Recent Arrivals from Asia Bookroom

Hong Kong.: Kelly & Walsh, Limited.. 4th Edition revised and enlarged.. 1903.. xii + 816pp, index, hinges split, corners little worn, cloth lightly soiled, head of spine damaged, tail frayed still an attractive book with a pictorial gilt cover. 21x13cm. Encyclopaedia-style entries covering many, many aspects of Chinese life from etiquette to ginseng and cockroaches to riots! .

Leipzig: Breitkopf and Hartel.. Fourth Edition.. 1913.. xxv + 551pp, appendix, indices, errata. Modern endpapers, occasional light foxing and browning but generally very clean. Leather spine, leather corners missing, marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine shows this volume as the second in the Indo-Indogermnisch Grammatiken series, contents sound and clean. .

Tokyo.: Nisshin Hodo.. [First Thus].. 1970.. Translated from Japanese by Worth C. Grant. Black and white photographic plates, figures, 287pp, appendices. Final leaves trifle bumped at lower corners, dustjacket chipped with little loss at extremities, overall a very good copy. 22 x 16cm. A foreboding examination of Soka Gakkai and its political arm, Komeito - with particular reference to the… Read more about this item

No date. (Early 20th Century). Folding black and white map, scale 1:394000, distance in kilometres, 54 x 76 cm, Japanese title penciled on reverse. Some light foxing mainly near edges. A good copy. The map shows main cities and towns as well as regions in Victoria with road and railway networks. Interestingly, the distances are in kilometres, rather than… Read more about this item

San Francisco.: Chronicle Books.. First Paperback Edition.. 1991.. Black and white and colour plates, viii + 167pp, chronology, glossary, bibliography, very good copy in illustrated stiffened wrappers. A study of the beauty of the traditional Japanese Kanban or shop sign, constructed from wood or metal, brightly painted and always ingeniously and strikingly decorated. .

Salem, Massachusetts.: Peabody, Essex Museum.. First Edition.. 1995. Colour & black& white illustrations, 133pp, near fine copy in dustwrapper. An exhibition catalogue of Chinese vernacular furniture held at the Peabody Essex Museum. .

London.: Thames & Hudson.. 1989.. Profusely illustrated with colour photographic plates, many full page, 138pp, glossary, paperback, quarto, very good. The rich artistry of Japanese culture is revealed in the centuries-old preoccupation with the role of design in everyday life. That legacy is the focal point of this visually stunning survey. .

London.: University of London.. 1995.. Maps, black and white photographic and line illustrations, 287pp, a very good paperback copy. 27.5 x 21.5cm. Examines aspects of South East Asian art and culture and their relationship to those of China .

New York.: Doubleday & Company Inc... 1972.. Black & white photographic frontispiece, gray cloth covered boards lettered, spine lightly sunned, dustjacket has a few minor chips but is unprice clipped, A very good copy. 21 x 13.5cm. This Collection of verse is both an anthology and a very personal reflection of T. E. Lawrence. .

Hong Kong.: The Regional Council.. 1995.. Colour and black and white illustrations, wrap-around card covers with publisher's cut-out illustrations on front and rear inner flaps. 48pp text in English and Chinese. 29 x 20cm. A fine copy. An exhibition catalogue with a selection of relics chosen from over 6,000 donated pieces from all over Hong Kong. .

San Francisco.: S, Bernstein and Co.. 1995.. Colour and black and white illustrations, 107pp, selected bibliography, notes to the text, minor wear covers. Good copy. A terrific introduction handbook and reference for those collecting Chinese jade works of art. .

大垣. [Ogaki].. Revised Edition.. Meiji 8 [1875].. 14 volumes of 20. The volumes included here are: Volumes I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVII and XX. Frontispiece lithographic portrait of Iinuma Yokusai and striking black and white woodblock illustrations throughout a number with added handcolor, introduction to the second edition "revised and augmented" by… Read more about this item

No date. (Early 20th Century).. Folding black and white map, scale 1:2218000, 54 x 77 cm, Japanese map title penciled on reverse. Some light occasional foxing, mainly at margins. Few tiny chips and closed tears at margins. A good copy. It shows major towns and cities (including Canberra which appears as a district as well as a town) as well… Read more about this item

Leiden.: Hotei Publishing.. 2000.. Numerous colour illustrations throughout. Illustrated stiffened wrappers, 125pp and select bibliography. A near fine copy. 29.5 x 23.5cm. Over 120 illustrations within the genre of woodblock prints that focus on a single theme: Mount Fuji. .

Rutland , Vermont & Tokyo Japan.: Charles E. Tuttle Co.. First Edition.. 1966.. Tipped in coloured frontispiece and 112 full page colour and black and white photographic illustrations pasted down, 205 figure illustrations, unpaginated, index. Blue linen covered boards lettered in gilt on the upper board and spine. A very good copy indeed in the original dustwrapper with a few… Read more about this item

South China Morning Post. Hong Kong.. Vol I:16th impression. Vol II:8th impression.. 1972. 2 volumes of 3. Vol I: 3 full page colour plates, black and white illustrations, 180pp + v index, Vol II: 5 full page colour plates, 201 pp + ix index, bibliography. Volume I dustwrapper I cm chip with loss at the head, still a good set… Read more about this item

Japan.: Miho Museum. 1998.. Coloured photographic illustrations with informative descriptions throughout. 135pp, list of works with provenance and dates. Text in Japanese and English. Stiffened wrappers, a very good copy. 30 x 22cm A sumptuous exhibition catalogue celebrating the first year of the museum's opening. This stunning museum is located south of Kyoto in the city of Koka in Shiga… Read more about this item

Cambridge.: Cambridge University Press.. Revised and Corrected with an Additional Chapter.. 1912.. Four folding maps- one in colour, black and white illustrations, vii + 487pp, index, tiny bit of almost imperceptible underlining else text clean and sound, ownership name on front free endpaper, a good copy in original green cloth, titled in gilt on spine and upper cover. History… Read more about this item

Serampore, India: S.W. Partridge & Co.. Seventh Edition.. 1880s.. Black and white portrait frontispiece and engravings thoughout. Teal coloured cloth boards illustrated in black & gilt. vi+160pp and 24 page publisher's catalogue. Endpapers browned and edges of text block age-toned, still an attractive, clean and sturdy copy. 18.5 x 12cm. William Carey (1761–1834), considered the "father of modern missions", together… Read more about this item

[Jingdezhen]. [Beijing]. [Lanzhou].: Various Publishers.. 1967.. Collection of 4 Cultural Revolution newspapers edited by various revolutionary and Red Guard committees in Beijing, Lanzhou and Jingdezhen. Each newspaper consists of 4 pages. All show browning, a little staining and small tears at folds and edges. Minor repairs done with washi paper. Text in simplified Chinese characters apart from some mastheads. … Read more about this item