Who Was Who in British India by Riddick John F - 1998

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. First edition thus. Hardcover. As New/as new. Lifts the lid on organised crime in Asia. Scarce. 470pp. Fine in fine d/w. Stated First Edition in this edition - March 2003. Size 16.5 x 24cms. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

Stories. : Little Brown & Co, 1979. . First American paperback edition. . Paperback.. Near Fine. . One or two tiny dots to front, otherwise immaculate copy of first printing of paperback of author's scarce first book. Extremely rare, issued at the same time as the unobtainable hardcover first.

A beautiful copy preserved in the more desirable art deco jacket. Housed in custom chemise and green quarter morocco slipcase. Photographs of Peking storefronts by J.D. Zumbrun; color lithographs of shop signs by Kent Crane. Deckled edges.; 4to; xx, 227 pages .

NY: National Travel Club, 1934. First edition. Precedes the trade edition issued by Doubleday. Translated from the Swedish by Julius Lincoln. Published NY: National Travel Club, 1934, first printing. 8vo., 400pp., illustrated with 250 pen and ink sketches by the author, photo endpapers, top edge tinted red. Author's adventues in The Forbidden Land. Black cloth with gilt titles and cover emblem. Mild rub to the spine titles, previous owner inscription on half title. 2 page National Travel Club promo sheet and single page letter to members laid in. Very good plus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.

1755 CHINA Travel Guide Illustrated Atlas Japan Tombs Philippines ASIA Salmon

Thomas Salmon was an English historian known for his extensive reviews, reports, and guides to European travel. He was thorough in his descriptions on various countries, particularly England and Italy. In his 'Universal Traveler', an enormous collection of travel guides, Salmon provides a report on the current situation within the country, designed for those visiting the country, as well as historical context for the illustrations.
This volume focuses on the history of China, descriptions of Japan and the Philippines, as well as other South Asian islands. Like many Salmon tomes, this example includes impressive full-page engravings of Asian worship practices, costumes, music, architecture, and even maps.

Item number: #10649
Price: $1500
SALMON, Thomas
The universal traveller: or, A compleat description of the several nations of the world
London: Printed for Richard Baldwin ..., 1755.

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New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. First edition thus. Hardcover. As New/as new. Lifts the lid on organised crime in Asia. Scarce. 470pp. Fine in fine d/w. Stated First Edition in this edition - March 2003. Size 16.5 x 24cms. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

Stories. : Little Brown & Co, 1979. . First American paperback edition. . Paperback.. Near Fine. . One or two tiny dots to front, otherwise immaculate copy of first printing of paperback of author's scarce first book. Extremely rare, issued at the same time as the unobtainable hardcover first.

The entire series is of 20 volumes. I offer volumes 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 16 at 17.00 each. Or the lot for $100.00 plus the actual cost of shipping. This is the ELIBRON reprint as described by Amazon. The series was originally published in Canton, starting 1832, in English, for the information of missionaries and others about China, its history, its diaspora, and all things Chinese. Typical page count is 500-600 per volume. Different iSBNs for each volume. The depth of coverage is amazing. Vol 6, (sorry, sold) for example covers period may 1837 to April 1838. Its chapters include Prospects of China+(then 300 mio people) Coast of China, Embassis to China Central Asia (Uzbek Turkestan etc) Ophthalmic hospital at Canton,, Opium trade, Canton C of Commerce, Christian missions, Topography of Bankok, Historical account of China CAmerican consular est in east asia, Central Asia Bokhara and kokan, , Education, , Mission to Dayaks. Penang. Singapore schools. Orphan Asylum. HMS (HBMS) Raleig… Read More

This book is in good condition. There is a lot of wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is also a substantial amount of staining on the cover boards. The pages are yellowed and tanned. There are also markings throughout the book. "The roots of this book reach back to the early 1950s in Paris, where I began my professional career as a journalist. France, supported by the United States, was then fighting to retain its hold in Indochina against the Vietminh, the Communist-led nationalist movement there. As I reported on the French end of the war, I soon became acquainted with the names and places in Vietnam from a distance, But I scarcely imagined that they were to be part of my own experience. Then, in 1959, I was assigned to cover eastern Asia; the region that included Vietnam became my beat for more than two decades. I visited Vietnam most recently in 1981 for seven weeks, the longest permitted an American correspondent since the Communists gained control of the entire… Read More

New York: Hastings House, 1974. Illustrated, octavo, pp 334, a tiny mark on the fore-edge otherwise as new internally, red cloth showing the slightest signs of use, the dustwrapper is lightly price-clipped and slightly rubbed. Overall a remarkably good copy of a surprisingly rare book.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly rubbed.