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Lanna Antique has an extensive range of high quality antiquarian and collectible books. We are also specialists in Asian art books, including Chinese art. We stock South East Asian Buddhist manuscripts and have many interesting publications and oddities for sale. We also aim to bring you interesting titles covering a wide range of subject matter, and update our online stock frequently.

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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths, Markus Sesko, 2 Volumes complete, 2012

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Index of Japanese Swordsmiths, by Markus Sesko. 2 Volumes complete; A-M and N-Z. Published by Books on Demand, GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany, 2012. A ...

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Swords and Hilt Weapons, 1993, Various contributors

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Swords and Hilt Weapons. Various contributors including; Michael D. Coe, Peter Connolly, Anthony Harding, Victor Harris, Donald J. Larocca, Thom Ri...

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Cutting Edge; Japanese Swords in the British Museum, Victor Harris, 2005

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Cutting Edge; Japanese Swords in the British Museum, by Victor Harris. Published by Tuttle Publishing, Boston. Stated 2005 first American edition. ...

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Japanese Arms and Armour, Ian Bottomley, Royal Armouries, 2017

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Japanese Arms and Armour, by Ian Bottomley. Royal Armouries Arms and Armour Series. Published by Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, 2017. Third impress...

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Cast for Eternity; Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum, Clark Art Institute Exhibition Guide, 2014

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A very attractive exhibition catalogue, profusely illustrated in colour. Showcasing over 30 ancient bronzes from the Shanghai Museum's collection, ...

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The Elephant and the Lotus; Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Philippe Truong, 2007

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The Elephant and the Lotus; Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. By Philippe Truong. Introduction by John Stevenson. Published b...

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Sharaku, Julius Kurth, Munchen, 1922

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A German publication on the work of Tōshūsai Sharaku, Japanese ukiyo-e print designer, particularly known for his portraits of kabuki actors. He is...

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The Youngman Collection; Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, 2008

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Copiously illustrated guide to the Robert P. Youngman collection of Chinese jades, presenting some 200 carvings. The catalogue is split into 3 sect...

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Francis Edwards Catalogue; Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia, c. 1910

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Francis Edwards Catalogue: Classified Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, Maps, Views, &c. Relating to Asia; The Asiatic Continet: Geography, Histor...

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The Ceramic Art of China and Other Countries in the Far East, by William Bowyer Honey, 1945, First Edition

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The Ceramic Art of China and Other Countries in the Far East, by William Bowyer Honey, Keeper of the Department of Ceramics in the Victoria and Alb...

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Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, Margaret Medley, 1974

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Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, by Margaret Medley. Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1974. First edition. A scholarly monograph, which is a we...

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Masterpieces of Chinese Enamel Ware in the National Palace Museum, 1971

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Masterpieces of Chinese Enamel Ware in the National Palace Museum. Published by the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. 1971...

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The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods, William Chaffers, 1909

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The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods, selected from his larger work, entitled "The Keramic Gallery". With 350...

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Folk Art and Crafts of Japan by Kageo Muraoka and Kichiemon Okamura; with hand drawn Enid Marx bookmark

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Folk Art and Crafts of Japan by Kageo Muraoka and Kichiemon Okamura; with hand drawn Enid Marx bookmark. Prov...

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The Encyclopaedia of Furniture, Dr. Herman Schmitz, 1926

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The Encyclopaedia of Furniture; An Outline History of Furniture Design in Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Ger...

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Momoyama Genre Painting by Yuzo Yamane

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Momoyama Genre Painting by Yuzo Yamane. Translated by John M. Shields. SOLD Published by John Weatherhill, in...

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Painting in the Yamato Style by Saburo Ienaga

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Painting in the Yamato Style by Saburo Ienaga. Translated by John M. Shields. Published by John Weatherhill, ...

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, Takaaki Sawa

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The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art; Art in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, by Takaaki Sawa. Translated by Richard L. Gage. SOLD Published by John Wea...

