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Japanese Rule in Formosa

By: TAKEKOSHI, Yosaburo

Price: $750.00

Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, and Co.: 1907

Seller ID: 28071

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Good VG, or Better

Preface by baron Shimpei Goto. Translated by George Braithwaite. Presentation copy to H. W. Arthur, [From Hori [?] Iwai, Esq., Civil Administrator of Formosa, 1906-8], in his hand, to ffep. Mr. Arthur was a Missionary. 342pp, with thirty-eight illustrations and a large, folding map at back. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked. Tight, square binding, no damage to hinges. Only miniscule wear to cloth at tips. Bright, gilt titles. Scarce book. Detailed information on application. Courtesies. Weight, 810g.
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Thibet, Mongolia, Mantchouria, and Ili or Ele; Steel Engraved Map

By: TALLIS, John; MONTGOMERY MARTIN, R.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: London, John Tallis & Company: 1851

Seller ID: 053593

Binding: Disbound

Condition: About Fine

Decorative, steel engraved map with contemporary hand-coloured outlines of counties, routes, roads etc. From 'Tallis's Illustrated Atlas' of 1851 published in London at the time of the Great Exhibition. Engraved by John Rapkin. This copy from a recently disbound Atlas. It is accompanied by the original two page printed description. Also available is a copy of the original title page of the Atlas from which this map was removed. The map illustrates the the Chinese Empire and its dependant states - Tibet, Mongolia and Manchuria and the Southern Circuit or Eastern Toorkistan [Ile or Ele]. The map...
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Asia Minor; Steel Engraved Map

By: TALLIS, John; MONTGOMERY MARTIN, R.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: London, John Tallis & Company: 1851

Seller ID: 053629

Binding: Disbound

Condition: VG+

Decorative, steel engraved map with contemporary hand-coloured outlines of counties, routes, roads etc. From 'Tallis's Illustrated Atlas' of 1851 published in London at the time of the Great Exhibition. Engraved by John Rapkin. This map from a recently disbound Atlas. It is accompanied by the original two page printed description. Also available is a copy of the original title page of the Atlas from which this map was removed. The map illustrates Asia Minor - Turkey including Cyprus. Includes decorative vignettes of Olympus, Rhodes, a sailing vessel and Turkish costumes.! The map is gererally ...
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Spain and Portugal; Steel Engraved Map

By: TALLIS, John; MONTGOMERY MARTIN, R.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: London, John Tallis & Company: 1851

Seller ID: 053630

Binding: Disbound

Condition: VG+

Decorative, steel engraved map with contemporary hand-coloured outlines of counties, routes, roads etc. From 'Tallis's Illustrated Atlas' of 1851 published in London at the time of the Great Exhibition. Engraved by John Rapkin. This map from a recently disbound Atlas. It is accompanied by the original two page printed description. Also available is a copy of the original title page of the Atlas from which this map was removed. The map illustrates Spain and Portugal. Includes decorative vignettes of Madrid, Lisbon, Gibralter, Bull Fighting, Belem Castle and the coat of Arms of both Countries! T...
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British India, Northern India; Steel Engraved Map

By: TALLIS, John; MONTGOMERY MARTIN, R.

Price: $110.00

Publisher: London, John Tallis & Company: 1851

Seller ID: 053648

Binding: Disbound

Condition: VG+

Decorative, steel engraved map with contemporary hand-coloured outlines of counties, routes, roads etc. From 'Tallis's Illustrated Atlas' of 1851 published in London at the time of the Great Exhibition. Engraved by John Rapkin. This map from a recently disbound Atlas. It is accompanied by the original two page printed description. Also available is a copy of the original title page of the Atlas from which this map was removed. The map illustrates Northern India from about the 20th Latitude to the 31st Latitude . Includes decorative vignettes a Tiger Hunt, Ruins of Old Delhi, The British Resid...
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British India, Southern India; Steel Engraved Map

By: TALLIS, John; MONTGOMERY MARTIN, R.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: London, John Tallis & Company: 1851

