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Called by this mountain : the legend of the silver ice axe and the early climbing history of Mount Alberta

By: SANFORD, Robert William

Price: $49.95

Publisher: Canmore, AB, The Alpine Club of Canada: 2000

Seller ID: 041276

ISBN: 0920330436

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Text in English and Japanese, each with separate t.p. and inverted pagination. Title on added t.p.: Kono yama ni yobarete : gin no pikkeru densetsu to Aruba?ta-san no shoki tozanshi. viii, 62, 49 p. : ill., ports. ; 27 cm. Bright, clean, unmarkewd copy, almost 'as new'. Weight, 626g.
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Siberia: Epic of the Century

By: SANSONE, Vito

Price: $8.95

Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Progress Publishers: 1980

Seller ID: 037821

ISBN: 0714716294

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Abridged translation of: Siberia, l'avventura del secolo. Maps on lining papers. 222, [1] p., [60] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. A volume in the series - 'Impressions of the USSR'. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Sound, tight binding, no wear to cloth. Dustjacket shows only minor edge wear, but is otherwise clean and glossy. Weight, 378g.
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Nepal and the East India Company

By: SANWAL, B. D.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Bombay, Asia Publishing House: 1965

Seller ID: 19037

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

Early history of Nepal, relations between rulers of Nepal and the East India Co.[1767-1857, Nepal's wars with Tibet [1788-92;1854-6] etc. 347pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Virtually no wear to blue cloth. Dustjacket, in brodart, is generally bright and clean but with small, lost pieces at head of spine and at top corner of back panel. Reduced by 25%. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 560g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise wi...
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The Principles of Aikido

By: SAOTOME, Mitsugi

Price: $19.50

Publisher: U.S.A., Shambhala: 1989

Seller ID: 33024

ISBN: 0877734097

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Demonstrates basic and advanced techniques in the Japanese art of swordsmanship and discusses the philosophy behind the martial art. Translations of Japanese text and oral lectures. 223 pages, [1] pages of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked, still quitefresh. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. About 'as new'. Weight, 693g.
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Auf Den Gletschern Und Gipfeln Mittelasiens

By: SATULOWSKI, D. M.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Leipzig, VEB Bibliographisches Institut: 1953

Seller ID: 24896

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

A mountaineering classic first published in Russian and, in this edition, translated to German. 400pp, photo illustrated, maps, large folding map at rear, endpaper maps. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Dustjacket has some edge wear, small margin tears, but is otherwise reasonably clean. Weight, 580g.
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Confucian Values and Popular Zen: Sekimon Shingaku in Eighteenth-century Japan

By: SAWADA, Janine Anderson

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press: 1993

Seller ID: 15872

ISBN: 0-8248-1414-2

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

The author shows how Shingaku, a teaching founded by merchant Ishida Baigan, blossomed after his death into a widespread religious movement drawing on Zen Buddhism and Confucianism. 256pp, illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket is similar but with a little edge wear. Weight, 520g.
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Seeoffizier Des Zaren: Erkundung Im Tatarensund 1854-1856

By: SCHILLING, Nikolai Baron

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Koln, Wissenschaft Und Politik: 1971

Seller ID: 15789

ISBN: 3-8046-8440-8

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Life of a German Naval Offficer in the service of Russia. 207pp, endpaper maps. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Gift inscription on verso of htp. Dustjacket is bright with very minor wear. Some creasing to inside front flap of DJ. Weight, 260g.
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A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations

By: SCHIROKAUER, Conrad

Price: $15.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd: 1978

Seller ID: 31050

ISBN: 0155055704

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Good VG

Overview of Chinese and Japanese history. xxi, 662 pages : illustrations: maps by J. P. Tremblay ; 24 cm. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. A few very light reading creases to the spine. Slight wear to the front wrapper. Solid, sound copy. Weight, 1.02kg.
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An archaeological site at Shek Pik : excavation report and related Papers

By: SCHOFIELD, Walter:

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Archaeological Society: 1975

Seller ID: 039592

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

English language text with Summary in Chinese. Series - Journal Monograph I, Hong Kong Archaeological Society [Xianggang kao gu xue hui zhuan kan, di 1 ben]. Includes a paper by J.G. Anderson. ix, 114 p., [13] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 26 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. Minor rubbing to wrappers otherwise 'near new'. Weight, 364g.
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Canada and Japan in the Twentieth Century

By: SCHULTZ, John: MIWA, Kimitada - Editors

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Toronto, Oxford Univ Press: 1991

Seller ID: 037729

ISBN: 0195408608

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: About 'As New'

Collection of essays by leading scholars on Canada/Japan relations. 262pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, about 'as new'. No creases to spine or wear to tight, square binding. Weight, 476g.
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Atlas of Primitive Man in China

