Category: Asia

Bureaucracy, Economy, and Leadership in China: The Institutional Origins of the Great Leap Forward

By: BACHMAN, David M.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Cambridge, UK, Cambridge Univ Press : 1991

Seller ID: 30300

ISBN-13: 9780521402750

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

The book examines the origins of the economic policies of China's 'Great Leap Forward', 1968-1960. 262pp. Bright interior, Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 550g.
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Roots of Terrorism

By: BAJPAI, Kanti P.

Price: $11.50

Publisher: New Delhi, Pebguin Books : 2002

Seller ID: 33827

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Terrorism in India. 181pp, fixed silk page marker. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, almost 'as new'. Weight, 260g.
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The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la

By: BALF, Tod

Price: $9.95

Publisher: USA, Crown : 2000

Seller ID: 2212

ISBN-13: 9780609606254

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

A chronicle of a kayak team's quest to make the first descent through the dangerous Tsangpo Gorge of the Brahmaputra River describes how the four expert members of the team took on an adventure that ended in tragedy. 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, quite fresh. Tight, square binding, no wear to the boards. The unbclipped dustjacket in a protective breodart, is aldo Fine
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A Song of Unending Sorrow {Ch'ang-hen ko]: Interpretive Paintings By Pau Siu-Yau

By: BAO, Shaoyou

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Pasadena, CA, Printmart Printing Press : 1985

Seller ID: 037561

Binding: Stapled Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Paintings by Pau Siu-yao interpreting scenes from the poem by Shaoyou Bao [772-846 AD]. From an Exhinbition held in Pasadena, California in 1985. English language text. Unpaginated, [72pp], illustrated with full-page color paintings. Overall, bright and very clean. Previous owners details to tp. Sound, stapled binding. Weight, 372g.
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From the Land of Lost Content; The Dalai Lama's fight for Tibet

By: BARBER, Noel

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Collins, London [1969]

Seller ID: 3107

The Story of the Dalai Lama and the invasion of the Chinese. 1st printing, 8vo, 224pp, endpaper amps. Hardcover in red cloth with price-clipped dustjacket. Good copy; bright and fresh. Fine/VG+
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Nybyggjarlandet Mansjuria

By: BARNES, Einar

Price: $11.50

Publisher: Oslo, Misjonskurset

Seller ID: 20891

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good VG, or Better

An account of missionaries in pre-WW2 Manchuria. Barnas Brevkurs IV. Norwegian language text. 74pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound, stapled binding. Attractive illustrated front wrap. Weight, 50g.
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Yuan Jun Miao: Archaeological Excavation at the Yellow River Reservoirs: Report No. 4 [with an English Abstract]

By: BEIJING UNIVERSITY

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Beijing, Cultural Relics Publishing House : 1983

Seller ID: 31551

Binding: Cloth Spine, Hard Boards

Condition: VG+

A Report on Archaeological excavations at the Yellow River Reservoirs. Report No. 4, with an Abstract in English [pp160-1] . Chinese text [except for Abstarct]. 161pp, 54 photo plates at back. Cloth spine with green paper covered hard boards. Small ink name/chop to ffep, otherwise unmarked. Slight wear to boards at tips. Weight, 700g. 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. Im...
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Yuan Jun Miao: Archaeological Excavation at the Yellow River Reservoirs: Report No. 4 [with an English Abstract]

By: BEIJING UNIVERSITY

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Beijing, Cultural Relics Publishing House : 1983

Seller ID: 31552

Binding: Wrappers

Condition: Good Very Good

A Report on Archaeological excavations at the Yellow River Reservoirs. Report No. 4, with an Abstract in English [pp160-1] . Chinese text [except for Abstarct]. 161pp, 54 photo plates at back. Green paper wrappers. Unmarked. Slight wear to foot of spine. Weight, 380g. 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 packed. USA postage is usually $6....
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Simple Oriental Cookery

By: BEILENSON, Edna

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Mount Vernon, NY, Peter Pauper Press : 1960

Seller ID: 10733

Binding: Illust. Paper-Covered Boards

Condition: About Fine

Basic recipes for Chinese food. peter Pauper Press edition with bright and colorful illustrations. 60pp, color illustrated. Book is bright and fresh with a sound binding. Unmarked. Dustjacket has tape repairs to inside; externally appears bright and clean.
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Bella's Guru-Bhakti

By: BELLA; SIVANANDA-VALENTINA

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Light of Sivananda-Valentina : 1977

Seller ID: 045527

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG

Sivananda-Valentina was born and raised in China, of Russian emigres. In childhood, She easily mastered Chinese and many other languages. In later years, she became a master of many arts including music, dance, acting and poetry. She was also very beautiful and had a loving and charming personality. But, above all, was her intense aspiration to realize the Divine. She brought her spiritual aspirations into everything she did and Her outwardly glamorous activities became Her spiritual offerings to God. Eventually, however, She withdrew from the outer glamour to dedicate her life to spiritual pr...
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Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu

