Publications of the American Ethnological Society. The newly independent state of Malaya is described and analyzed as it has been evolving from colonial status. As a point of interest this belong belonged to decorated Canadian General Victor Odlum, a Veteran of he Ber War, WWI and WWII. There is a bold signature to the ffep, and, his bookplate to the fpde. xii, 533pp, numerous maps and figures. Book is bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, square binding and sound hinges. The book shows a little wear to the tips of the lower corners. The unclipped dustjacket shows moderate edge wear, a ver... View More...
The dramatic story of the American mission to shoot Japans greatest admiral out of the sky. New 50th Anniversary edition.Size: 6" x 9" 240 pages, 8 pages of photos. Bright, clean, unmarked copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Still fresh and about 'as new'. Weight, 600g. View More...
Detailed, scholary one-volume history of the Chinese people. 288pp, illustrated, maps. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Sound binding. No wear to cloth. Minor bumps to lower corners. Dustjacket is clean but spine is sun-darkened with wear to both extremities etc. Weight, 470g. 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 t... View More...
The evolution of labor relations in Japan heavy industry, 1853-1955. Harvard East Asian monographs, 117. xvi, 524pp, illustrated endpapers. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Light corner crease to top of first 3 pages, otherwise without defects. Tight, square binding, no wear to cloth.Nearly similar dustjacket shows minor wear to top edges. Weight, 856g. View More...
The ceramic art of Japan. Modern reprint of an older classic. 256pp, profusely illustrated. Previous owner's signature/date to htp, otherwise Fine and about 'as new'. Weight, 760g. View More...
Study of India's relations with the Himalayan States. 179pp. Interior is bright and clean. Binding sound. Repairs to front hinge [?]. Mark on bottom edge removed. Tape residue to rear ep. Probably a lightly-marked, ex-libris copy. Dustjacket is bright and claen. View More...
In March 1985, Mal Duff led a new expedition to conquer Everest by the unclimbed north-east ridge.The last attempt by a Chris Bonington team had ended in failure and tragedy - with the deaths of two great climbers, Joe Tasker and Pete Boardman. Everyone knew the risks as well as the excitement of the challenge. 249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Includes index. Both book and unclipped dustjacket are 'about as new' - bright, clean, unmarked. Unpacked weight, 570g. View More...
Studies of agrarian reform in Latin America, China and India. 320pp, bibliography, index, tables. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 510g. We ship Worldwide 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 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 additio... View More...
'A satisfying blend of history and travel memoir, set in the tortured, contested landscapes of the Cqucasus Mountains'. OCLC Number: 779096971. 240 p. ill. ; cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, inside and outside in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Weight unpacked, 430g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges 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 es... View More...
Auction held in Lugano, Switzerland on Saturday 1 May, 1993. Lots 1601 to 1799 - 200 Lots. Colour Plates A to P; B&W Plates 1 to 41. 36pp, b&w illustrations. Total of 386 Lots. Estimates shown; no Prices Realised. Bright, clean and unmarked, both inside and outside. Unpacked weight, 246g. 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. View More...
Study of the role of the central banking system in India. 391pp. Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Tight binding. Fading to color of cloth boards, but very little wear. Unclipped dustjacket has large missing pieces to head and foot of spine and a long, closed tear across front panel. Weight, 550g. View More...
A book celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Independence of India. Signed by the author on the title page. 417pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. No wear to emerald green cloth. Dustjacket is nearly similar. Weight, 680g. 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 calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listi... View More...
The Dutch author records observations and recollections on Java, revisiting her country of birth in 1969 for the first time in 30 years. Dutch language text. 196pp. Clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, no creasing to spine. Bright, unmarked, glossy wrappers. Weight, 238g. View More...
Book issued to commemorate Brunei's first National Day. 159pp, profusely photo illustrated in color. Gold, paper-covered boards with gilt-titles. Lacking original slip-case. Interior is unmarked ans 'as new' ; gold-paper covered boards are near Fine but with four tiny knocks or digs to the front board. Scan available. Presentation copy signed by ?? Heavy book weighing1.35kg View More...
Traces Chinese hardwood furniture from its earliest origins in Shang dynasty onwards. This book offers a view of Chinese furniture as functional sculpture, a fine art alongside the other Chinese arts of calligraphy, architecture, painting, and literature. It discusses how people lived, their notions of hierarchy, and their perceptions of space. 417 p. : ill. (some color) ; 29 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, still quite fresh. Binding is tight amd square with sound hinges. Maroon cloth shows no wear. NO dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 2.262kg prior to packing. We ship Worldwide, use bo... View More...
French language text. Gravures sur bois en couleurs. Introduction de Franz Winzinger. Traduction de Eugene Bestaux. 15pp, 12color plates. Bright, clean and unmarked with a sound binding. Weight, 80g. View More...
Japanese naval aces and fighter units in World War II. xvi, 442 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm. Includes index. Maps on lining papers. Originally published: Annapolis, Md : Naval Institute Press, 1989. Translation of: 'Nihon Kaigun sentoki-tai'. Bright, clean, unmarked interior, quite fresh. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. Similar, price-clipped dustjacket. Heavy octavo weighing 1.133kg. 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 wel... View More...
The Nine Tradition of the japanese art of self-defense known as Jinjutsu. 182pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no creases to spine. Almost 'as new'. Weight, 404g. View More...
'On the remote, steep slopes of the grassland and rain forests of Highland Papua New Guinea, live the Awa, subsisting on root crops and raising domestic pigs . . . They wait ambivalently for the building of a road that would put them in direct contact with the encroaching world of trade stores, outdoor markets, schools, and the government station'. x, 164 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. An almost 'as new' cop y - bright, clean and, other than a tiny name in ink to the htp, unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine creases. Unpacked weight, 245g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. ... View More...
