Asia from Books of the World

New York: Facts On File, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright with a short tear at spine head. Not from a library. 240 pages. Illustrated in color. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shipping.

New York: Macmillan, 1971. Hardcover. First Edition / first printing (stated). Very Good book in a Good jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and sound. Jacket has tears and creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xv + 621 pages.

Kazakhstan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2007. Audio CD. New in original shrinkwrap. Kazakh folk music. Two CD set featuring classical and Kazakh folk music performed by top Kazakh performers. CD1: Жалғызым / Қ. Ахмедияров; Доспамбет жырау / жыр-дастан; Жиырма бес / қазақтың халық әні; Мұхиттай әнші қайда? / Қ. Жұмағалиев; Насихат / Балқы Базар жырау; Тәлім / Т. Ізтілеуов; Толғау / қазақтың халық әні; Екі жирен… Read more about this item

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. x + 213 pages.

New York: Soho, December 2011. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and very tight. Spine ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. Remainder mark. Not clipped. Dr. Siri might finally be allowed to retire (again). Although he loves his two morgue assistants, he's tired… Read more about this item

New York: Soho, 2013. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Light stain to top edge. Spine straight and very tight. Spine ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. Remainder mark. Not clipped.

New York: Soho, August 2016. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Red remainder dot to bottom edge. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket has scratches to rear panel, otherwise clean and bright. Not from a library. Not clipped. Laos, 1979: Retired coroner Siri Paiboun and his wife,… Read more about this item

New York: Soho, May 2015. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Good+ book in a Fine jacket. Spine cocked. Lower front corner bumped. Red remainder dot to bottom edge. Interior pristine. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. Not clipped. 242 pages. Laos, 1979: Dr. Siri Paiboun, the twice-retired ex-National Coroner of Laos, receives an unmarked package… Read more about this item

New York: Riverhead Books / Penguin Putnam, January 2001. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with remainder mark across ISBN. Not from a library. Not clipped. 275 pages. The exotic and suspenseful story of an eccentric guest-house keeper in… Read more about this item

New Delhi: HarperCollins, March 2003. Trade Paperback. First Indian Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 294 pages. Nalini and her children move from India to London, only to be abandoned. Survival is a struggle, but Nalini turns to what she does best - cooking. Her daughter's sense of history, lost with… Read more about this item

London: Arrow, 1997. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine creased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 255 pages. In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims a degree of… Read more about this item

London: Minerva, June 1997. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Pages unmarked but slightly tanned. Spine tight but lightly creased. Covers clean. Slight fading to spine. Sticker from Giggles bookshop Madras to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 854 pages. This omnibus edition features four books from R. K. Narayan's famous series based in the imaginary Indian town of Malgudi:… Read more about this item

London: Vintage, 1999. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Pages unmarked but lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Slight reading wear to corners. Sticker from Giggles bookshop Madras to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 474 pages. Here are three of R. K. Narayan's most famous and best loved novels: Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts… Read more about this item

Markham, Ontario: Penguin, November 1985. Trade Paperback. First Edition, Third Printing. Very Good+. Unmarked, but lightly tanned. Spine straight but lightly creased. Cover clean with reading wear to edges and corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 199 pages. Contents: Angela -- The lady from Lucknow -- The world according to Hsü -- A father -- Isolated incidents --… Read more about this item

London: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. Fine. Lightly tanned, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark.

Madras: Affiliated East-West Pvt Ltd / Manas, 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior unmarked but lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 191 pages. Translated from the Tamil with an introduction by Lakshmi Holmstrom. Short stories: An incident -- His father's school -- Time passing in Punjai -- The honeycomb and… Read more about this item

Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions. Trade Paperbac. 1992. Near Fine. Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, September 1992. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and b right. Light reading Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, September 1992. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to corners. Light dust stains. Not… Read more about this item

London: Picador, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and very tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 360 pages. Lev is a man who has come down in the world. Formerly a Russian biological weapons scientist, he is now a… Read more about this item

London: Penguin / Hamish Hamilton, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Pages lightly tanned. Spine straight and tight. Sticker from Giggles bookshop Madras to rear pastedown. Jacket clean with reading wear to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 481 pages. This is the extraordinary story of a child conceived… Read more about this item

New York: Soho, August 2007. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight with slight crease to lower half. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. Very light reading wear to edges and corners. 248 pages. Dr Siri Paiboun, reluctant national coroner of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos, is summoned to a remote location in the mountains… Read more about this item