Seller ID: 053649

Binding: Disbound

Condition: VG+

Decorative, steel engraved map with contemporary hand-coloured outlines of counties, routes, roads etc. From 'Tallis's Illustrated Atlas' of 1851 published in London at the time of the Great Exhibition. Engraved by John Rapkin. This map from a recently disbound Atlas. It is accompanied by the original two page printed description. Also available is a copy of the original title page of the Atlas from which this map was removed. The map illustrates Southern India from about the Tropic of Cancer south, and also includes the Sinde in the North and Ceylon in the South. Includes decorative vignettes...
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British India; Steel Engraved Map

By: TALLIS, John; MONTGOMERY MARTIN, R.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: London, John Tallis & Company: 1851

Seller ID: 053657

Binding: Disbound

Condition: VG+

Decorative, steel engraved map with contemporary hand-coloured outlines of counties, routes, roads etc. From 'Tallis's Illustrated Atlas' of 1851 published in London at the time of the Great Exhibition. Engraved by John Rapkin. This map from a recently disbound Atlas. It is accompanied by the original two page printed description. Also available is a copy of the original title page of the Atlas from which this map was removed. The map illustrates all of British India, including Ceylon. Includes decorative vignettes of an Indian Procession and Beloochees, Lahore, Cootub Minar, Delhi, and Belooc...
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Russia in Asia; Steel Engraved Map

By: TALLIS, John; MONTGOMERY MARTIN, R.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, John Tallis & Company: 1851

Seller ID: 053686

Binding: Disbound

Condition: Very Good +

Decorative, steel engraved map with contemporary hand-coloured outlines of counties, routes, roads etc. From 'Tallis's Illustrated Atlas' of 1851 published in London at the time of the Great Exhibition. Engraved by John Rapkin. This map from a recently disbound Atlas. It is accompanied by the original two page printed description. Also available is a copy of the original title page of the Atlas from which this map was removed. The map illustrates Russia in Asia, from the Ural Mountins west to the Pacific. Included are decorative vignettes of Skorskarskoi Pagost; Fighting a huge Bear; Kamtchatk...
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Tong Ren Therapy; Beyong Acupuncture

By: TAM, Tom

Price: $50.00

Publisher: USA, Oriental Culture Institute: 2001

Seller ID: 047223

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Describes a technique of Chi Gong healing that the author cals, Tong Ren. This involes a technique of 'remote' acupuncture. 207pp, illustrated by Barbara Alger. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Wrappers are bright and unmarked. This copy is very nearly 'as new'. Weight, 254g.
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Lao Tzu and Gandhi ( Friends of Jesus )

By: Tan, Wee-Chong

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Victoria, BC, Novissima Lectio Books: 1983

Seller ID: 32515

ISBN: 0969147813

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Based on lectures delivered at the University of Victoria Extension, the Ardmore Group, between 1978 and 1980. 70pp, bibliography. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding. Wrapper show very light aging. Weight, 150g.
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Shanghai 1949 : The End of an Era

By: TATA, Sam; McLACHLAN, Ian

Price: $90.00

Publisher: Toronto, ON, Canada, Deneau: 1990

Seller ID: 044537

ISBN: 0888791895

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Photographs by Sam Tata of Shanghai in 1949, just as Mao and the Communists took over the city. Text by Ian McLachlan. OCLC Number: 20530540. 143 p. : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm. Scarce book. Book is bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar with minor points of wear/soil at the top corners. Size - 22cm by 30.5cm. Weight, 983g.
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Chinese Genealogies at the Genealogical Society of Utah: An Annotated Bibliography

By: TELFORD, Ted A.: THATCHER, Melvin P.: YANG, Basil P. N. - Compilers

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Taipei, Taiwan, Ch'eng Wen Publishing Co.: 1983

Seller ID: 29705

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: VG+

Chinese Genealogy. English and Chinese text. 370pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binsing. No wear to bright, clean red cloth. Scarce! Heavy book weighing 1.05kg. 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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Anecdotes of Oyasama, the Foundress of Tenrikyo

