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Anthropology & Archaeology Books

Anthropology & Archaeology Books

Studying our human lives, past and present, from around the world.
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Indian Myth and Legend, Donald A Mackenzie, Gresham, 1913 (with printed date to title page)

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An unusual copy of this popular book, with the publication date being printed on the title page. Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A Mackenzie. With...

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Original Framed Thai Buddhist Manuscript illustration, c. 19th Century.

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Original Framed Thai Buddhist Manuscript illustration, c. 19th Century. A very attractive example of Thai Buddhist manuscript painting from late 19...

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Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, Denise Heywood, Signed, 2008

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Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, by Denise Heywood. With signed inscription to half title - 'With best wishes, Denise Heywood'. Published ...

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History and Civilization of China, Theodore Karzis, 2000, Author inscribed copy

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History and Civilization of China, by Theodore Karzis. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, ...

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Typical Photographs of Burma, Burmese Life and Scenes, Rangoon, c. 1922

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Typical Photographs of Burma, Burmese Life and Scenes. The book provides a photographic record of life in Burma over 100 years ago. We have seen re...

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The Surgeon's Log; Impressions of the Far East, J. Johnston Abraham, 1926, Signed

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The Surgeon's Log; Impressions of the Far East, by J. Johnston Abraham. With many illustrations. Signed copy from the author with dedication to hal...

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Great Western Auctions, Glasgow; Spring Fine Art and Antiques, 18th-19th March 2016

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The Great Western Auctions, Glasgow; Auction Catalogue; Spring Fine Art and Antiques, Two Day Auction 18th-19th March 2016. Published by The Great ...

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Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 30 May 2014

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Auction Catalogue: Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 30 May 2014, The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Published by Ti...

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Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 12-14 February 2015

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Auction Catalogue: Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 12-14 February 2015, The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Publish...

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Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 31 October 2013, 01 November 2013

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Auction Catalogue: Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 31 October 2013, 01 November 2013, The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1...

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Timeline Auctions, London; Coins & Antiquities, 14 March 2013

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Auction Catalogue: Timeline Auctions, London; Coins & Antiquities, 14 March 2013, The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. P...

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Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 05 October 2012

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Auction Catalogue: Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 05 October 2012, The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Published b...

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Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 21 June 2013

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Auction Catalogue: Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 21 June 2013, The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Published by T...

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Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 3 and 4 September 2014

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Auction Catalogue: Timeline Auctions, London; Antiquities, 3 and 4 September 2014, The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH. Publ...

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Le Petit Parisien, Supplement Illustre, No. 814, 1906, Cambodian dancers of King Sisowath

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Le Petit Parisien, Supplement Illustre, No. 814, 1906, Cambodian dancers of King Sisowath. SOLD Scarce illustrated supplement from 24 June 1906, en...

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Journey Into China, National Geographic Society, 1988, with map. Deluxe edition.

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Journey Into China. Deluxe edition. Various contributors. SOLD Published by the National Geographic Society - Seventh printing in 1988 (first publi...

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The Burrell Collection, John Julius Norwich, 1988

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The Burrell Collection; With an Introduction by John Julius Norwich. Contributors; Richard Marks, Rosemary Scott, Barry Gasson, James K. Thomson an...

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Visions from the Golden Land; Burma and the Art of Lacquer, Isaacs & Blurton, 2000

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Visions from the Golden Land; Burma and the Art of Lacquer, by Ralph Isaacs & T. Richard Blurton. Published by Art Media Resources, Chicago, 20...

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The Kingdom of Siam; The Art of Central Thailand 1350-1800 by McGill & Chirapravati, 2005

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The Kingdom of Siam; The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800, by Forrest McGill (editor & curator) & M. L. Pattarartorn Chirapravati (Co-Cur...

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The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes; The Complete Record, Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn, 1988

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The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes; The Complete Record. By Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn. SOLD A comprehensive study of the famous Chinese porcelain ...

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Le Petit Parisien, Supplement Litteraire Illustre, No. 450, 1897, Siam, King Chulalongkorn I (King Rama V)

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Le Petit Parisien, Supplement Litteraire Illustre, No. 450, 1897, Siam, King Chulalongkorn I (King Rama V) RESERVED Scarce cover of this illustrate...

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Lao Buddha by Somkiart Lopetcharat. Laos Buddha statues.

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Lao Buddha, The Image and Its History by Somkiart Lopetcharat. SOLD Published by Siam international Book Company Ltd, 2000 1st editi...

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Collection of 5 x Japanese Buddhism Books by Nakamura Hajime 中村元の仏教の本

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Collection of 5 x Japanese Buddhism Books by Nakamura Hajime 中村元の仏教の本. A selection of cloth bound hardback books about Buddhism in the Jap...

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Myanmar Buddha by Somkiart Lopetcharat

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Myanmar Buddha, The Image and Its History by Somkiart Lopetcharat. SOLD Published by Siam international Books Company Ltd, 2007 1st ...

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19th Century Egyptian Photograph Album, Albumen Prints, Zangaki

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19th Century Egyptian Photograph Album, Albumen Prints. An album of Albumen prints from approximately 1880, of Egyptian subjects. SO...

