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Here you will find a fine selection of books on Asian art. We are specialists in Chinese art in particular, and have sold many of the most desirable Chinese art books over the years.
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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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Original Framed Thai Buddhist Manuscript illustration, c. 19th Century.
Original Framed Thai Buddhist Manuscript illustration, c. 19th Century. A very attractive example of Thai Buddhist manuscript painting from late 19...
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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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Peking; A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest, Juliet Bredon, 1922
Peking; A Historical and Intimate Description of its Chief Places of Interest, by Juliet Bredon. Published by Kelly & Walsh, Limited, Shanghai,...
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From Emperor to Citizen; The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, 2 Volume set, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing
From Emperor to Citizen; The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, 2 Volume set, complete. Published by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing. Third print...
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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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Chinese Pictorial Art, with Supplement, 1914, E.A. Strehlneek, 1st edition
Chinese Pictorial Art; Illustrated by Coloured and Collotyped Reproductions from the Author's Collection with descriptions and Notes on the History...
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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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Ballads of Burma by "Oolay", 1912
Ballads of Burma (Anecdotal and Analytical) by "Oolay" (aka M.C. Conway Poole). Illustrated by T. Martin Jones. 1912 Published by W. Thacker & ...
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Hills In Kobe, T. Takagi, 1915. 高木庭次郎
Hills In Kobe (神戸の丘), T. Takagi (高木庭次郎), 1915. SOLD Published by T. Takagi, Photographic Studio and Art Gallery. No. 42, Nishimachi, Kobe, Japan. ...
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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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Aung San Suu Kyi 2017 Calendar
Aung San Suu Kyi 2017 Calendar. Authentic desktop calendar from Burma. Full Colour throughout. As new condition. PLEASE NOTE : This ...
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Spink The Banknotes, Bonds & Shares, Coins and Medals of South East Asia
Spink: The Banknotes, Bonds & Shares, Coins and Medals of South East Asia. Singapore Auction Catalogue, 16 August 2015. 4pp over + 192...
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Siamese Coins and Tokens, An Anthology
Siamese Coins and Tokens, An Anthology. SOLD By Le May, Ramsden, Guehler & Harding Kneedler. Published 1977 by Andrew Publishing Company, Londo...
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Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Robinson & Shaw
The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, by M. Robinson & L.A. Shaw. Published 1980, by the authors, Manchester, UK. 1st edition. Lamin...
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Siamese Coins: From Funan to the Fifth Reign by Ronachai Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs
Siamese Coins: From Funan to the Fifth Reign by Ronachai Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs. As new hardback. Fine. First (and only) edition. Blac...
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Collection of 5 x Japanese Buddhism Books by Nakamura Hajime 中村元の仏教の本
Collection of 5 x Japanese Buddhism Books by Nakamura Hajime 中村元の仏教の本. A selection of cloth bound hardback books about Buddhism in the Jap...
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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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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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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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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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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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