By: SCIENCE PRESS

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Beijing, Science Press: 1980

Seller ID: 14536

ISBN: 0-442-20013-7

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: About Fine

Compiled by a group organized by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 174pp, profusely color illustrated, index, endpaper maps. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket. Weight, 1kg.
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Siberia: Its Conquest and Development

By: SEMYONOV, Yuri

Price: $12.50

Publisher: London, Hollis & Carter: 1963

Seller ID: 039078

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

A history of the conquest and development of Siberia. 414pp, photo illustrated. Book is very clean, binding tight, no wear to cloth. Dustjacket has minimal edge wear and is not price clipped. Weight, 690g.
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Catalogue of Archaeological Collections: Two Volume Set

By: SERIZAWA, Chosuke - Editor

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Sendai, Japan, Tohuku University: 1982

Seller ID: 30218

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Selections from the Archaeological Collections at Tohoku University in Japan. Mostly japanese artifacts with a few from Sakhalin and the Korean Peninsula. Two volume bound in grey cloth with gilt titles. Japanese and English text. 242pp + 259pp, profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. A 'mint' set - bright, fresh and unmarked, 'as new'. No dustjackets, as issued, but with a card slipcase, japanese titles to the spine. Heavy set weighing 2.15kg [4.75lbs] beore packing.
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India's Wildlife and Wildlife Reserves

By: SESHADI, B.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: New Delhi, Sterling Publishers Private Limited: 1986

Seller ID: 06545

ISBN: 81-207-0529-7

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Wildlife conservation on the Indian sub-continent. 215pp, photo illustrated, endpaper maps. Clean, tight copy.
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The People of Wheelbarrow Lane

By: SEWELL, William

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, George Allen & Unwin: 1970

Seller ID: 14110

ISBN: 0-04-951017-7

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

The author, an Englishmen, describes with great affection his life among ordinary Chinese people in the 1920's. 200pp, illustrations by Yu Tse-tan. Bright, fresh copy with a sound binding. Small, previous owner's sig. on ffep. Dustjacket has only very minor edge wear and a little fading to back panel. Weight, 480g.
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Red Storm: A Play in Three Acts

By: SHAN, Chin

Price: $13.50

Publisher: Peking, Foreign Languages Press: 1965

Seller ID: 051310

Binding: Cloth Spine, Stiff Card Board

Condition: Near Fine

A play written and performed in the Revolutionary China of the 1960s. 115pp, photo illustrations from the stage play. Silver cloth spine and bright red, paper-covered boards.Attractice artist-drawn dustjacket. Book is Fine - bright, clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is nearly similar just showing a small amount of wear to some edges. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 231g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage within Canada. USA rates by weight alone
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A Selection of Shandong Han Dynasty Sculpture Images

By: SHANDONG PROVINCIAL MUSEUM

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Museum: 1981

Seller ID: 31830

Binding: Cloth Spine, Paper Covered Bds

Condition: VG+

Book contains 585 images of engraved, stone sculptures on rock from Shandong, the birthplace of Confucius. Text written in simplified Chinese with detailed description of each image. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Boards are similar. Bump to top corner of front board. Tight, square, sound binding. Dustjacket shows surface rubbing, some edge wear and wear to tips and corners. Info available. Very heavy, oversized book.
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The Founding of Maratha Freedom

By: SHARMA, S. R.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Bombay, Orient Longmans Limited: 1964

Seller ID: 19198

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good VG

Indian history of the Marathas. 467pp, illustrated. Bright copy with a sound binding. Ink name to ffep. Dustjacket is nearly similar but with a couple of small tape repairs to lower edge. Weight, 530g. 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.
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China: Reference Classics

By: SHAUGHNESSY, Edward L. - Editor

Price: $14.00

Publisher: London, Duncan Baird Publishers: 2005

Seller ID: 15485

ISBN: 1844832759

Binding: Wrappers, French Flaps

Condition: As New

Authoritative and accessible guide to one of the world's most remarkable civilizations - a major work of scholarship. 256pp, profusely photo illustrated mostly in colour. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked with a tight, square binding, no spine creasing. Unpacked weight, 852g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available.
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The United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary

By: SHAVIT, David

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Greenwood Press: 1990

Seller ID: 21121

ISBN: 031326788X

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

Comprehensive dictionary of the history of the relationships between the United States and various states in Asia. 620pp. An ex-library copy but with minimal markings. Book is very bright and clean. Binding is sound. No wear to cloth. Slight surface loss to part of blank fep where a label removed. Library mark to top edge is very faint. No other marks. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 1.07kg unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size an...
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Category: Asia