Rare Asian History Books

Le Livre de l’Agriculture [Kitab al-falaha] Traduit de l’Arabe par J.-J. Clément-Mullet. Tome Premier, Tome II Pemiere Partie, Tome II – IIe Partie. by IBN AL-‘AWWAM. (ابن العوام), [Abu Zakariya Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Al-Awwam Al-Ishbili]

3 volumes, octavo, contemporary vellum, spines lettered in black ink and upper covers lettered in Arabic in ink كِتاب ال...

£2,750.00

Two Volumes: The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze. Vol. I: Volume I is subtitled Introduction; and Craft of the Estuary and Shanghai Area. Vol. II: The Craft of the Lower and Middle Yangtze and Tributaries. by WORCESTER, G. R. G

Vol. I: Pp. xxviii; 245. Vol. II: Pp. 246 - 496. Prefatory note by Lester K. Little, Inspector General of Customs, in Vol. I. B...

$1,000.00

The Peking Gazette "Desk Hong List 1915" by The Peking Gazette

Many wears, especially at book spine....

$9,900.00

Madras: The Architectural Heritage (An INTACH Guide) by K. Kalpana, Frank Schiffer

Chennai, India: Indian National Trust For Art And Cultural Heritage, Tamil Nadu Chapter, 2003. Trade Paperback. First edition (s...

$149.00

An Outline History of China - Signed Two Volume Set, 1st Edition by Gowen, Herbert H

Boston: Sherman, French & Company, 1913. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. 8" ...

$915.40

CENTRAL ASIA AND TIBET Towards the Holy City of Lassa (volumes 1 & 2) by Hedin, Sven

New York: Charles Scribners Sons. Very Good. 1903. First American Edition. Hardcover. TIBET . Clean maroon cloth, gilt decoratio...

$350.00

History of India Volumes 1-9 by Jackson, A.V. Williams, Editor

London: Grolier Society, 1906. 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Illustrated with color plates and b & w engravings. Pages ...

$600.00

Dragon by the Tail by DAVIES, John Paton (John Paton Davies, Jr.)

Pp. 448. Index. Four pages of notes to text. Book condition is Fine with the exception of six pages featuring Bill Powell's yell...

$250.00

RADICALISM by SIBNARAYAN RAY

First Edition STATED December 1946 Intro by Ray, Sibnarayan This edition is now long out of print and hard to find.1946 SIBNAR...

$100.00

HISTOIRE DE LA MISSION DE PEKIN (VOLUME 1 ONLY) Depuis Les Origines Jusqu'a L'Arrivee Des Lazaristes by Thomas, A. ; Planchet

Paris: Louis-Michaud. Very Good. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume #1 only. History of a Mission in Beijing. Clean blue clo...

$375.00

VIEWS IN INDIA, CHIEFLY AMONG THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS by White, Lieut. George Francis, [Roberts, Emma, editor]

London & Paris: Fisher, Son, and Co.. Very Good. 1845. Hardcover. World cat dates this printing to 1845: [The preliminary le...

$550.00

CENSUS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS: 1903 by Sanger, J. P. Gen. (Director)

Washington, D. C,: United States Bureau of the Census. Very Good+. 1905. Second Edition. Hardcover. Complete in four volumes. Se...

$600.00

Descriptio regni Iaponiae. Cum quibusdam affinis materiae, ex variis auctoribus collecta et in ordinem redacta. by Varenius, Bernhardus

Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1649. 12mo (11 cm; 4.25"). 2 vols. in 1. I: [24] ff., 267 [i.e., 287], ...

$1,250.00

Frivolous Peeps at India by Kelly, Ethel

Melbourne, Australia: George Robertson and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, gift inscription dated "In...

$175.00

Shiburoku (Zen Buddhism) by SANJIN, Shunyou (editor)

1698 Japanese Woodblock Illustrated Zen Buddhism Enlightenment Poems Ox JAPAN A rare, 17th-century Japanese woodblock Zen Buddh...

$499.00

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