pp, notes, index. Paperback. New. "How can we explain Britain's long rule in India beyond the cliches of 'imperial' versus 'nationalist' interpretations? In this new history, Roderick Matthews tells a more nuanced story of 'oblige and rule', the foundation of common purpose between..... More
Mile End. Wakefield Press. 2022. Black & white photographic illustrations, ix + 201pp. Paperback. New. "Before the Japanese Imperial Navy Air Service staged its surprise strike on Pearl Harbor, Miyakatsu Koike lived the privileged life of a Japanese expatriate in the Dutch East Indies. Through the working week he was..... More
Thimphu. Dorji Penjore. 2011. Map, numerous colour photographic illustrations, timeline, glossary, references, 124pp. Front lower cover slightly faded, paperback in very good condition, 21 x 14.8cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215145. More
Paro. The National Museum of Bhutan, 2016. 198pp, notes on contributors, paperback in very good condition, 22 x 14.7cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215144. More