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Sculpturing Brilliance 2 : The Essays Collection of 2008 China Changchun International Sculpture Conference

By: TIANFU, Liu - General Editor

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Changchun, PRC, Changchun Publishing House: 2008

Seller ID: 051897

Binding: Card Wrappers with Dustjacket

Condition: Fine

Papers presented at the 1st China Changchun International Sculpture conference, 2008. 632pp, illustrated, some color. English language text. Bright, clean and unmarked except for a tiny presentation inscription to the ffep. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. 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 1.098kg. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone. World rates based on specific destination...
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The Potala

By: TIBETAN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE of the POTLA

Price: $15.00

Publisher: China, China Travel & Tourism Press: 2006

Seller ID: 32985

ISBN: 7503221291

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: As New

The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Potala Palace, lhasa, on the World Heritage List. Edition in Tibetan and in English. 165 pages : superb color illustrations ; 20 x 22 cm. An 'as new' copy in a similar 'as new' dustjacket. Unpacked weight, 630g. 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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Separate and Unequal: India and the Indians in the British Commonwealth, 1920-1950

By: TINKER, Hugh

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press: 1976

Seller ID: 038485

ISBN: 0774800461

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

The position of India and Indians within the British Commonwealth, 1920-1950. 460pp, includes index. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar just showing a little, light rubbing. Weight, 700g.
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Hunza : adventures in a land of Paradise

By: TOBE, John H.

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Toronto, G.J. MacLeod: 1960

Seller ID: 051605

Binding: Two-Tone Faux-Leather

Condition: VG+

Travel and description of the Hunza people of Pakistan and the area of the Kashmir in which they live. 646 pages : illustrations, illustrated endpapers ; 23 cm. Includes index. OCLC Number: 433902921. Bright, clen interior. Unmarked except for a tiny ink signature to the half-title page. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Two-tones leatherette cloth shows only faint wear. Thick, heavy book weighing 1.118kg. 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 ri...
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The Fugu Plan; The Untold Story of the Japanese and the Jews during World War II

By: TOKAYER, Marvin and SWARTZ, Mary

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Paddington Press: 1979

Seller ID: 3822

ISBN: 0448230364

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Jews in Japan during WWII - a possible creation of an Israel in Asia. 1st printing, 8vo, 287pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover in black cloth with price-clipped dustjacket. Book is bright, clean and unmarked - still quite fresh. Dustjacket, with price clip, is very clean and bright but shows top edge wear with some very small, closed tears and creases. Unpacked weight, 653g. 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 Postal Markings of P.R.C.

By: TONG, Chu

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Hong Kong, Philatelic Publications Ltd: 1984

Seller ID: 13931

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

'Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo you chuo tu jian' = The postal markings of The Peoples Republic of China. 231 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Text in Chinese and English. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Unpacked weight, 311g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Postage $4.00 to 6.00 within North America, in card sleeve. Enquire for rates to the Rest of the World. We ship at our cost. Image available.
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China Phoenix: The Revolution in China

By: TOWNSEND, Peter

Price: $13.50

Publisher: London, Jonathan Cape: 1955

Seller ID: 29419

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Vg+

A Westerner's eye-witness account of China in the early to mid 1950s. 406pp. Very bright, clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Mild lower corner bumps. Unclipped dustjacket is clean and bright with slight edge wear and slight darkening of the spine. Weight, 610g.
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Jungle Schools: Letters from Sarawak 1958-1965

By: TOYNBEE, Manson

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Salt Spring Island, B.C., M. Hepburn & Associates: 1997

Seller ID: 08325

ISBN: 0-9680070-1-5

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: VG+

Story of a Canadian who helped develop Schools in Sarawak's Fourth Division. 366pp, photo illustrated, endpaper maps. Card with author's inscription mounted on the fpde. Partial 'Discard' mark on ffep with a couple of square inches or so of surface loss where something has been removed. No external marks, no other library marks. Probably from a small, infomal community library. Otherwise has a 'near new' appearance.
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China, Hong Kong & Foreign; Two Mail Auction Catalogues, 1997

By: TREASURE HUNTER'S LTD.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Hong Kong, Treasure Hunter's Ltd.: 1997

Seller ID: 054957

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Held in Hong Kong, 8 August, 1997 and 19 September, 1997. Mail Auction No 92, 8 August, 1997 - 144pp, Lots 1 to 1842, illustrated in colour and in b&w. Estimates, illustrations. Prices Realised for Mail Auction No 91. PLUS - Mail Auction No 93, 19 September, 1997 - 145pp, Lots 1 to 1880, illustrated in colour and in b&w. Estimates, illustrations. Prices Realised for Mail Auction No 92. Bright, clean and unmarked.'. Unpacked weight for the 2 catalogs, 600g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no ove...
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Malaysian Historical Sources: A Series of Essays on Historical Material Mainly in Malaysia on Malaysia

By: TREGONNING, K. G. - Editor

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Singapore, University of Singapore: 1962

Seller ID: 23999

Binding: Printed Wraps

Condition: Good Very Good

An indication of the source material in Singapore and neighbouring lands available to the historian. 130pp, folding tables. Bright, clean interior. Tight, square binding. No creasing to spine, but sun-faded. University 'Discard' stamp to ffep - actually, a never-used donation with NO other markings. Weight, 260g. 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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Report on the multiple-purpose plan for permanently controlling the Yellow River and exploiting its water Resources

