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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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Vintage Thai Photo Album - 1950s - c. 220 photographs
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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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Book of Vintage Chinese Photographs, Photographs of the Past Royal Family
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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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Magic Lantern Slide, Chinese Ghost Marriage 冥婚, circa 1900
Magic Lantern Slide, Chinese Ghost Marriage 冥婚, circa 1900 Original antique magic lantern slide featuring good quality image of a Chinese ...
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The Transvestite Memoirs by Abbe de Choisy
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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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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Portraits of Tattooed Warrior Chiefs of New Zealand, Victor R Millard, 1942
Portraits of Tattooed Warrior Chiefs of New Zealand, Victor R Millard, 1942 RECENTLY SOLD Privately Published by Victor Millard, Au...
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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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The Coinage of Siam, by Reginald Le May, 1st edition, 1932
The Coinage of Siam, by Reginald Le May, 1st edition, 1932 SOLD Published by The Siam Society, Bangkok, 1932. Scarce 1st editi...
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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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Voices from the Flowery Kingdom by Stanley Charles Nott, 1947, signed limited first edition
Voices from the Flowery Kingdom by Stanley Charles Nott, 1947, signed limited first edition. Being an Illustrated Descriptive Record of th...
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Burmese Buddhist teachings books for monks - set of 3, similarities to kammavaca, 1911
Burmese Buddhist teachings books for monks - set of 3, similarities to kammavaca, 1911 RESERVED This is a very rare set of 3 Burmese...
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Osvald Siren, Chinese and Japanese Sculptures and Paintings in the National Museum, Stockholm, 1931, 1st edition
Osvald Siren, Chinese and Japanese Sculptures and Paintings in the National Museum, Stockholm, 1931, 1st edition RECENTLY SOLD: Please let...
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A Burmese-English Dictionary, compiled by J A Stewart and C W Dunn, Part 1, 1940
A Burmese-English Dictionary, compiled by J A Stewart and C W Dunn, Part 1, 1940. A Burmese-English Dictionary, compiled by J A Stewart an...
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Burma by F S V Donnison, 1st edition
Burma by F S V Donnison, 1st edition Nations of the Modern World series - Burma, by F S V Donnison, 1st edition 1970. Published by Ernest ...
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Maurice Collis, The Burmese Scene, 1st edition
Maurice Collis, The Burmese Scene, 1st edition The Burmese Scene - Political, Historical, Pictorial by Maurice Colis "The well-known autho...
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Bali by Philip Hanson Hiss, first edition 1941
Bali by Philip Hanson Hiss, first edition 1941. RESERVED Published Robert Hale Ltd, London. Printed in USA. Stated first edition. ...
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The Belle of Bali, A S Wadia, 1st edition 1936
The Belle of Bali, A S Wadia, 1st edition 1936. RESERVED Being impressions of a pleasure cruise to Dutch East Indies via Cochin, Col...
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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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H H Prince Traidos Prabandh, His Life and Works, 1983, signed by Thai Royal Princess
H H Prince Traidos Prabandh, His Life and Works, 1983, signed by Thai Royal Princess in commemoration of the centenary of his birth ...
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Jataka Tales, H T Francis and E J Thomas, 1923, 1st edition
Jataka Tales, H T Francis and E J Thomas, 1923, 1st edition. Jataka Tales, selected and edited with introduction and notes. Published Camb...
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The Pool of Chien Lung, Lady Hosie, 1944
The Pool of Chien Lung; A Tale of Modern Peking. By Lady Hosie. 2nd edition, Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, 176pp plus colour frontispiece by C...
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Symposium on Historical, Archaeological and Linguistic Studies, Limited edition, 1967
Symposium on Historical, Archaeological and Linguistic Studies, Limited edition, 1967 Symposium on Historical, Archaeological and Linguist...
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Son of the Revolution, Liang Heng & Judith Shapiro, 1983
Son of the Revolution, Liang Heng & Judith Shapiro, 1983 Pub. Alfred A. Knopf, 1st edition, 1983. Hardback with dustjacket. Stor...
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Yang Kuei-Fei, The Most Famous Beauty of Chin, Shu-Chiung, 1924
Yang Kuei-Fei, The Most Famous Beauty of China, Shu-Chiung, 1924. SOLD Published Brentano's, London, first edition. Hardback with difficult to find...
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The Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794, 3 Volume set, The Hakluyt Society, 2001-2004
The Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794, 3 Volume set, The Hakluyt Society, 2001-2004. SOLD The Journal of the Voyage by Alejandro Malsp...
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The Love Letters of a Chinese Lady, translated by Elizabeth Cooper, 1919
The Love Letters of a Chinese Lady, translated by Elizabeth Cooper, 1919. A wonderful, wonderful, deeply moving book. This book of l...
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The Great Po Sein, a Chronicle of the Burmese Theater, Kenneth Sein and Joseph A Withey, 1965
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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