Stories of six vibrant and bold, European women who wrote about their life and experiences in China in the 19th century. 265pp. About 'as new' copy, bright and clean. 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 460g 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 are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and... View More...
Book is devoted toallcategories of fine objects made for export, except that of porcelain. With a foreword by Ernest S. Dodge. xiiI, 275pp, illustrated, mostly b&w, some color. Book is bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is complete with minimal wear, but, with a small area of rippling to part of the front panel. Unpacked weight, 1.326kg. 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 pac... View More...
K2 is the world's second highest mountain, but its savage reputation is second to none. 271 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. An 'as new' copy appearing unread. Unmarked, bright and fresh. Unpcked weight, 566g. 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. Canadian pos... View More...
Includes Australian designers. An overview of the current trends of the Asian-Pacific design scene, emphasizing the conscious use of the traditional cultural themes in combination with contemporary styles. Each brief biography of a designer is accompanied by design works/projects/objects. With an index. 400pp, profusely illustrated. German language text. A ' new book' from the bankrupt stock of an Art/Design dealer. Still sealed in the shrink-wrap applied to minimize handling. Heavy book weighing 1.58kg. Information available. View More...
An account of the end of the Mughal Empire, the death of the last Great Mughal, Bahadur Shah Zafar II, and the destruction of his capital at Delhi - an Indian perspective of the Indian Mutiny of1957. xxix, 578pp, photo plates, maps. An 'as new' copy. Bright, fresh and unmarked. Too thick to qualify for Canada Post Lettermail. 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 competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are avail... View More...
Over 300 biographies of important people of Shandong people in Taiwan. Two volume set. Chinese language text, no English. 1238pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with tight, square bindings. About 'as new' set. Heavy set weighing 1.85kg. 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 and destination. Maximum postage to anywhere within Canad... View More...
'UNESCO collection of representative works'., Chinese series.; 'Records of civilization, sources and studies', 55. compiled by Wm. Theodore de Bary, Wing-tsit Chan, Chester Tan. 2 volumes ; 22 cm. Originally published: 1960. xxxiii, 578pp; xii, 322pp, Bright, clean interior, however, there are some marks to the margins in ink and a few underlines. Externally the books appear almost 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 1.036kg. 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 is included. Ima... View More...
Historical Romance of the period of Mahmujd Shah, the last King of Malacca, c1510. First edition in 1937. [x], 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 963068827.Foreword by C. Ward-Jackson; Introduction by T. D. Hughes; Author's Preface. Six unpaginated pages at the back. These pages include two photos of the cast of the play, 'Princess of Malacca', based on this book. Text is clean and unmarked. Very small name/place/date to the fpde in ink. Binding is sound. Front panel, illustrated in colour, is cean and unmarked. Spine is sound. Back panel is clean with a mild b... View More...
An autobiographical account of travel by land from Pekin in China to Calais on the English Channel.[8], 365pp, illustrated, map. Textbloc is bright, clean and unmarked. We note a short tear to the fore-edge of the dedication page. Spotting to the page edges. Very light foxing to the first and last few pages. Binding is tight and square. No wear to the light brown cloth. Bright gilt titles to the spine. Unpacked weight, 876g. 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... View More...
Photographic study of the Philippine Islands. Presentation copy in the hand of, and signed by, the author. Presented to a famous Canadian Professor and Member of Parliament. 191pp, profusely color photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding and a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 1.35kg. View More...
An account of the work of DeForest in turning around the CIA's efforts at counterinsurgency in Vietnam in the late 1960's. 294pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Dustjacket is similar with a little wear to bottom edge. View More...
How Chinese Families and Fortunes are changing Canada. 217pp. Bright, clean unmarked copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket, unclipped. Near new. Weight, 490g. View More...
A Japanese Master reveals the secrets of the Samurai. First published in France in 1982. Intro by George Leonard. viii, 120pp, illustrated. Ink signature to half-title page, otherwise unmarked. Bright, clean copy. Tight, square binding, no creases to teh spine. Near Fine. Weight, 152g. View More...
A book of fascinating travel memoirs by a sophisticated English traveller just before the First World War - India, China, Japan and America. Reprinted in part from the Manchester guardian and the English review. OCLC Number: 388118. 221pp. Very clean copy with firm binding. uNMARKED. wEIGHT, 308G. View More...
Introductory history of Japan. originally published in 1938. 418pp, photo illustrated, artwork by Toyojiro Onishi. Bright, clean copy. previous owner's stamp to ffep. Tight, square binding. Coloful dustjacket has minor edge wear and slight fading. Unpacked Weight, 640g. 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. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than ... View More...
Volume 5 in 'A Systematic Regional Geography', a geographical analysis of the 'golden crescent', that vast Monsoon region of Asia. 380pp, illustrated, maps and diagrams. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket. Small tape staining to endpapers. and a little, light foxing. Nice copy. View More...
Foreign Relations between Canada and Japan in the last century. x, 271pp, illustrated, maps. 24 cm. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy, 'as new'. Weight, 552g. View More...