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Photographic Book of the Honpa Hongwanji Temple, Kyoto. 1932. (ほんがんじしゃしんちょう) 

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Photographic Book of the Honpa Hongwanji Temple, Kyoto. 1932. (ほんがんじしゃしんちょう) . A beautifully produced book from Japan featuring photograph...

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Print Folio of Chinese Mythology Silk Paintings 西漢帛畫, 1972

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Print Folio of Chinese Mythology Silk Paintings 西漢帛畫, Xi Han Ho Bua, 1972, Western Han Dynasty relic. This large folio was published ...

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The Thirty Seven Nats, Unique Book of original Burmese Paintings

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The Thirty Seven Nats, Unique Book of original Burmese Paintings. SOLD This exciting find is a unique Burmese artwork depicting the ...

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Batak Pustaha from Sumatra

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Batak Pustaha from Sumatra. SOLD Rare Pustaha from northern Sumatra in Indonesia. This unique hand produced book is in manuscript form on tree bark...

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Lo Impero Cinese, 1st Italian edition 1845, by Clemente Pelle

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Lo Impero Cinese, 1st Italian edition 1845, by Clemente Pelle, translated by Guglielmo Villarosa. Also titled as L'Impero Cinese. Lo Impero Cinese ...

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Arts from the Land of Timur, An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection

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Arts from the Land of Timur, An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection SOLD Catalogue published to coincide with with the exhi...

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Dated Chinese Antiquities 600-1650, Sheila Riddell, 1979

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Dated Chinese Antiquities 600-1650. By Sheila Riddell. Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1979. 1st edition.| Near fine hardback ...

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The Nanking Cargo; Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold, Christies, Amsterdam, 1986

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The Nanking Cargo; Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold, European Glass and Stoneware, recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher from a European merchan...

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Lord Macartney, An Embassy to China, Folio Society edition, 2004

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An Embassy to China, Being the Journal kept by Lord Macartney during his Embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung 1793 - 1794 Published by the F...

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World Art History, 200-700 AD, Volume 6, Japanese encyclopaedia of art, Sekai bijutsu zenshu. Bekkan 6.

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World Art History, 200-700 AD, Volume 6, Japanese encyclopaedia of art, Sekai bijutsu zenshu. Bekkan 6. Published by Heibonsha,...

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Book of Vintage Chinese Photographs, Photographs of the Past Royal Family

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Book of Vintage Chinese Photographs, Photographs of the Past Royal Family Beautiful concertina style book of Chinese photographs. RE...

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Un Coup d'Oeil sur la Chine, Emile Corderet 1931, first edition

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Un Coup d'Oeil sur la Chine, Emile Corderet 1931, first edition. Un Coup d'Oeil sur la Chine, China at a Glance. Illustrations by Fr...

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Osvald Siren, A History of Early Chinese Art: Architecture, 1930 first edition

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Osvald Siren, A History of Early Chinese Art: Architecture, 1930 first edition. SOLD Published by Ernest Benn Ltd, London, 1930. ...

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Osvald Siren, A History of Early Chinese Art: The Prehistoric and Pre-Han Periods, 1929 first edition

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Osvald Siren, A History of Early Chinese Art: The Prehistoric and Pre-Han Periods, 1929 first edition. Published by Ernest Benn Ltd, Londo...

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Secret Palace Memorials of The Kuang-Hsu Period - Collection of 4 books

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Secret Palace Memorials of The Kuang-Hsu Period - Collection of 4 books RECENTLY SOLD Ch'ing Documents at National Palace Museum, Sp...

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En Chine, Moeurs & Coutumes, Autour du Monde, Aquarelles Souvenirs Voyages, Fascicule XX, circa 1880.

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En Chine, Moeurs & Coutumes, Autour du Monde, Aquarelles Souvenirs Voyages, Fascicule XX, circa 1880. RECENTLY SOLD 1st editio...

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Le Petit Journal, Supplement Illustre, No. 133, 1893, Siam, King Rama V and the Queen

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Actual Photographs of Chinese Executions

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Actual Photographs of Chinese Executions Actual Photographs of Chinese Executions, These Kodak Pictures Made from Un-retouched Films Showi...

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Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Jenny So

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Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Jenny So SOLD Fine condition hardback with dustjacket. A wonderf...

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Chinese Jades, edited by Rosemary E. Scott, Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No. 18, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art

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Chinese Jades, edited by Rosemary E. Scott, Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No. 18, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art Pubished b...

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Pre-Tang Ceramics of China: Chinese Pottery from 4000BC to 600AD by William Watson, Signed

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Pre-Tang Ceramics of China: Chinese Pottery from 4000BC to 600AD by William Watson RESERVED Published by faber and faber, London 199...

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The Great Po Sein, a Chronicle of the Burmese Theater, Kenneth Sein and Joseph A Withey, 1965

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The Great Po Sein, a Chronicle of the Burmese Theater, by Kenneth (Maung Khe) Sein and Joseph A Withey, 1965. First edition hardback, Indi...

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