By: TSE-HUI, Teng

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Peking, China, Foreign Languages Press: 1955

Seller ID: 046653

Binding: Cloth, Gilt

Condition: VG+

Teng Tse-Hui was vice-premier of the State council of the People's republic of China. His report was delivered on July 18, 1955 at the Second Session of the First National People's Congress. OCLC Number: 51370898. 48 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 48pp [1], folding map in color. Bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, A little sun-faded at the spine. Weight, 164g.
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Ten More Poems of Mao Tse-Tung

By: TSE-TUNG, Mao

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hong Kong, Eastern Horizon Press: 1967

Seller ID: 31539

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

10 poems by Mao in the 'lu shih', 'chi chuch', and 'tzu' form, English translation and original Chinese text, side by side. Gives an interesting sidelight into one's view of Mao the man. 33pp, one large, folding plate bound in, and one photo plate of Mao tipped-in . Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth. Unclipped dustjacket show only minor edge wear. Weight, 210g.
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A Catalog of Filipiniana at Valladolid

By: TUBANUI, Helen R. - Editor

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Quezon City, Ateneo De Manila University Press: 1973

Seller ID: 24028

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: Good Very Good

Guide for researchers and scholars interested in writings on the Philippines. 2834 materials listed. 364pp. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square biding. No creases to spine. University 'Discard' stamp to ffep - actually, a never-used donation with NO other markings. Attractive, sound copy. Weight, 660g. 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 a...
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Samurai Armies 1550-1615

By: TURNBULL, Stephen

Price: $6.95

Publisher: UK, Osprey Publishing: 2004

Seller ID: 049833

ISBN: 1855323958

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

An account of Japan's Samurai Armies, 1550-1615. Osprey Men-at-Arms Series, 86. 40 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked except for several tiny 'indent' marks at foot of spine. Internally, about 'as new'. Weight, 170g. Lettermail may apply.
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The Book of the Samurai the Warrior Class of Japan

By: TURNBULL, Stephen R.

Price: $14.95

Publisher: UK, Bison Books: 1987

Seller ID: 051121

ISBN: 0861240618

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

Development and decline of the great Japanese military tradition of the Samurai. 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Unclipped dustjacket is very nearly similar. 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 heavy volume weighs 1.2kg. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance, USA rates by weight alone.
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The Art of Strategy: A New Translation of Sun Tzu's Classic The Art of War

By: TZU SUN; WING, R/. L.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Dolphin Book; Doubleday: 1988

Seller ID: 040865

ISBN: 0385237847

Binding: Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

A new translation of Dun Tzu's Classic 'The Art of War' - the world's most widely read Manual of Skillful Negotiations and Lasting Influence. Text in Enlish and Chinese. 163pp. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, squatre binding, no spine creases. Only defect - a mild lower corner/tip crease to the front wrapper. 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 621g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculate...
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Rubber Tapper Ceylon

By: UDUMAN, M. B.

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Colombo, Ceylon, The Traveller's Mart:

Seller ID: 054012

Condition: VG+

Printed color postcard - resembles a photograph. Shows a young woman in native attire, standing b eside a rubber tree with a chisel. Unused and unmarked. Printed in Saxony therefore pre-1914. Bright and clean with sharp corners. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates to Canada, the USA and other Countries.
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Primitive Native Life of India; Hindu Women Grinding Grain at the Mills, Mt. Abu [Stereoview]

By: UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York, Underwood & Underwood: 1902

Seller ID: 052029

Condition: Near Fine

Underwood & Underwood stereo viewcard - 3429. Sepia toned photographs. Very sharp and clear. Curved card. Title in six languages on reverse. Full description in English only. No wear present. Weight, 19g.
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Hiroshige: One Hundred Views of Edo Woodblock Prints

By: USPENSKY, Mikhail - Text

Price: $27.50

Publisher: London, Sirrocco: 2006

Seller ID: 32581

ISBN: 1904310168

Binding: Pictorial Boards

Condition: Fine

A collection of full-color reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints by artist Ando Hiroshige [1797-1858], with explanatory text. One hundred views of Edo, which became Tokyo in 1868. 255pp, color illustrated. Bright, fresh, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no wear to boards. Nearly similar, unclipped dustjacket. Heavy, oversized book weighing 2.1kg. 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 calcul...
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Soviet Union Today, Illustrated Monthly; December 1966

By: USSR EMBASSY OTTAWA

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, USSR Embassy: 1966

Seller ID: 049807

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Good Plus

Single Issue of a magazine published by the Soviet Embassy in Canada to highlight progress in the Soviet Union. This issue features the USSR at Expo 67 - the Exhibition to come the following year. Plus an article on Soviet Hockey. However, the main feature is a 4pp, insert, laid-in, in English and French, 'On the Events in China' i.e. the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Soviet viewpoint. 34pp, [4pp], photo illustrated. Clean interior except for a small, light water stain throughout, at the foot of the spine. Does not affect the insert. Clean wrappers showing some stress creasing around the bottom...
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Category: Asia