Works illustrating 25 centuries of Chinese art. Published on the occasion of the opening of four galleries for Chinese art in the new Southwest Wing, March 8, 2003". Selected pieces from the Norton Museum of Art illustrated wth fabulous, color photography. 279 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm. Bright, fresh and unmarked. Tight, square binding, single crease to the spine. Almost 'as new'. 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 1.585kg unpacked. Can... View More...
Issue No. 89 of 'War', Canadian printing of an article published in the British bi-weekly periodical by the Army Bureau of Current Affairs, March 3, 1945. Deals with World War II in the Philippines. [14pp]. Bright, clean copy virtually 'as new'. 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 15g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage within Canada. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance, USA rates by weight alone. View More...
Life of Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (1833 - 1885), known as Chinese Gordon. Early edition published as Harper's Franklin Square library, no. 377. 42pp, 6pp publishers catalog, portrait to front wrapper. Interior is clean and unmarked, well survived. Wrappers show some foxing and wear to edges. Stapled binding is sound, though wrappers are loosening. Weight, 104g. View More...
An account of 'new archaeological finds' in China during the 1960's. Excellent quality illustrations. 54pp, photo illustrated. Bright copy with a sound binding. View More...
Historian and China expert Paul French uncovers the truth behind the notorious unsolved 1937 murder of Pamela Werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking. Originally published: Australia : Viking, 2011. Revised edition originally published : New York : Penguin Books, 2012. x, 260 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map ; 22 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without... View More...
Masterworks of Chinese jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. A Supplemet, or drcond volumee; to the first volume. 86 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Chinese, English, and Japanese.text. Colophon inserted. 50 high quality colour photos, with commentary. Bright, clean and unmarked - about 'as new'. Clear, plastic dustjacket is present as is the card slipcase, 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 867g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates ris... View More...
Engraved map. Shows the entirity of Asia. All countries shown, four colors used. Scale approx 700 miles to the inch. Map size - 28 by 24 cm on a sheet 31.5 by 26 cm. From an Atlas published in 1880 but date not present on map itself. Clean and unmarked with some foxing. Scan available. View More...
Engraved map. Shows the Caribbean Islands and Central America. Jamaica is inset on a larger scale. Four colors used. Scale approx 300 miles to the inch. Map size - 28 by 24 cm on a sheet 31.5 by 26 cm. From an Atlas published in 1880 but date not present on map itself. Clean and unmarked but with moderate scattered foxing. Scan available. View More...
Colored, engraved map. Shows the eastern part of the Turkish Empire including Syria, Iran, Palestine etc. Each hand colored, four colors used. Scale approx 110 miles to the inch. Map size - 28 by 24 cm on a sheet 31.5 by 26 cm. From an Atlas published in 1880 but date not present on map itself. Clean and unmarked with some, light foxing. Scan available. View More...
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held June-Nov. 2001 at the Palais des Papes in Avignon and in other European cities. Includes essay by the artist. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. 190 p. : chiefly ill. ; 30 cm. Translated from the French by Nadia Benabid. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Very nearly 'as new'. Weight, 1.002kg. View More...
Catalog of an exhibition held at National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan in 1995. Chinese text. Preface also in English. 208 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 30 cm. Bright, fresh copy, unmarked. Only slight defect is some fingerprint marking to the gilt endpapers - very sensitive. Otherwise virtually 'as new'. A scarce title! Weight, 1.39kg, heavy for shipping to some locations. View More...
The story of India's great flowering of wealth and cultural splendour under the rule of the Great Moghuls in the 16th and 17th centuries. xx, 278 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 20 cm. A 'mint' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked, 'as new'. Weight, 284g. View More...
Prtogram from the North American Tour of 1981 for the Peking Opera of China. 20pp, full color photo illustrations. Text in English and Chinese. Bright, clean, undamaged copy, a nice Fine. Weight, 78g. View More...
Juvenile coloring/cut-out book of Chinese Opeera masks. [16pp], 6 masks, color=schemes on rear wrapper. Bright and clean, uas new'. Weight, 66g. View More...
'Revue paraissant tout les deux mois et publiee par la Direction generale de la Presse a la Presidence du Conseil'. No. 19, June, 1937. 'Life' size magazine. [53pp], single quality color plate at front of issue. French language text, with some English. Clean copy with a bright interior. Scan available. Weight, 220g. Many items under 500g qualify for inexpensive Lettermail Rates within Canada. Items under 250g qualify for similar rates to the USA. View More...
'Revue paraissant tout les deux mois et publiee par la Direction generale de la Presse a la Presidence du Conseil'. No. 28, December, 1938. 'Life' size magazine. [40pp], single quality color plate at front of issue. French language text, with some German. Clean copy with a bright interior. Scan available. Weight, 240g. View More...
'Revue paraissant tout les deux mois et publiee par la Direction generale de la Presse a la Presidence du Conseil'. No. 21-22, December, 1937. Special and larger than average issue, a 'Life' size magazine. [96pp], single quality color plate at front of issue. French language text, with some English. Clean copy with a bright, clean and unmarked interior. Tight, square binding showing a little wear/loss at the extremities of the spine. Light age-solil to wrappers. Scan available. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based ... View More...
A "collective biography" consisting of interlocking stories, twisted histories, commentaries and contexts about the Chambri people who are negotiating their objectives while entangled in systemic change and confronting Western representations of modernization and development. xiv, 264pp : illustrations, index. Interior is bright and clean except that we note a few pages with pencil underrlines and small marginal notes [easily erased].Externally the book appears 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 551g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer po... View More...
Portrait of the Japanese character as seen through an examination of five, different Japanese men. 373pp, map. Book is very clean with solid binding. Neat name/date on ffep. Dustjacket has edge wear, chips. 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 postage varies considerably depending on weight... View More...
Publisher:
Robert Stewart/Scribner's, New York, 1992
Seller ID: 4419
1st printing, large 8vo, 7.75"x9.5", 596pp, photo illustrated, endpaper maps. Hardcover with unclipped Dustjacket. Near new condition with minimal edge wear to dustjacket. Fine/VG+ View More...
