'Dover books on art, aesthetics, art history, art collections'. " ... unabridged republication of the work originally published by P. Elder and Company, San Francisco, in 1911." By Henry P. Bowie ; with prefatory remarks by Iwaya Sazanami and Hirai Kinza. Includes index. xv, 117 p., [74] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Very bright and clean copy. Unmarked. Possibly the front free endpaper has been 'invisibly' removed. Stiff card wrappers are bright and glossy. Spine shows no creasing but is a little sun-faded. Weight, 485g. View More...
Volume IV:1 in the New Cambridge History of India. 357pp, maps. Bright, clean, unmarked interior pages slightly browned. Tight, square binding, uncreased. Near new copy. Weight, 540g. View More...
History of a British commercial enterprise, headquartered in London but operating in Burma. 151pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Old bookplate to fpde. Clean cloth boards showing no wear. Dustjacket is nearly similar with one tiny 1/2" tear to head of spine, nealy invisibly closed. Weight, 620g. View More...
Book uncovers the Chinese Triads, a form of Mafia, and their connection with international crime, in particular the narctics trade. 227pp, photo illustrated. Bright clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket is similar but has a small, closed edge tear at top of front cover [3/4"]. View More...
An investigation by a British barrister into the Chinese Triads , or secret societies, deeply involved in the International Drug Trade. U.S. ed. published as: The Chinese Mafia. xiii, 226 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. About 'as new'. Weight, 442g. View More...
The author attempts to lead the reader to a better understanding of Japanese painting. 373pp, illustrated in b&w and in color. Illustration on paper pasted to front board. Original transparent, plastic dustjacket is present, missing small pieces at edges. Also, laid-in, is a printed sheet review/summary of the book. Heavy, book weighing 1.45kg. View More...
The author's view of the Chinese 'preoccupation with the 'quality of life', their vision of a society in which human and economic relations are motivated not by considerations of material gain but by moral incentives'. 336pp, photo illustrated, maps and cartograms. Bright. fresh copy with a sound binding.Four lines underlined on page 73. Similar dustjacket, unclipped. View More...
A memoir, sometimes called a "creative non-fiction novel," this is the life story of Pearl Buck's father. Only the names of the people are changed. Sydenstricker was a contradictory and irascible man, isolated him from the rest of the missionary community, but he was also a man of stern convictions and complex personality sufficient reason to look again into the lives of individuals in order to gain understanding of today's Chinese church. 3 preliminary leaves, [9]-302 pages; 22 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked Binding is tight and square and the cloth shows no wear. The dustjacket is cl... View More...
Speeches made by two leading officials of the USSR during 1955, on trips to India, Burma and Afghanistan. 234pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding. Slight aging to wrappers and a light vertical crease to rear wrapper. Weight, 256g. View More...
The dauntless story of the British Missionary in Tibet, captive in Chinese Communist hands for three years. 254 pages, photo portrait frontis, endpaper maps. Interior of the book is bright and clean, Gift inscription to the ffep, otherwise unmarked. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The dustjacket shows some minor wear and a closed 2cm tear at the fooit of the spine - but remains attractive 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 competitiv... View More...
'Contours of Indian art & architecture, no. 2'. The book is by an Indological scholar who has studied different architectural traditions of the world covers the architecture and iconography of some 36 Islamic tombs in India spanning a period of over 500 years from c. ad 1230 to 1754. XXXI, 334 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. A bright, clean, unmarked copy with a tight, square binding. Similar unclipped dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 1.18kg prior to packing. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges without overcharging. Canadian dom... View More...
Study of the Village of Rengsanggri in Assam home to people of the Garos hill tribe. 377pp, photo illustrated. Very clean copy of the book , unmarked, and with a firm binding. Dustjacket has a little edge wear particularly at the extremities of the spine. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect. 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 wei... View More...
An account of Mountbatten's mission to shepherd India through to independence from Britain. Originally published in 1951. Foreword by Earl Mountbatten of Burma. 383pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, inside and outside. Tight, square binding with a light, central crease to the spine. Weight, 612g. View More...
The author, 'paints a vivid picture of the prospective Hong Kong immigrants'. 263pp, includes an index. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding appears never opened. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Unpacked weight 145g - too thick for Lettermail rates. 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. View More...
The author, a British National, was interned at Shanghai from 1941 to 1945. He also experienced the invasion of Shanghai by the Japanese and by the arrival of the Communists in 1946. Dedicated inscription to the ffep in the hand of the author and signed by him. Internally, the pages are bright white and unmarked. The binding is very tight and square and the bright red cloth shows no wear. The unclipped dustjacket is bright and clean and shows some minor edge wear. Attractive, signed copy. Weight, 464g. View More...
Catalogue for an Exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 22 - May 24, 1987. Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Overseas Achaeological Exhibitions Corporation and the People's Republic of China. Ceramic Sculpture -- China -- Funeral rites and Ceremonies - Ceramic sculpture .xiii, 161 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked, quite fresh. Tight, square binding no spine creases. Appears unused. Unpacked weight, 1.060kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - ba... View More...
Single issue of an important journal on Pacific Affairs. This issue contains articles on Reflections on British Colonial Policy, Manchuria: An Industrial Survey, Filipino Opposition to the Japanese, Historical Variations of China's Frontiers, the Zaibatsu's Wartime Role. pp-1-112. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. Unmarked. Weight, 160g. 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. View More...
Single issue of an important journal on Pacific Affairs. This issue contains articles on Collective Security in the Pacific, Australia's Role in Far Eastern Reconstruction, Factors in the Settlement with Japan, Increase of Zaibatsu Predominance in Wartime Japan, Indo-China in the New French Colonial Framework, Australia's Attitude to the Pacific Dependencies, Development Programs in China and India. pp-1-112. Bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. Unmarked. Weight, 160g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 dependin... View More...
Large Map of the People's Republic of China, in color with great detail. Scale 1:6,000,000 [5cm = 300km]. Small inset maps of China's Geographic location, and, the South China Sea Islands. Most of Mongolia show plus details of all China's neighbours. Good condion - unmarked, sound folds. Unpacked weight, 78g. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates within Canada, slightly more to the USA and other Countries. Image available. View More...
