Asia - General Books

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...

IAI; The Art of Drawing the Sword, by Darrell Max Craig. Published by Tuttle Publishing, North Clarendon, Vermont, USA. 6th printing, 2016. First p...

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. Pub...

A fascinating book of Sufi teachings told in a collection of stories and fables. Sufism is a mystical branch of Islam characterized by a focus on I...

A very smart and stylish large format edition of this much respected atlas from The Times. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, Folio Societ...

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

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 smart copy of this travelogue exploration of Japanese history, life and culture, which is illustrated with beautiful full page plates. In Lotus-L...

A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...

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...

A highly respected work on civil war and insurgency. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War. By Stathis N. K...

A very substantial alphabetical reference work detailing places and facts on world geography. Longmans' Gazetteer of the World. Edited by George G....

The Mountain is Young, by Han Suyin (韓素音). Han Suyin was the pen name of Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou (周光瑚), c. 1917-2012. She was a physician and ...

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

Dictionnaire de la Fable ou Mythologie Greque, Latine, Egyptienne, Celtique, Persane, Syrienne, Indienne, Chinoise, Japonaise, Arabe, Mahometane, S...

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...

A New Account of the East Indies, by Alexander Hamilton. With Numerous Maps and Illustrations. Now Edited with Introduction and Notes by Sir Willia...

Four Thousand Years Ago; A Panorama of Life in the Second Millenium B.C., by Geoffrey Bibby. Published by Collins, London. 1962 first UK edition. A...

Peking; A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest, by Juliet Bredon. Published by Kelly & Walsh, Limited, Shanghai,...