Search Results: Titles starting with J from Asia Bookroom

Sydney.: Wentworth Press.. 1983.. Preface by Jack Lindsay. vi + 105pp, one of a limited edition of 225 copies, signed and numbered by the author, paperback cover extremities lightly sunned, a very good copy. .

Singapore.: NUS Press.. 2015.. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xiii + 125pp, glossary, list of place names, bibliography. The Flemish gem trader Jacques de Coutre visited Southeast Asia in the early 17th century, and his lengthy account of his experiences provides a glimpse of Singapore, Johor and the Straits of Melaka during an era for which little written material has survived. This special edition, which presents highlights from the full translation, is designed to provide students, teachers and the wider public with a glimpse of this tumultuous region when it was still controlled by local rulers, and Western colonialism was just gaining a foothold. The author describes dangerous intrigues involving fortune hunters and schemers, as well as local rulers and couriers, adventures that on several occasions nearly cost him his life. The manuscripts come from a bundle of documents preserved at the National Library of Spain in Madrid that includes De Coutre's autobiography and several… Read More

New York.: Schocken.. 1985.. Black and white photographic illustrations, 196pp, references, glossary, little sunning to spine of dustjacket, a good clean copy. Describes Chinese music in a simple, informative and entertaining manner, with the aid of poems, anecdotes and illustrations. .

New York.: Dover Publications.. Reprint.. 1968.. Two volumes. Translated by Hermann Jacobi from Prakrit. Volume I: liii + 324pp, index. Volume II: xli + 456pp, indices. Both volumes: Upper edges somewhat foxed, paperback covers little shelf worn with spines slightly sunned, overall good copies. Reprints of Vols. 22 and 45 of The Sacred Books of the East. .

Meerut.: Kusumanjali Prakashan.. 1993.. Black and white photographic plates and line illustrations, 128pp, appendix, bibliography, index, endpapers a little browned, dustjacket little shelfworn and marked, a sound secondhand hardback copy. .

Jakarta.: Equinox.. 2002.. Profusely illustrated with colour photographic illustrations, 184pp, glossy paperback, very good copy. 22 x 17.5cm. This book leads the reader on an illuminating cultural exploration through the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. The text is complimented by numerous striking photographic illustrations. .

Jakarta.: Indonesian Fine Arts Foundation.. 1994.. Introductions and essays in English and Indonesian; artwork descriptions in English. Colour reproductions, 179pp, hardback, quarto, dustjacket rubbed at extremities, small incision just scratching surface of lower cover, otherwise a good copy. Shows examples of fine art collections in Indonesia. Chapter titles include: The Works of Indonesian Masters; The Works of International Masters (from Galleries worldwide); The Painting Collection of Indonesian Galleries; Fine Arts in the Indonesian Fine Arts Foundation. .

Jakarta.. 2011.. Illustrated throughout with colour photographic images by the author, 110pp, very good paperback copy. 20 x 24 cm. A most attractive publication self published as a gift. .

Kuala Lumpur.: Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia.. 1979.. ix + 113pp, note, endpapers a touch discoloured, good paperback copy. .

[London and New York.]: [Encyclopedia Britannica]. [circa1900].. Map in three insets, after W & AK Johnston, engravers with printed outline colour, 18.9 x 28.9 cm, central fold, paper age-toned, but in very good condition. Interesting map which first appeared in the ninth edition of Encyclopedia Britannica. .

London.: Bonhams.. 2013.. Colour illustrations, 58pp, very good paperback copy. 21 x 26.4cm. From a Bonham auction held on the 17th of September, 2013. .

London.: Religious Tract Society.. Black and white plates, 236pp, neat handwritten Sunday School inscription front free endpaper, some light foxing, pictorial upper cover and spine. Very good copy in pictorial cloth. Largely drawn from letters he wrote to his sons the notable 19th century missionary James Gilmour writes of his experiences in Central and Eastern Mongolia. Text also discusses the life, work and character of James Gilmour. .

London.: Religious Tract Society.. No date. (circa1925).. 236pp, some occasional foxing and browning, bright and clean pictorial cloth in slightly chipped and worn dustjacket. School Prize plate from the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales, Ashfield School, laid down front free endpaper. Very good copy. "Missionary Pioneer" Series. Written for young people. .

London.: The Religious Tract Society.. [Reprint].. 1893.. Two maps, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, black and white illustrations, 336pp, index, first and last leaves faintly foxed, hinges starting, a few pages with marginal ink scoring, binding worn and marked, head and tail of spine and corners bumped, gilt lettering spine, internally sound. Discusses the life, work and character of James Gilmour a missionary during the nineteenth century and author of the book 'Among the Mongols', which was published in 1882. .

Hong Kong.: Hong Kong University Press.. July1960.. Black & white portrait frontispiece, limp wrappers, 25pp. 26 x 19cm. Faint age-toning to covers, else very good. Printed for Private Circulation. .

(Washington).: (A.O.P. Nicholson).. (1856).. Tinted lithograph, 15.2 x 22.8, 22.4 x 28.8 cm (sheet), edges a little age-toned, lower edged ragged, but the image in very good condition. From Perry's ''The Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan: performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854...'', by the expedition artist Wilhelm Heine, the ships from daguerrotypes by Eliphalet Brown. Perry's squadron called at St. Helena in January, 1853 and took on board fresh provisions, water and coal. " .

London.: Hakluyt Society.. 1969.. 2 volumes. Volume I: Folding map, black and white plates, xxviii + 247pp. Volume II: viii + 249 - 524pp, index. Very good set in lightly sunned dustjackets. Second series No 136 and 137. .

Toronto.: Doubleday.. 1999.. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, x + 331pp, index, dustjacket, front free endpaper little marked, otherwise a very good hardback copy. "This is a book about love, work and life, as well as the conflicts over who rules, who survives, and who gets the bigger slice of Peking Duck. Its perspective is shaped by the author's earlier life as a foreign student in Beijing in the Maoist 70s, her six-year reporting stint in the 80s and 90s, and her dramatic return visit to China in the spring of 1999." (Publisher's description). .

Delhi.: Rakesh Press.. 1967.. Black and white illustrations, 99pp + adverts at rear, bump upper right corner, first and last leaves little browning, pen-mark upper covera good paperback copy, .

New York.: Army Information Branch.. July 21944.. Full colour poster 88.7 x 119.2 cms of military uniforms, on the recto two maps (of the Marshall Islands and Burma), black and white photographic illustrations and text, folding to a Newsmap 22 x 30 cms, a few fold splits archivally strengthened (without loss), tape residue in the upper corners, light wear and toning along the folds, in good condition. Vivid Newsmap propaganda poster featuring colour illustrations of Japanese military uniforms: Field Service and Dress; Tropical Uniforms; Winter Uniforms and "Miscellaneous" including Camouflage, Impermeable Wear. Tank Coverall and Summer Flying Suit. On the recto maps of the Marshall Islands and Burma parallel the text coverage of the war in the Central Pacific and reports on the campaign in the Hukawng valley in Northern Burma "where American trained Chinese troops had the biggest victory of their 14 week campaign". Black and white photographic illustrations document the US war effort, one "received… Read More