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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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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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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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Magic Lantern Slide, Chinese Ghost Marriage 冥婚, circa 1900

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 an...

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Burma by F S V Donnison, 1st edition

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Ch'ien Lung, Lady Hosie, 1944

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The Pool of Ch'ien Lung; A Tale of Modern Peking. By Lady Hosie. 2nd edition, Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, 176pp plus colour frontispiece by Chiang Le...

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Symposium on Historical, Archaeological and Linguistic Studies, Limited edition, 1967

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Painting in the Far East, Laurence Binyon 1908

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Painting in the Far East, Laurence Binyon 1908 RECENTLY SOLD An introduction to the history of pictorial art in Asia especially Chin...

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