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Antiquarian, Rare & Collectable Books, and South East Asian Art & Antiques
Antiquarian, Rare & Collectable Books, and South East Asian Art & Antiques
Asia - General Books

Asia - General Books

A selection of books about Asia. See the Asian Art books section for related titles.

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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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Vintage Thai Photo Album - 1950s - c. 220 photographs

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Vintage Thai Photo Album - 1950s - c. 220 photographs. SOLD Good Thai photo albums are difficult to get hold of - the tropical clima...

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Philips' Smaller School Room Map of Asia, 112cm x 90cm, 1958

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Philips' Smaller School Room Map of Asia, 112cm x 90cm, 1958. SOLD Very attractive vintage map of Asia in terrific condition. No rip...

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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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The Book of the Pearl by Kunz and Stevenson, 1908 1st edition

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The Book of the Pearl: The History, Art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems by George Frederick Kunz and Charles Hugh Stevenson. S...

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People of Nepal by Dor Bahadur Bista, 1st limited edition, 1967

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People of Nepal by Dor Bahadur Bista, 1st limited edition, 1967. Limited to 2,000 Copies. Published Department of Publicity, HMG, 1967. Pr...

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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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Journal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, rare 1st Amsterdam edition

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Journal ou Suite du Voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, rare first edition. SOLD This is the rare first Amsterdam edition of this ...

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Manuscript: Japanese Meiji Period Merchant's Accounts Book, 1871

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Japanese Meiji Period Merchant's Accounts Book, 1871. SOLD This is a truly unique offering - an original Japanese merchant's cash book, Genkin Iri ...

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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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The Persians Amongst the English by Denis Wright, Rare signed 1st edition 2 volume set in Persian - Farsi.

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The Persians Amongst the English by Denis Wright (aka The English Amongst the Persians in English language version) Published by I. B. Tau...

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Napoleon and Persia, Iradj Amini, 1st edition signed by author and British Ambassador, plus correspondence

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Napoleon and Persia, Franco-Persian Relations Under the First Empire, within the context of the rivalries between France, Britain and Russia by ...

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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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The Kokka, deluxe bound set. Volume XVI – July 1905 to July 1906

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The Kokka, 1905, 1906, deluxe bound set. SOLD The Kokka, An Illustrated Monthly Journal of the Fine and Applied Art of Japan and other Eastern Coun...

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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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Sir William Chambers, Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils, 1st edition 1757

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Sir William Chambers, Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils, 1st edition 1757 RECENTLY SOLD Designs of Chinese...

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The Grandeur of the Gorges by Donald Mennie, signed 1st edition

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The Grandeur of The Gorges by Donald Mennie, signed 1st edition RECENTLY SOLD Fifty Photographic Studies, with Descriptive Notes, of China's Grea...

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The Thirty-six Stratagems, Silk bound bamboo book, 36 Stratagems

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The Thirty-six Stratagems, Silk bound bamboo book, 36 Stratagems RECENTLY SOLD Very beautiful silk bound bamboo book from China in wonderful cond...

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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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Elements of Chinese Architecture, by Liang Sicheng, 1935, signed by Yuan-Hsi Kuo

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Elements of Chinese Architecture, by Liang Sicheng, 1935, signed by Yuan-Hsi Kuo SOLD Liang Sicheng (1901-1972) is recognised as the...

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The Transvestite Memoirs by Abbe de Choisy

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The Transvestite Memoirs by Abbe de Choisy Published Peter Owen, London 1994. Translated from the French and with an introduction by R H F Scott. T...

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