Kuala Lumpur. Oxford UP East Asia, 1997. Maps, black and white line and photographic illustrations, colour frontispiece, xviii + 322pp, small neat stamp half title, a good paperback copy. "This anthology contains sequences of fascinating information covering almost four centuries of Burmese history. The passages are drawn from traveller's accounts..... More
USA. Open Society Institute. 2006. 107pp, notes, appendices, very good paperback copy. " . . . details the work of international financial institutions and the type of assistance they provide, with case studies of 'lessons learned' from Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, East Timor, Chad and Cameroon, and Cambodia. The report..... More
Bangkok. All Burma Students' Democratic Front. 1997. Translated and edited by Naing Luu Aung, Aung Moe Htet and Sit Nyein Aung. 185pp, appendices, a good secondhand paperback with some extremities wear. Preamble to NLD members by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 154257)..... More
Thailand. Chulalongkorn University Press, 1994. Black and white maps, coloured illustrations, 87pp, paperback copy in very good condition despite slight sunning of spine and soiling fore edge. Passages in Burmese with English translations. Passages record how the Burmese came to terms with their defeat and how the Treaty of Yandabo..... More
Bangkok. Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma. 2004. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 250pp, bibliography, index, spine a little faded, minor extremities wear, a good paperback copy. Special Report November 2004. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 153386). More
Thailand. White Lotus. 2009. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xxii + 479 pages, index, appendices, paperback. Very good copy. Provides a fascinating eye witness summary of two expeditions made in pursuit of what can only be described as a misconceived dream. The idea of a 'back door' to China..... More
Rangoon. 1955- 1965. A run of 11 reports from September 1955 - September 1965. Black and white illustrations and folding charts in some but not all issues. All but 1958 in original stapled wrappers, 1958 is in original paper covered boards with an empty pocket at rear suggesting the loss..... More
Australia. Australian International Development Assistance Bureau. 1988. 29 one sided engineering drawings, original wrappers little worn, a good copy. 29.5 x 42cm. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 158602). More
Bangkok. Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma), 1997. 110pp, paperback, covers a little worn, good to very good. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 149607). More
Bangkok. Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma), 1997. 110pp, covers a little worn, name title page, good paperback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 158472). More
Paris. Selaf. 1981. Black and white map, black and white photographic illustrations, 313pp. bibliography, index, appendices. Good paperback copy despite bumped lower left corner on lower cover and the beginning of light browning on photographic plates. Langues et civilisations de l'Asie du sud-est et du monde insulindien. No. 11. (When..... More
London. B.B.C., 1977. Map, 160pp, a very good hardback copy in dustjacket. Author was a nursing sister in Burma in W.W.II. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 157137). More
Hong Kong. Asia Books. 1992. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, abbreviations, bibliography, 187pp, paperback, spine lightly sunned, a very good copy. "This is an exciting, informative book in the tradition of great reportage. Meant for the traveller, student and armchair adventurer alike, it belongs in the library of anyone..... More
Melbourne. Cheshire. 1944. Map, black and white illustrations, 188pp, spine little faded, a good hardback copy. WWII Burmese experiences of Major-General Wingate. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 158532). More
Bangkok. White Lotus. 2005. maps, black, white and coloured illustrations, xxii +311pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, glossary. Good paperback copy with light soiling on cover and spine. 21 x 30 cm. "This book defines the characteristics of the Nyaung Yan style, generally designated as the Ava style, which is little..... More
Rangoon. Nilar Publications. 1977. First Printing. 240pp, errata, browned paperback copy, rubbing on extremities, creased spine, still a good copy. 12 x 17.5cm. A collection of stories and articles published by Khin Myo Chit that sheds life on the beauty of daily life in Burma. (When referring to this item..... More
Yangon, Myanmar. Parami Bookshop. 2010. Black and whtie illustrated images, 220pp, paperback in good condition. 12 x 18 cm. "What do these figures of spirits, dragons and ogres in Myanmar pagodas and temples represent? What do these mythical figures mean to Myanmar Buddhists? The author compiles the legends that provide..... More
Yangon, Myanmar. Seikku Cho Cho. 2013. Coloured photographic plates, ii + 231pp, good paperback copy with slight foxing on edge of book and front free endpapers. 13 x 18 cm. "The English version of the well noted Myanmar writer Paragu's artistically narrated travelogue" - Publisher's Description. (When referring to this..... More
London. Macmillan. 1923. Preface by Joseph Conrad. 224pp, endpapers, half title and last blank browned, some browning title page, spine faded, signature front free endpaper, good copy. Herbert 63. "This travelogue by an inveterate traveller and writer on Joseph Conrad and his works, includes an account of five months' travel..... More
London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1997. Map, profusely illustrated in colour, 240pp, bibliography, glossary, index, dustjacket trifle rubbed, otherwise a very good copy. 25 x 32cm. "Richard Diran's task of recording the tribes, many of them suspicious and frightened of foreigners, was arduous and also dangerous, in the face of almost..... More
Ringwood, Vic. Penguin. 1987. Reprint. Black and white illustrations, frontispiece, xxviii + 476pp, appendices, glossary, index, light wear hardback covers, light foxing upper edge, a good copy. "Dr. Hardie (1904-73) managed to keep his diary and sketches hidden from his Japanese guards throughout his captivity. He records, in a prose..... More
France: J'ai lu, 2007. Map, 347pp, bibliography, a very good paperback copy. Text in French. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 149560). More
London. Collins. 1962. Reprint. Maps, including lower endpaper map, black and white photographic illustrations, 255pp, appendices, notes, index, spine faded slightly, little foxing page edges, otherwise a sound hardback copy. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 158564). More
Bangkok. Ava Publishing House. (circa1996). [Reprint]. Map, black and white photographic illustrations throughout, xii + 237pp, appendices, index, covers a little marked where dustjacket has adhered in a few places, still a very good copy. The nine chapters in this volume look at many aspects of Burmese life including childhood..... More
London. Warne. (c.1948). Endpaper maps, frontispiece, 255pp, name of a prior owner half title, some damp staining first 55 pages, original cloth soiled and a little rubbed. A sound secondhand copy. Novel set in Burma during World War II. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 158253). More
