Asia from Books of the World

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, August 2004. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated). Blue linen over boards with gilt titles to spine. Gorgeous map endpapers. Laid-in book review from Washington Post Book World. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Small stain to first page, otherwise interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket has light soiling to… Read more

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, February 2006. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Laid-in review from Washington Post Book World. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine tail slightly bumped, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxx + 381 pages. A provocative history of the English in South Asia during… Read more

Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Globe Pequot, February 1999. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Almost imperceptible crease to bottom two inches of spine, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 292 pages. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are some of Asia's most intriguing destinations. Right across the cultural spectrum, Indochina offers a rich historical past and amazing… Read more

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993. Hardcover. First Edition, 4th printing. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light dust stains to top edges. Slight rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxviii + 580 pages. Maps, charts and B&W photos throughout. The staunchest of allies, the… Read more

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1972. Hardcover. Complete four volume set. First printing. Blue cloth over boards with clear and strong gilt printing to spine and uniform dark blue tint to top edge. Beige paper jackets with red and black printing. Fine books in Fine jackets. Outstanding condition for fifty year-old books. Bindings strong. Clean, unmarked pages. No prior ownership… Read more

New York: Riverhead Books / Penguin, October 2011. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. New. Pristine inside and out. Not a remainder. Not damaged. 243 pages. Traditions that have lasted for centuries, both brutal and beautiful, create a rigid structure for life in the wild, astonishing place where Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan meet-the Federally Administered Tribal… Read more

New York: Penguin, May 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Gift inscription on first page and light corner wear, otherwise Fine. Text unmarked. Spine square, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 368 pages. Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century… Read more

New York: PublicAffairs, May 2001. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Very Good. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine tight, but creased and cocked. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 217 pages. John Quincy Watson was a young bomber pilot flying the new B-29 Superfortress in a mission over Japan when… Read more

London: HarperCollins / Flamingo. Trade Paperbac. 2003. First Paperbac. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. First paperback printing / full number line. Near Fine. In terior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased; head bumped. Light co rner wear. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 535 pages. A novel based on the British… Read more

New York: Kodansha International, 1996. Trade Paperback. 2nd Printing. New. Not a remainder. Not damaged. xviii + 546 pages. Over the course of three decades, Sven Hedin traveled the ancient Silk Road, discovered long-lost cities, mapped previously uncharted rivers, and saw more of "the roof of the world" than any European before him. This epic memoir captures the splendor… Read more

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, November 1990, June 1993, August 1994, May 1998. Hardcover. Department of State Publications 9760, 9960, 10122, 10523. First Editions. Burgundy cloth over boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and Department of State seal blind-stamped to front board. Near Fine / No jackets as published. Light dust stains to edges of Vol XXI.… Read more

New York: Soho, August 2007. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight with slight crease to lower half. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. Very light reading wear to edges and corners. 248 pages. Dr Siri Paiboun, reluctant national coroner of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos, is summoned to a remote location in… Read more

Singapore: Times Editions, 1998. Oversized Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, very tight and uncreased. Light dust stains to edges. Light wear to top corner. Very light rubbing to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 168 pages.

New York: Random House, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 276 pages.

Vientiane: Lao National Tourism Authority, 1999-2001. Set of six issues: May-June 1999, September-October 1999, January-February 2000, March-April 2000, July-December 2000, and March-April 2001. All in Fine condition. Light shelf wear. Not from a library. 464 pages total. A travel magazine with articles about tourist destinations as well as culture, history, poems, short stories, and travel news. Every article is in… Read more

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy, 1960. Hardcover. Tan cloth over boards with faded red lettering to spine. Water spotted red printers ink to top edge. Fair book missing jacket. A reading copy. Gift inscription to FFEP. Text unmarked. Spine cracked at hinges. Spine ends and corners bumped. Not from a library. 383 pages.

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1927. Hardcover. First Edition. Black cloth over boards with silver titles to spine and front board and an embossed garuda to front board. Sewn binding. Green illustrated endpapers. No jacket. Good. Spine cracked at rear hinge. Prior owner's name "John P. Hazen Perry" and "Christmas 1927" penciled to FFEP. Text block unmarked. Spine and corners… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, January 2002. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 332 pages. The chronicle of a remarkable three thousand mile journey down the Mekong River as it runs through China, Tibet, Burma, Laos,… Read more

London: Verso, 1983. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Reading and shelfwear to cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 202 pages.

New Delhi: HarperCollins India, 2004. Trade Paperback. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. xvi + 447 pages. Travels in dangerous places in quest for carpets.