Reminiscences of Horse Racing in British India. xvi, 291pp, illustrated by J. K. Ferguson, 12pp publisher's catalog at back. Bright, clean interior, no foxing. Name in ink to the top corner of the half-title page - 'J N Ewing, 21st Hussars' [A British Army Regiment stationed in India from time-to-time & known for its participation in the Battle of Omdurman in 1893'. Otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges, flawless black endpapers. Attractive illustration to the frony board - Horse & Rider racing through a jungle scene. Gilt titles, decoration and part of the illustration. Ill... View More...
An account of the year 1958 for the China Inland Mission. Their activities in a number of Asian countries including Laos, Malaya, Indonesia, Japan, China and Thailand. 75pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean interior. Stamps of The Franklin Chinese Gospel Church [Vancouver, BC] to endpapers, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding. Clean, unmarked wrappers. Minor wear to foot of spine where label removed. Weight, 130g. View More...
Anthology of 18 essays on Aikido and the New Warrior. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. No creasing to spine. 230pp. Bright, clean wrappers, unmarked. Slight rubbing to spine edges. Solid, attractive userd copy. Weight, 390g. View More...
The author explores small islands in the Sea of Zanj in the India Ocean, 'home' of Sinbad the Sailor' and countless Pirates. 191 pages 8 plates, illustrations, coat of arms, map; 23 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The nunclipped dustjacket show a little, light edge wear and some surface rubbing. Weight, 333g. View More...
Story of Roger Hilsman's experiences as a guerrilla leader and fighter during World War II. 312pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket has a little edge wear and edge creasing. View More...
Autobiographical account of an American soldier fighting a guerrilla war behind enemy lines in the Phillipines during WWII. xiii, 312 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. An, 'AUSA Institute of Land Warfare book'. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding; boards show virtually no wear. Unclipped dustjacket shows moderate edge wear, edge ceases etc, but is generally bright and clean. Weight, 450g. View More...
A record of observations of natural history in the Himalayan valley of Hazara collected between 1914 and 1916. A considerable amount of the book deals with various species of Spiders, some deals with various Insects, one chapter on Mammals and one on Birds xii, 300 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations : map ; 23 cm. Includes index.Interuior is bright, cean and unmarked. The bindin g is tight and square, the hinges sound. Slight wear to th hgreen cloth at the spine edges. Otherwise the book is almost Fine. Unpacked weight, 684g. We ship Worldwide using both Canada Post and the United St... View More...
Political analysis of China from 1949 to the early 1970s. Undated, circa early 1970s. 323pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket [unclipped]. Weight, 570g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either ... View More...
Single issue of an important journal on Pacific Affairs. This issue contains articles on Labor Problems in Southeast Asia, japan's Population Problems, India's Wartime Finances, Wartime Local Government in China, Air Transport in the Pacific - A British View, Militarists in the Japanese State, Sidelights on China's Wartime Production. pp385-512. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. Unmarked. Weight, 190g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rate... View More...
Single issue of an important journal on Pacific Affairs. This issue contains articles on Native Welfare in the Southwest Pacific Islands, Canada's Stake in the War and the Peace, Japanization of Far Eastern Occupied Areas, The Indian Princes and Politics, The Future of Japan [American and Canadian Views], Economic and Social Research in China. pp129-256. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. Unmarked. Weight, 190g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire... View More...
Special volume commemorating the establishment of Hong Kong as a Special Administrative Region of the P. R. C. after a century of British rule. Parallel Chinese and English language text. Lavish production. 118pp, color photo illustrated. Bright, fresh copy: back panel of dustjacket slightly soiled. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Shipped well pack... View More...
Volume Three in the series, 'Chinese Business Space'. English and Chinese text. Superb color photographs illustrating various styles of decor and layout in Chinese restaurants. 187 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. Includes index. Bright, clean and umarked, inside and out side. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar, but showing some minor edge wear. Heavy book weighing 1.372kg. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to th... View More...
'What do you need to know about Japan and the Japs? Here is a mine of information; east to read, authentic and unbiased'. On cover: 'A Hurricane" book. 64 pages ; 19 cm. Introduction -- Dope for Japanese dupes -- East meets the West -- A premium on professors -- Power in the Pacific -- Peaceful penetration -- The Nisei and the dragons -- Japanese kaleidoscope -- Women and morals. Internally clean and unmarked. Slight tanning to pages. Aytractive, bold cover art - minor wear to the wrappers. Staples are rusted bur spine is sound. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North... View More...
Photographic survey of the Towns of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, with introductory text. 327pp, profusely photo illustrated in color and in b&w. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Dustjacket, with price clip, is similar, in brodart. Heavy book weighing 1.73kg. View More...
Printed, black & white postcard of the Hotel Homann in, then, Dutch-occupied Java, Indonesia. Undated, circa 1920. Scarce location. Clean and unused, 3.5" by 5.5". Shipping via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. View More...
Attractive luggage label from the Hotel New Japan in Tokyo. The hotel was built in 1960 and we beleive that this label was an early version. The label is mounted on album paper. We have not attempted to remove the label but believe that this could be done. Image available. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. View More...
This is the story of the Russian fleet's seven-month 18,000-mile odyssey from Kronstadt to the Far East, a venture which began in 1904 and turned into a mission of heroic futility after the fall of Port Arthur and, with it, the entire Russian pacific fleet.First published in 1980. 237 pages, photo plates. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight binding, light spine creases. Reading crease to front cover at spine. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very comp... View More...
Ancient history of Western Asia, India and Crete. Translated by Jindrich Prochazka. xiv, 259 p. : illustrated [somecolor], maps ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. No wear to the cloth but very minor surface soiling. Weight, 743g. View More...
Superb photographs of India from a visit to Rajasthan in 1992. Chinese and English text. Unpaginated. Bright, fresh interior. Tight, square binding. Bright, clean boards. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 1.1kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, b... View More...
Please note - The above is our translation of a tile not appearing the the World Catalogue. No ISBN. 199pp, illustrated in b&w with some plates in full color. Unmarked. Small lower corner crease to front wrapper, otherwise near new. Bright, clean copy. Weight, 452g. Scan available. View More...