By: BERGREEN, Laurence

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Knopf : 2007

Seller ID: 14991

ISBN-13: 9781400043453

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

A portrait of the thirteenth-century explorer, adventurer, and global traveler follows Marco Polo from his youth in Venice to his journey to Asia and role in the court of Kublai Khan, to his return to Europe, and discusses his influence on the history of his era. 415 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 777g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcha...
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The Eildest Dreams of Kew: A Profile of Nepal

By: BERNSTEIN, Jeremy

Price: $13.50

Publisher: London, George Allen and Unwin : 1970

Seller ID: 13506

ISBN: 0-04951018

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: VG+

A profile of Nepal. 186pp, photo illustrated by Claude Jaccoux, book catalog at back.Bright copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket has some edge wear and curls a little at top edge.
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Rajasthan: An Oral History: conversations with Komal Kothari

By: BHARUCHA, Rustom

Price: $8.50

Publisher: New Delhi, Penguin Global : 2007

Seller ID: 15299

ISBN-13: 9780143029595

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

For over five decades, Komal Kathari has journeyed through Rajasthan exploring its rich cultural and musical traditions. In this book, Rustom Bharucha attempts to map his vast experience of the desert, drawing on extended and freewheeling conversations with Kothari. VIII, [2], 358pp. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Unpacked weight, 307g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and ...
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan

By: BIX, Herbert P.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Perennial : 2001

Seller ID: 043200

ISBN-13: 9780060931308

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. 814 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. A bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding, no spine creasing. Very slight wear to some edges - almost 'as new'. Weight, 676g.
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Heirs Apparent: What Happens When Mao Dies?

By: BLOODWORTH, Ching Ping & Dennis

Price: $9.00

Publisher: London, Secker & Warburg : 1973

Seller ID: 15645

ISBN: 436-05203-2

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

History of Mao Tsetung and of Commusnist China posing the question - ' what happens when Mao dies?'. 236pp, 3 maps. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Only defect is a small corner clip to ffep. Dustjacket is bright and clean with a small, 1" closed tear to back panel. Weight, 490g.
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Hong Kong Remembers

By: BLYTH, Sally and WOTHERSPOON, Ian

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Hong Kong, Oxford University Press : 1996

Seller ID: 07500

ISBN-13: 9780195877687

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: As New

Account of Hong Kong in the post World War II years until just before re-patriation to China. 285pp, illustrated, endpaper maps.Mint copy, as new. 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 packed. USA postage is usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, ...
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Dragon pink on old White

By: BONOSKY, Phillip

Price: $13.50

Publisher: New York, Marzani & Munsell : 1960

Seller ID: 041242

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

The author explores Chinese color symbolism and its differences with the West. OCLC Number: 2350574. 224 p. illus. 22 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, squaree binding, no wear to the bright, white cloth. The unclipped dustjacket shows some edge wear and tiny chip but is generally clean and unmarked. Sun-fading to the spine. Weight, 501g.
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Iovrnael Ofte Gedenckwaerdige Beschijvinghe: De Wonderlijke Avonturen Van Een Schipper in De Oost 1618-1625

By: BONTEKOE, Eillem Ysbrantsz

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Amsterdam, Van Kampen & Zoon : 1971

Seller ID: 16966

Binding: Illustrated Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Dutch language. An account of a voyage to the East Indies , 1618-1625. Facsimile reprint of the original edition of 1648. 80pp, illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. No wear to boards. Bookplate and gift inscription to ffep. Dustjacket has only very minor wear to top edge. Weight, 320g.
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Brunei Asia Line; Direct Container & Break-bulk Service

By: BORNEO ASIA LINE LIMITED

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Panama, Borneo Asia Line Limited : 1991

Seller ID: 055791

Binding: Folded Card

Condition: Very Good

Small brochure advertising the services provided by the Brunei Asia Line. Unfolds to 11.5" by 8.25". Map, World-wide agents. Parrticulars of threeVessels - Speco King, Speco Queen, Speco Giant. The line basically operated out of Hong Kong. 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 rates to Worldwide destinations
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Arms & Armour of the Samurai

By: BOTTOMLEY, I. and HOPSON, A. P.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: London, Bison Books Ltd. : 1988

Seller ID: 21616

ISBN-13: 9780861244157

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Book illustrates the 700-year history of the development of the arms and armour of the Samurai. 192pp, photo illustrated in color and in b&w. Spectacular photographs! A very bright, clean copy. Totally unmarked. Sound binding. No wear to boards. Nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 1.14kg We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, 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 spec...
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Category: Asia