Asia - General Books
A selection of books about Asia. See the Asian Art books section for related titles.
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The Silent Traveller in Edinburgh, Chiang Yee (蒋彝), 1950
The Silent Traveller in Edinburgh, by Chiang Yee (蒋彝). Chiang Yee, 1903-1977, was the self-styled 'Silent Traveller', a writer, painter and calligr...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; 1875 India issue & collection of 1881 issues
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; A bound set of approximately 7 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library binding. Comprisin...
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Our Journey Around The World, Rev. Francis E. Clark, with Glimpses of Life in Far Off Lands as Seen Through a Woman's Eyes, Harriet E. Clark, 1895
Our Journey Around The World; An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of Forty Thousand Miles Through India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand,...
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Cambodian Dance; Celebration of the Gods, Denise Heywood, Signed, 2008
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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Francis Edwards Catalogue; Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia, c. 1910
Francis Edwards Catalogue: Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia; The Asiatic Continet: Geography, Histor...
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Folk Tales from Tibet, Capt. W.F. O'Connor, 1906
Folk Tales from Tibet; With Illustrations by a Tibetan Artist and Some Verses from Tibetan Love-Songs. Collected and Translated by Capt. W.F. O'Con...
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History and Civilization of China, Theodore Karzis, 2000, Author inscribed copy
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
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
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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Raffles; The Story of Singapore, Raymond Flower, 2007
Raffles; The Story of Singapore, by Raymond Flower. Published by Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2007. First Singapore edition, following The Times fi...
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The Times Atlas, 1895. The first edition.
"The Times" Atlas. Containing 117 Pages of Maps, and Comprising 173 Maps and an Alphabetic Index to 130,000 Names. SOLD Published at the Office of ...
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The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vols. 2 and 3, July 7-Dec 29, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. 2, July 7-Sept 29, 1900 and Vol. 3 Oct 6-Dec 29 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere...
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The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere magazine in a typical librar...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. King Rama V of Siam.
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, June - December 1896
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, July - December 1896. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
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The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
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Chinese Literature, Spring 1953, Foreign Languages Press, Peking - Chairman Mao interest
Chinese Literature, Spring 1953. Issue No. 1. Featuring articles by Hu Chiao-mu, Mao Tun, Ting Ling & Malchinhu. With Plates by Ho Yi-Min &...
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Le Petit Parisien, Supplement Illustre, No. 814, 1906, Cambodian dancers of King Sisowath
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.
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 Reader's Reference Atlas of the World, George Philip & Son, 1911
The Reader's Reference Atlas of the World; A Series of 52 Plates, including 17 large scale maps of the British empire, with Gazetteer Index. Publis...
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Their Book of Toys from India, Bert & Molly Eastman, signed, numbered, limited edition
Their Book of Toys from India, Bert & Molly Eastman, signed, numbered and limited edition. Published by Incline Press, Oldham, England in 2002....
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Le Petit Parisien, Supplement Litteraire Illustre, No. 450, 1897, Siam, King Chulalongkorn I (King Rama V)
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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Old Japanese Photographs: Collectors Data Guide, Terry Bennett
Old Japanese Photographs: Collectors' Data Guide, by Terry Bennett. SOLD 1st and only edition, 2006. Hardback with dustjacket. ...
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19th Century Egyptian Photograph Album, Albumen Prints, Zangaki
19th Century Egyptian Photograph Album, Albumen Prints. An album of Albumen prints from approximately 1880, of Egyptian subjects. SO...
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The Book of the Pearl by Kunz and Stevenson, 1908 1st edition
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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Journal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, rare 1st Amsterdam edition
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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Lord Macartney, An Embassy to China, Folio Society edition, 2004
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
The Kokka, 1905, 1906, deluxe bound set. The Kokka, An Illustrated Monthly Journal of the Fine and Applied Art of Japan and other Eastern Countries...
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Le Petit Journal, Supplement Illustre, No. 133, 1893, Siam, King Rama V and the Queen
Le Petit Journal, Supplement Illustre, No. 133, 1893, Siam, King Rama V and the Queen SOLD Scarce copy of this illustrated supplemen...
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Pictorial Compendium of Japanese Scenery, Art and Industry in the New Century, compiled and published by Takakura Choko, 1904
Pictorial Compendium of Japanese Scenery, Art and Industry in the New Century, compiled and published by Takakura Choko, 1904 SORRY - RECE...
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19th Century Japanese photo album
19th Century Japanese photo album 日本のビンテージ写真集 RECENTLY SOLD A photo album of original albumen prints, hand coloured, of Japanese subjects. My in...
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Journal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, extremely rare first edition
Journal ou suite du voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, extremely rare first edition RECENTLY SOLD This is the very rare first Ams...
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