Books and Manuscripts

Paintings and Calligraphic Works in Taiwan during the Ming-Ch'ing Period. Good overall. Covers have signs of sun fading and a few worn pat...

Huang Chun-Pi's Paintings, National Museum of History, Republic of China, 1974 1st. Green cloth hardback with gold foil blocked cover seal...

P'u Hsin-Yu's Paintings, National Museum of History, Republic of China, 1973 1st. Grey cloth hardback with gold foil blocked cover, and ho...

The Paintings of P'u Hsin-Yu, National Museum of History, Republic of China. P'u Hsin-Yu's Paintings. Brown cloth hardback with gold...

Masterpieces of Chinese Art by John Hay, 1974 1st edition. Very good overall. Price clipped dustjacket. Some foxing to endpapers and dustj...

Ancient Lanna language Thai Buddhist Palm Leaf manuscript. SOLD This manuscript is written in the Tai Tham script or Lanna script - ...

Ancient Lanna language Thai Buddhist manuscript. SOLD A remarkable hand written Buddhist manuscript in the ancient Lanna language of Northern Thail...

The Thirty Seven Nats, Unique Book of original Burmese Paintings. SOLD This exciting find is a unique Burmese artwork depicting the ...

Burmese Zodiac Manuscript Book, Carved Wooden Elephant Covers. SOLD This small Burmese manuscript, consists of 2 carved wooden cover...

Burmese Buddhist Parabaik manuscript, illustrated palm leaf, Profusely Illustrated, 49cm.   This large Burmese manuscript, similar to kammavaca, co...

Burmese Buddhist manuscript, illustrated palm leaf, Profusely Illustrated, 23cm. SOLD This small Burmese manuscript, similar to kamm...

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New; with the Apocrypha: Translated Out of the Original Tongues, with Annotations. SO...

People of Nepal by Dor Bahadur Bista, 1st limited edition, 1967. Limited to 2,000 Copies. Published Department of Publicity, HMG, 1967. Pr...

The New and Revised Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics, Gerald Davison. RECENTLY SOLD - PLEASE GET IN TOUCH IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE NOT...

Original 14th Century Title Deed Manuscript with Seal. RESERVED This original hand scripted Latin manuscript on vellum dates to the ...

Ritual Lama Crown from Tibet. SOLD This exotic lama crown consists of 5 segments, each hand painted depicting a Buddha. Each image is handpainted i...

The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics, Gerald Davison, 1994 1st edition. SOLD Fine condition with blue leatherette covers and go...

Batak Pustaha from Sumatra. SOLD Rare Pustaha from northern Sumatra in Indonesia. This unique hand produced book is in manuscript form on tree bark...

Journal ou Suite du Voyage de Siam, Abbe de Choisy, 1687, rare first edition. SOLD This is the rare first Amsterdam edition of this ...

Catalogue of the Sassoon Chinese Ivories, deluxe 3 volume 1st edition set. Catalogue of the Sassoon Chinese Ivories, in Three Volumes, compiled by ...

Osvald Siren, Kinas Konst Under Tre Artusenden, 2 Volume set 1st edition 1942. Volume 1: Fran Forhistorisk Ted Till Tiden Omkring 660 E. K...

The Works of Lord Macaulay, Complete. Edited by his Sister Lady Trevelyan, in Eight Volumes. By Lord Macaulay (Thomas Babington Macaulay)....

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, LL. D. with a Life of the Author, an Introductory Discourse, Notes...

Wei Jingmeng (1907-1982), Calligraphy in Cursive Script scroll, (aka Wei, Ching-meng). Ink on Red Paper, signed with one seal of the artis...

Lacquer: Technology and Conservation, 1st edition, by Marianne Webb. SOLD Lacquer: Technology and Conservation; A Comprehensive guid...

The Essence of Chinese Calligraphy Since Shang Dynasty, 1st edition 2 Volume Set, 1969. 中國歷代墨寶精華 SOLD Editor in Chief: Hi Dien...

Japanese Meiji Period Merchant's Accounts Book, 1871. SOLD This is a truly unique offering - an original Japanese merchant's cash book, Genkin Iri ...

Lo Impero Cinese, 1st Italian edition 1845, by Clemente Pelle, translated by Guglielmo Villarosa. Also titled as L'Impero Cinese. Lo Impero Cinese ...

Landscapes, Orchid, Bamboo and Flower Paintings by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (First Lady of China - Soong May-ling) 蔣宋美龄. 蔣夫人山水蘭竹花卉册 / ...

Chinese Orchids by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (First Lady of China - Soong May-ling) 蔣宋美龄. Very scarce first edition. Beautifully produ...

Burmese Kammavaca Buddhist manuscript 3. SOLD This kammavaca Buddhist manuscript consists of 2 covers and 16 leaves, making it most...

Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, November 1935-6, Illustrated Hardback SOLD Illustra...

A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans with an extensive selection from the hitherto inedited Stuart Papers, 4 Volume Set, 1851-18...

The Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry, Illustrated by Permanent Photographs by Annan, Limited edition 1878.  SOLD Publish...

The Chinese Exhibition, A Commemorative Catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts 1935-36 – deluxe illustrated catalogue, 1st edition. SOLD T...

The Baur Collection; Chinese Snuff Bottles, Flacons a Tabac Chinois by Verene Nicollier SOLD ]Published Collections Baur-Geneve, 5 Continents Editi...

Arts from the Land of Timur, An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection SOLD Catalogue published to coincide with with the exhi...

Dated Chinese Antiquities 600-1650. By Sheila Riddell. Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1979. 1st edition.| Near fine hardback ...

Chinese art auction catalogue: Sotheby's Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles; Fine Chinese Ceramics, Furniture and Works of Art; New York 1995 Doubl...

The Nanking Cargo; Chinese Export Porcelain and Gold, European Glass and Stoneware, recovered by Captain Michael Hatcher from a European merchan...

Arts of Asia, May-June 1982, Volume 12, Number 3. The Chester Beatty Collection of Chinese Carved Rhinocerou...

We recently acquired a collection of documents and images from W T G Henderson, a Scotsman, who was Oriental Expert for the auction house of Glendi...

Ming The Golden Empire, Exhibition Catalogue, National Museums Scotland, 2014. SOLD Softback full colour exhibition catalogue with laminated cover ...

Catalogue of The Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains by Stephen W. Bushell and William M. Laffan. SOLD The Metropolitan Museum o...

The Woolf Collection of Chinese Jade, Sothebys, 2013. SOLD. By Michaelson, Carol, et al. Published by Sotheby's London. Limite...

The Persians Amongst the English by Denis Wright (aka The English Amongst the Persians in English language version) Published by I. B. Tau...

Napoleon and Persia, Franco-Persian Relations Under the First Empire, within the context of the rivalries between France, Britain and Russia by ...

La Parfaite Intelligence du Commerce, by Malisset d'Hertereau, 2 volumes, first edition, 1785. La Parfaite intelligence du commerce, où se trouvent...