Russia's Shift toward Asia
Tokyo: Sasakawa Peace Foundation, (c. 2007). Paperback. 235p. Softcover in original wrapper. 26cm. More
Tokyo: Sasakawa Peace Foundation, (c. 2007). Paperback. 235p. Softcover in original wrapper. 26cm. More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, (c. 1984). 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, illustrations, xiv, 153p. Original cloth. dj. 23cm. More
Cincinnati: Jennings and Graham; New York: Eaton and Mains, (c. 1911). 1st ed. Hardcover. 31 black & white printed photos (including a frontis portrait of the author), 255p. Original red cloth with a simplified version of one of the photos mounted on the front cover. 18cm. Later non-authorial gift inscription..... More
Kuala Lumpur: Heinemann Asia, (c. 1984). 1st ed. Paperback. illustrations, index, xix, 232p. Softcover in original wrapper (plain card covers with dj pasted down along backstrip). 25cm. "[W]ritten to show the cultural assimilation that characterizes Malaysia." [statement on jacket flap]. More
Moskva: Nauka, 1974. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), 469p. Original binding. 24cm. No Jacket. Russian text; summary in English (at pages 461-463). More
Brookline: Elaine Koretsky / The Research Institute of Paper History & Technology, n.d. [postscript dated 2002]. Included unbound within portfolio cover (a folded sheet of handmade paper) are 34 unfolded samples of handmade paper, numbered 1-34 (#11 is much smaller than the others and has been inserted in a flapless..... More
n.p. n.d. [1933?]. Hardcover. 2 black & white photos (together on a single page), 20p. Contemporary cloth. 24cm. Backstrip faded. Dutch text. Appears to be INSCRIBED by Kuyl. More
Moskva: Izd-vo "Nauka" 1973. Paperback. 180p. Wrapper. 21cm. Text browned. Russian text. Economic policies in Xinjiang in the first half of the 19th century. More
Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1933. 1st ed. Hardcover. photos, [16]p. plus 80 black and white plates (photographs. Photos printed on one side with caption in English beneath each photo and Chinese text in Chinese on the facing page. Original patterned yellow cloth (silk?) binding (tied oriental-style). 25cm. Slipcase with blue..... More
Boston: Twayne Publishers, (c. 1981). 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, index, 189p. Original green buckram. 21cm. No Jacket. Examination and literary evaluation of the four novels written by this Chinese editor and novelist who died in 1906. More
Shanghai: "The National Review" Office, 1911. 1st ed. Hardcover. xvi, 255p. Original green cloth. 22cm. Bookplate. No jacket. More
Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1925. 1st ed. Paperback. 10 plates, 78p. Softcover pamphlet in original wrapper. 22cm. Head of backstrip reglued. Front cover split along upper fifth of fold and has a modest stain, a repaired short tear and a chipped corner along fore-edge. Yapped portion of cover..... More
Tientsin: (1940). Reprinted in a reduced size. Hardcover. illustrations, xvi, 339p. Contemporary hardcover binding. 23cm. Moderate cover soil and wear. Front joint reglued to deal with some chipping and splitting. Contents sound and clean. More
Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh Limited, n.d. [1930s]. Hardcover. folding frontis, xviii(p.). plus 56 photographic plates. Original blue cloth. . 27cm. Joints and extremities rubbed (some fraying). Backstrip scuffed. Small Santa Claus sticker on front free endpaper. A few ink underlinings on a couple of pages and one inked identification added..... More
Singapore: Malaysia Publishing House, 1964. Paperback. vii, 68p. Softcover in original wrapper. 25cm. Three tiny holes (old stitchmarks) near backstrip. Singapore Studies on Malaysia, Number 6. More
New York: Chinese Art Society of America, 1983. Paperback. 4 illustrations (black & white), 10p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. A loan exhibition. More
London: Curzon Press, (c. 1988). Hardcover. illustrations, vi, 194p. Original white boards. 30cm. Light cover soil and some bumping or fraying along joints and at corners. No Jacket. Scandinavian Institute of Asian Studies, Occasional Papers No. 3. More
[Baltimore and/or New York]: [Printed by] Thomsen-Ellis Press, 1921 [gilt date on front cover]. Hardcover. 11 black & white plates (printed on one side), 99p. Original boards. 21 cm. Modest cover soil and scuffing. Extremities rubbed. No jacket. 444 objects are described. Most text prepared by Dana H. Carroll; Bunkio..... More
Singapore: Eastern Universities Press Sdn. Bhd. (c. 1974). Paperback. frontis, illustrations, ix, 174p. Softcover in original wrapper. 19cm. Recollections by Low who was born in China and came to Singapore at the age of 9. More
Djakarta: Gunung Agung, 1963. Paperback. 191p. Softcover in original wrapper. 22cm. Text browned. Indonesian text. Translation of 14th century Chinese short stories. More
New York: Printed by Manger, Hughes & Manger, Inc., (c. 1928). Hardcover. illustrations, xii, [13]-108, [5]p. Printed on unopened double-leaves oriental style. Original illustrated boards. 30cm. No Jacket. INSCRIBED on first blank leaf by Ly to Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, who together with her husband were noted collectors of great..... More
New York: Privately Printed, (c. 1928). Hardcover. illustrations, xii, [13]-108, [5]p. Printed on unopened double-leaves oriental style. Original illustrated boards. 30cm. Modeat rubbing and wear along extremities. Printed on double leaves in the Oriental style. No Jacket. SIGNED on first blank leaf by Ly "Very truly yours Ly Hoi Sang")..... More
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1984. 2nd ed. Hardcover. index, xxii, 200p. Original red cloth. 22cm. No jacket. More
London: Seeley, Service, 1929. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, photos, folding map, 283p. plus (4)p. publisher's advertisements dated Spring 1929 which are preceded by a smaller format 8-page publisher's catalog of (8) pages on glossy paper. Original light orange cloth. 22cm. Cover edges and ends of backstrip soiled and rubbed. Short..... More
London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1932. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), photos, folding map, index, 318p. Yellow cloth. 22cm. Covers grubby. Spine sloped. Backstrip darkened. Minor foxing on endpapers. No Jacket. MacDonald, whose father was from Scotland and his mother from Sikkim, served as British Trade Agent in Tibet from..... More