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The Illustrated Regulations for Ceremonial Paraphernalia of the Ch'ing Dynasty
by Medley, Margaret
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- Used - Very Good; Covers faintly soiled.
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- Reprint
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- 1982
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- Softcover
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$25.00
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London: Han-Shan Tang. Very Good; Covers faintly soiled.. 1982. Reprint. Softcover. vii, 30pp. Tan printed wraps with design stamped in blind on front cover. Photos. A reprint of an article first published in the Transactions of the Oriental Society, Volume 31, 1957-1959 and republished and distributed by the London bookseller. Measures 5x7 inches. ; 12mo 7"… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eloquent Dead: Ancestral Sculpture of Indonesia and Southeast Asia
by Feldman, Jerome (editor)
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- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn.
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- 1985
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0930741048
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$40.00
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Los Angeles: UCLA Museum of Cultural History. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1985. Softcover. 0930741048 . Map, plates, catalogue, bibliography. Essays by various contributors about ancestral sculpture of various Southeast Asian peoples, including the Batak, Dayak, Toraja, Biak, Paiwan, and Yami. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Cultural History held October 8 -… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fabled Cities of Central Asia: Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva
by Magowan, Robin
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
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- First Edition
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0896599647
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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NY: Abbeville Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0896599647 . Index, bibliography, map. Color photos throughout by Vadim Gippenreiter. Art, architecture, culture, and history of the three beautiful cities in Central Asia. Blue cloth binding titled in gilt. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 191 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Face of Manchuria, Korea, and Russian Turkestan
by Kemp, E. G. [Emily Georgiana Kemp]
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, water spots on front boards, pages toned.
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- 1910
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$75.00
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London: Chatto & Windus. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, water spots on front boards, pages . toned.. 1910. Hardcover. xv, 248pp. Green cloth stamped in black and in blind. Color folding map at rear. 29 color plates by the author. Index. The author traveled via the Trans-Siberian Railway several years after the Russo-Japanese War to … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tide at Sunrise: A History of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
by Warner, Denis; Warner, Peggy
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- Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Library stamps and markings.
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0883270315
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$15.00
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NY: Charterhouse. Good in Good dust jacket; Library stamps and markings.. 1974. Hardcover. 0883270315 . xi, 659pp. Index, notes, bibliography. Several pages of photos. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 659 pages . Item Price
$15.00
Marxism and Resistance in Burma, 1942-1945: Thein Pe Myint's Wartime Travelers
by Myint, Thein Pe; Taylor, Robert H.
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly scuffed.
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0821407813
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$30.00
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Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly scuffed.. 1984. Hardcover. 0821407813 . vii, 326pp. Green cloth titled in silver. Photos, notes, bibliography. Reprints Myint's Wartime Traveler, as translated by Taylor, as well as Taylor's lengthy introduction to circumstances surrounding the temporary World War II alliance between Burmese Marxist nationalists and British… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bamboo in Japan
by Bess, Nancy Moore; Wein, Bibi
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges and jacket lightly worn.
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- First American Edition; First Printing
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 4770025106
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$17.00
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NY: Kodansha International. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges and jacket lightly worn.. 2001. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 4770025106 . Green cloth. Black and white and color photos, black and white and color illustrations, afterword, notes, glossary, index, photo credits, and acknowledgements. With illuminating text and over 250 exquisite photographs, illustrations, and artwork,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Forgotten Tribes of China
by Sinclair, Kevin
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed.
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0920691323
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$20.00
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: Cupress. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed.. 1987. Hardcover. 0920691323 . Many color photos accompany this overview of the many ethnic minorities in China. Index, map. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Item Price
$20.00
Tibet: Land of Snows
by Tucci, Giuseppe
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and worn.
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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$25.00
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NY: Stein and Day. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and worn.. 1967. Hardcover. Bibliography, glossary, index. Many black and white photographs by Wim Swaan, Edwin Smith, and others. Translated by J. E. Stapleton Driver. Tan cloth binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages . Item Price
$25.00
A New Gazetteer of the Eastern Continent Or, a Geographical Dictionary: Containing, in Alphabetical Order, a Description of all the Countries, Kingdoms, States, Cities, Towns, Principal Rivers, Lakes, Harbors, Mountains, & C. &c in Europe, Asia, and Africa, with Their Adjacent Islands
by Morse, Jedidiah; Parish, Elijah
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- Used - Fair; Boards worn, longitudinal crack down spine, front outer joint split, foxing, bookplate scar on front pastedown endpaper,
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- Second Edition
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- 1808
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- Leather
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$100.00
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Boston: Printed By J. T. Buckingham for Thomas & Andrews. Fair; Boards worn, longitudinal crack down spine, front outer joint split, foxing, bookplate scar on front pastedown endpaper, pages toned. Maps toned, Africa map tattered at edges, but all three are intact and in Good condition. 1808. Second Edition. Leather. Original tree calf binding. Lacks leather lettering piece on spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
The Manchu Dragon: Costumes of the Ch'ing Dynasty, 1644-1912
by Mailey, Jean
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- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly worn.