By: TENRIKYO CHURCH

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Tenri, Nara, Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters: 1979

Seller ID: 19772

Binding: Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

Published during the season of the 90th birthday of Oyasama, foundress of Tenrikyo. 159pp. Mint copy apart from single 'Discard' stamp and white-out mark to ffep. Weight, 230g. 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 additional, or redu...
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Our Indian Sub-Continent Heritage from Prior to 3200 B.C. to Our Times

By: THIND, Gian S.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Langley, B.C., Author Published: 2002

Seller ID: 19020

ISBN: 0968816207

Binding: Printed Card Wraps

Condition: As New

A history of the Indian Sub-Continent from prehistoric times to today. 646pp, photo illustrated. Very nearly 'as new' copy, bright and fresh. 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 780g unpacked. 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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Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945

By: THOMAS, Evan

Price: $15.00

Publisher: U.S.A., Simon & Schuster: 2006

Seller ID: 23204

ISBN: 0743252217

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About 'As New'

Journalist and historian Thomas writes with a knowing feel for the clash of cultures as he follows four men through the naval war of 1941-1945 in the South Pacific: Admiral William ("Bull") Halsey, Admiral Takeo Kurita, Admiral Matome Ugaki, and Commander Ernest Evans. 415 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, still fresh. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight, 738g. 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 a...
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Modern Japan: A Social History Since 1868

By: THOMAS, J.E.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, Longman: 1996

Seller ID: 13657

ISBN: 0582259614

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

The book 'covers many areas of modern Japanese history from the Meiji restoration onwards. one cannot understand Japan today if one cannot appreciate its modern history and its influence on a society where symbolism is highly rated'. xii, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine or wrapper creasing. Weight, 430g.
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A Pioneer Tobacco Merchant in the Orient

By: THOMAS, James A.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Durham, N.C., Duke University Press: 1928

Seller ID: 30600

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Nearly Fine

The author's personal experiences as a tobacco merchant in the Orient commencing in 1897. Dedicated author's inscription to the ffep. It reads - 'To Mrs Kent / With sincere good wishes / James A. Thomas /July 1931'. 5 preliminary leaves, 3-339 pages color frontispiece, plates, portraits, facsimiles 22 cm. Includes index. Part of DJ flap - with info on the author - laid-in. Interior of the book is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square, hinges sound. Yellow cloth with red type etc is virtually flawless and is in a clear, plastic cover. Weight, 816g. We ship Worldwide, use bo...
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Back to Mandalay

By: THOMAS, Lowell

Price: $9.50

Publisher: New York, Greystone Press: 1951

Seller ID: 31924

Binding: Cloth

Condition: VG+

'Incredible tale of the conquest of the Burma jungle with gliders...'. 320 pages illustrations, endpaper maps; 21 cm. OCLC Number:860526. Book is bright and clean inside and outside. Two small ink signatures of previous owners otherwise unmarked. Green cloth is clean and shows no wear. Binding is tight and square.Unclipped dustjacket, with photo front panel showing Wingate, Cochran and Alison, is bright and clean. Old tape marks to the head of the spine and the rear panel. Weight, 580g.
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Oriental Rugs : a guide to identifying and Collecting

By: THOMAS, Pamela

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Friedman Group: 1996

Seller ID: 038632

ISBN: 1567993486

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

A colorful guide to identifying and collecting Oriental Rugs. 128pp, profusely illustrated in color. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Nearly similar dustjacket with a short closed tear to top margin of front panel - nearly invisible. Weight, 880g.
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Empires on the Pacific: World War II and the Struggle for the Mastery of Asia

By: THOMPSON, Robert Smith

Price: $13.50

Publisher: Basic Books: 2001

Seller ID: 13833

ISBN: 0-465-08575-X

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

World War II and the struggle for the Mastery of Asia. 434pp, photo illustrated. Mint copy, bright and fresh, 'as new'.
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Category: Asia