Asia - General Books

A striking and historically important Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda poster directly referencing the foundational ideological dire...

A powerful and visually dramatic Chinese Cultural Revolution-period propaganda poster centred on themes of national self-reliance, civil defence, a...

A striking Chinese Cultural Revolution-period propaganda poster promoting the revolutionary ideal of labour, agricultural work, and ideological sel...

An unusual and visually striking Chinese silk-screen poster issued during the Cultural Revolution period, presenting a highly atypical example of l...

The Story of Mahajanaka is a work authored by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, presenting his own retelling of one of the Jātaka tales concerni...

Philip Adolphe Klier (c.1845-1911) was a German photographer who worked in British Burma from the 1860s until the early 20th century. After establi...

A small but attractive group of six issues of The China Journal, spanning the years 1928 to 1940, a period of significant political and social chan...

A striking early twentieth-century study of traditional Chinese theatre, combining concise descriptive text with a rich visual programme. Written b...

Photographic Album of Egypt and Burma, c. 1898 – With Albumen Prints of the Nile, Pyramids, Rangoon Colonial Architecture and Burmese Rural Life. S...

19th Century Japanese photo album 日本のビンテージ写真集 SOLD A photo album of original albumen prints, hand coloured, of Japanese subjects. The album is pres...

The Samurai Sword; A Handbook, by John M. Yumoto. SOLD Published by Tuttle Publishing, Boston. Printed in Singapore. First published by Tuttle in 1...

Military Swords of Japan, 1868-1945, by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory. Line Drawings by Richard Fuller. SOLD Published by Arms and Armour Press, a...

Modern Japanese Swords and Swordsmiths, From 1868 to the Present, by Leon and Hiroko Kapp & Yoshindo Yoshihara. Photography by Tom Kishida. SOL...

19th Century Japanese photo album 日本のビンテージ写真集 SOLD A photo album of original albumen prints, hand coloured, of Japanese subjects. Generally with a ...

A set of 4 interesting and attractive Japanese tourist guides, comprising: Tourist Library No. 8; What is Shinto?, by Genchi Kato, 1935, 73pp;  Tou...

A good copy of this uncommon title of British India interest, in its original Publisher's cloth binding. The Oriental Annual; Containing a Series o...

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

The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; A bound set of approximately 7 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library binding. Comprisin...

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

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

Francis Edwards Catalogue: Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia; The Asiatic Continet: Geography, Histor...

From Emperor to Citizen; The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, 2 Volume set, complete. Published by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing. Third print...

History and Civilization of China, by Theodore Karzis. Η Ιστορία και ο Πολιτισμός της Κίνας, Θόδωρος Καρζής. Αθήνα: Νέα Σύνορα – Εκδοτικός Οργανισ...

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...