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- 1981
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- Softcover
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$12.00
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NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1981. Softcover. Exhibition catalog to accompany textile exhibit shown December 16, 1980 - August 30, 1981. Bibliography, many color photographs. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 36 pages . Item Price
$12.00
Drifting Toward the Southeast: The Story of Five Japanese Castaways
by Manjiro, John; Nagakumi, Junya (translator) ; Kitadai, Junji (translator)
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- Used - Very Good; Covers curled.
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- 2003
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0932027563
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$25.00
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New Bedford, MA: Spinner Publications. Very Good; Covers curled.. 2003. Softcover. 0932027563 . English translation of Hyoson Kiryaku, Manjiro's account of how he was rescued at sea as a teen by a Massachusetts whaling ship, lived in America, and returned to Japan during its long isolation period. Illustrations by Kawada Shoryo. Foreword by Stuart M. Frank. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, Second Series, Vol. IV, 1927
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, bookplate on front pastedown.
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- 1927
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- Hardcover
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$35.00
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Tokyo: Asiatic Society of Japan. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, bookplate on front . pastedown.. 1927. Hardcover. Blue cloth spine with printed paper-covered boards. Includes lengthy articles on the Social Teachings of Meh Tse by L. Tomkinson and a Report of the Council of the Asiatic Society for 1927. ; 8vo 8" -… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
Great Temples of the East: The Wonders of Cambodia, India, Siam, and Nepal
by Sitwell, Sacheverell
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket rubbed.
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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NY: Ivan Obolensky, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket rubbed.. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light blue cloth. Index. A vintage guidebook and lyrical description of the religious temples of Cambodia, India, Thailand, and Nepal. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 284 pages . Item Price
$15.00
Hmong Folklife
by Willcox, Don
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- Used - Good; Covers foxed and soiled.
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- 1986
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- Softcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$17.00
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Hmong Natural Association of North Carolina. Good; Covers foxed and soiled.. 1986. Softcover. Color plate section, many other b/w photos and illustrations. Documents Hmong culture, including language, music, costume, customs, food, religion, etc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 116 pages . Item Price
$17.00
A Person from England and Other Travellers to Turkestan
by MacLean, Fitzroy
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- Used - Good in Fair dust jacket; Jackaet tattered and torn, front free endpaper removed.
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- First Edition
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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NY: Harper and Brothers. Good in Fair dust jacket; Jackaet tattered and torn, front free endpaper . removed.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Photos, bibliography. History of Westerners' travels to central Asia and Turkestan. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages . Item Price
$20.00
Taipei Candid Camera: A Collection of Photos from the China Post
by Hung, Joe
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- Used - Good; Lightly soiled, covers worn.
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- First Printing
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- N.D.
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- Softcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$50.00
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Taipei, Taiwan: The China Post. Good; Lightly soiled, covers worn.. N.D.. First Printing. Softcover. Circa 1960. Measures 4.75 x 7.25 inches. Black and white and color photographs. A solid copy of this collection of 110 photographs with matching captions from the China Post depicting typical Taiwanese festivals, customs, and street scenes. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Wonder of the World Treasures of the Nation: Terra-Cotta Army of Emperor Qin Shihuang
by Museum of Terra-Cotta Army of Qin Shihuang
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed.
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- N.D.
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 7541802492
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Shaanxi, China: Shaanxi Travel and Tourism Publishing House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed.. N.D.. Softcover. 7541802492 . Circa 1990s. Softcover with dustjacket. Color photographs. An historical study and museum guide. ; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 137 pages . Item Price
$15.00
Haiku
by Blyth, R. H.
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name and bookseller label on front endpaper, jacket creased, with a chip missing, and a fa
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- Seventh Printing
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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$25.00
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Hokuseido. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name and bookseller label on front . endpaper, jacket creased, with a chip missing, and a faded spine.. 1960. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Tan cloth. xviii, 422 pages. Illustrated endpapers, color frontispiece illustration, black and white and color plates, and index. The first volume in the four part study of haiku… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mother India
by Mayor, Katherine
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- Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed and stained, some page tops stained, jacket toned and chipped.
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- Reprint
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- 1930
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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NY: Blue Ribbon Books. Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed and stained, some page tops . stained, jacket toned and chipped.. 1930. Reprint. Hardcover. Blue cloth with untrimmed fore-edge and page bottoms. xii, 440 pages. Black and white frontispiece photo, black and white photos, appendices, index. A solid copy of this controversial study of pre-WWII India. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
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