Search Results: .History - Asia from Turtle Creek Books

Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.: Hotho & Co, 1940. Hardcover - with marvellous colour plates taken directly from Japanese artists - 62 illustrations in total. Some shelf and edgewear, light age toning of pages, gift inscription, interior otherwise fine - clean and tight. Dust jacket is a little chipped and rubbed, but otherwise good. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Great Britain: Mandarin, 1994. Some edgewear and heavy creasing of spine and covers, and the interior has some age-toning, otherwise a fair reading and reference copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Fair.

London: JM Dent, 1928. Hardcover - attractively bound in dark blue with gilt titles on spine. Maps on both endpapers. Nicely illustrated by Goodchild. One of a series of books from the Outward bound library.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Goodchild, John .

Thailand: Musicline Publications, 2000. Minor edgewear and some creasing of spine and bending of spine and covers, othewise a good reading copy.. Soft Cover. Good.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Poseidon Press, 1990. Loose pages, ink markings on bottom page edges and edgewear otherwise a fine tight copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

India: Writers Workshop Saffronbird , 1972. Lovely covers ( Flexiback edition ) with Indian handwoven loom cloth on cover along with gilt design in center. Minor edgewear and light rubbing, some fading of the gilt lettering on spine. One smudge on FFEP - all else fine - clean and tight. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated.

Japan: Tokyo News Service, 1955. Hardcover, but frankly the boards are somewhat flexible - something of a cross between hardcover and softcover. No stated date, likely 1950s? Illustrated with photographs. Some edgewear, shelfwear and rubbing of covers, some discoloured areas on back cover, interior (aside from EMbassy stamp) is fine. . Hard Cover. Good.

Toronto: Globe and Mail, 1960. An original 28 page booklet issued by the Globe and Mail, containing a series of articles written by Nossal on the perceived threat of Communism in the East. Appears ALMOST UNREAD! Illustrated with b&w photographs. Soft Cover. As New.

Geneva Park, Lake Couchiching, Ontario: Canadian Institute on Public Affairs and the CBC , 1959. 112 pages, a joint project of the Canadian Institute on Public Affairs and the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Minor edgewear otherwise fine. An interesting document on the concerns of the late 50s and early 60s, with much focus on the perceived threat of Communism.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

USA: Pyramid Books, 1969. Bumped corners, edgewear, age toning of the pages, minor creasing of the covers otherwise a fine tight clean copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Fair to Good.

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Oxford University Press, 1991. Ink markings on bottom page edges and discolouration on the inside front cover otherwise a fine tight copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

USA: St Martins Pr, 1992. Former owner's name inside cover and some edgewear otherwise a good solid copy. Soft Cover. Good.

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Minor shelfwear and slight chipping of dust jacket otherwise fine. A close look at the fine details of life, language and culture of Japan. Clear comprehensive guide for the business person, or for anyone who plans to work in Japan or with the Japanese.\.

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ East Asia Program, 1991. Minor edgewear and a few highlighted passages otherwise a fine clean tight copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt, 1988. Hardcover 1st edition - Some shelf and edgewear,a minor spine lean, otherwise a good clean solid copy. Dust jacket is slightly rubbed,& chipped, otherwise still in good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Illlustrated.

Ottawa: Canadian Friends of Burma , 1996. How Burma's military dictatorship uses profit from the garment industry to bankroll oppression. 72 pp, appears NEW AND UNREAD. Soft Cover. As New.

USA: Penguian, 2009. Some edgewear and creasing of spine and covers, otherwise still a good reading copy. Soft Cover. Good to Very Good.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1994. Hardcover 1st edition - Some shelf and edgewear, otherwise a good clean solid copy. Dust jacket is rubbed,& slightly chipped, but otherwise good. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated.

USA: University of California Press, 1965. Hardcover, turquoise cloth with gilt titles on spine. Some sunning of spine and back cover edges, otherwise a fine clean solid and square copy. 346 pages. Covers Scholarship and Education, aims of Samurai edition in the Tokugawa period, Fief Schools, Traditional Curriculum, Innovations, Talent, Training and Social Order, Commoner and Masters, Tarakoya, Context, Legacy and more. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London, United Kingdom: Macmillan Publishers Limited, 1989. Hardcover 1st edition rescued from a library cull, book presents usual stamps and stickers along with some age toning of pages otherwise still a good reading copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library.