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The Freer Gallery of Art; II Japan. Harold P. Stern and Thomas Lawton.

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The Freer Gallery of Art; II Japan. Explanation of Plates by Harold P. Stern and Thomas Lawton. Compiled by the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D....

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Chinese Pictorial Art, with Supplement, 1914, E.A. Strehlneek, 1st edition

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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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The Burrell Collection, John Julius Norwich, 1988

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The Burrell Collection; With an Introduction by John Julius Norwich. Contributors; Richard Marks, Rosemary Scott, Barry Gasson, James K. Thomson an...

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Visions from the Golden Land; Burma and the Art of Lacquer, Isaacs & Blurton, 2000

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Visions from the Golden Land; Burma and the Art of Lacquer, by Ralph Isaacs & T. Richard Blurton. Published by Art Media Resources, Chicago, 20...

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The Kingdom of Siam; The Art of Central Thailand 1350-1800 by McGill & Chirapravati, 2005

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The Kingdom of Siam; The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800, by Forrest McGill (editor & curator) & M. L. Pattarartorn Chirapravati (Co-Cur...

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The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes; The Complete Record, Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn, 1988

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The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes; The Complete Record. By Colin Sheaf and Richard Kilburn. SOLD A comprehensive study of the famous Chinese porcelain ...

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China's Buried Kingdoms, 2003

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Lost Civilizations: China's Buried Kingdoms, by the Editors of Time Life Books. Published by Caxton Publishing Group, Time Life, 2003. In fine, as ...

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The Arts of China to AD 900, William Watson, 1995

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Yale University Press: Pelican History of Art; The Arts of China to AD 900, by William Watson. Published by Yale University Press, 1995. First edit...

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Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses at the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, 1986

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Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses at the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang; Terracotta figures at Qinshihuang Mausoleum. Compiled by the Archaeological Team of...

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Chinese Art, Mary Tregear, 1980

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The World of Art Library; Thames and Hudson; Chinese Art, by Mary Tregear. Published by Thames and Hudson, 1980, first edition. A good copy of this...

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Antiques and Their Values; Oriental Antiques, Tony Curtis, 1982

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Antiques and Their Values; Oriental Antiques, compiled by Tony Curtis. Published by Lyle Publications, 1982. A very good copy of this hardback pock...

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Art at Auction; Sotheby Parke Bernet 1977-78

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Art at Auction; The Year at Sotheby Parke Bernet 1977-78; Two hundred & forty-fourth season. Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, Lo...

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Japanese Swordsmiths, W. M. Hawley, 2 volume set, 1966-67.

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Japanese Swordsmiths, by W. M. Hawley, 2 volume set. SOLD OUT Volume 1: Japanese Swordsmiths; 13,500 names used by about 12,000 swordsmiths from 70...

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Sotheby's: Catalogue of Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings, from the Henri Vever Collection, 1974

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Sotheby's: Catalogue of Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings, from the Henri Vever Collection, Parts I, II and III - 3 ...

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Dated Buddha Images of Northern Siam, Presentation Copy, A B Griswold, 1957 1st edition

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Dated Buddha Images of Northern Siam by A B Griswold. SOLD Artibus Asiae, Curat Editionem Alfred Salmony, Supplementum XVI. 1st edition, 1957. Publ...

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Catalogue of the Sassoon Chinese Ivories, Prospectus

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Catalogue of the Sassoon Chinese Ivories, Prospectus. 1950. This is the pre-sale prospectus, advertising the publication of: Catalog...

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Treasures from Shanghai; Ancient Bronzes and Jades, Rawson

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Treasures from Shanghai; Ancient Bronzes and Jades. Edited by Jessica Rawson. Published by The British Museum Press and the Shanghai Museu...

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Masterpieces of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Mottahedeh Collection

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Masterpieces of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Mottahedeh Collection in the Virginia Museum. By David Howard and John Ayers. Published ...

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