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Brunei: Brunei History Centre. Good. 1998. Softcover. xlii, 308 pp. Index, bibliography. Illustrated with maps and photos. Glossy pictorial softcovers have a bit of edge curl, old book store price stickers on rear. Interior is clean, Brunei bookstore stamp, otherwise unmarked. Six chapters that discuss the early history of the rise of nationalism in Brunei in order to protect the sovereignty of the king, religion, nation, and the people. The introduction of this book traces briefly the history of Brunei since the sixth century until the signing of 1905/1906 treaty that became the turning point towards the achievement of Brunei Darussalams independence which was proclaimed on 1 January 1984.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 308 pages .
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Brunei Darussalam: The Road to Independence
by Awang Mohd. Jamil al-Sufri
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Change and Adaptation An Anthropological Study of a Matrilineal Society in Taiwan
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Taiwan: Institute of Ethnology, Academica Sinica. Good. 1987. Softcover. 226 pp. Index at rear. English abstract and table of contents at rear. Chinese text. Light blue softcover. Book is in good condition. Clean with minimal wear. Signed by previous owner on half-title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Chugoku zuihitsu sakuii. Index to Chinese Essays
by Kyoto daigaku toyo shi kenkyukai.. Society of Oriental Researches Kyoto University
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Tokyo: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Nihon gakujutsu shinkyokai. Fair with no dust jacket. 1954. Hardcover. 1018 pp. In Japanese. OCLC 669199628. Dark red cloth with gilt traditional characters is worn at the corners, library white spine letters, hinges cracked and strengthed , normal library markings inside. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Aged but still usable. ; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .
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Documenta Barbarorum Festschrift Fur Walther Heissig Zum 70. Geburtstag
by Sagaster, Klaus; Weiers, Michael, Editors
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Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. Good with no dust jacket. 1983. Softcover. 3447024267 . xxxvii, 435 pp. Picture of Heissig at frontis. Essays are in different languages including German, English, Russian. Dark grey card covers have very minor wear, interior clean and unmarked. ; Veroffentlichungen Der Societas Uralo-Altaica; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 435 pages .
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The Dynastic History of Northern India Vol. I and II Early Mediaeval Period
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New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharial. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1973. Second Edition. Hardcover. Xl, 663, xxiii 664-1296 pp. Bibliographies, index, 10 maps in Vol. I and 9 maps in Vol. II. Cream, blue and red paper dust jackets are torn and tired, chipped around edges. Books themselves are rubbed at edges and bumped at corners, interiors a bit rumpled at the front and back gutters but otherwise clean. One map has a tear and crease in the gutter, otherwise all the maps are very nice. Text is clean and unmarked. Good set, quite scarce . ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1359 pages .
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Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon Or "State of Buddhism in Ceylon As Revealed by the Pali Commentaries of the 5th Century A. D."
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Migoda, Ceylon: D. S. Puswella. Fair with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. [12] 154, [50] pgs. Index. Original soft cloth covers in dark cream buckram with red. Covers are soiled, worm holes throughout spine. Interior front and first few pages have extensive worming at the center gutter, front board starting to separate at bottom gutter (outer cloth not separating) , contents a bit proud and leaning forward, but otherwise clean and unmarked. Quite scare first edition of this scholarly history of buddhism in Sri Lanka. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages .
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Gandharan Buddhism. Archaeology, Art, Texts
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Vancouver; Toronto: UBC Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0774810807 . Xiv, 313 pp. Index. Notes & bibliography at the end of each essay. B/w illustrations throughout. Octavo. Dark orange hardcover with image of statue of Buddha flanked by bodhisattvas. Covers are clean, bottom front corner turned in. Interior clean and unmarked. A good copy. ; Asian Religions and Society; Vol. 4; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 313 pages .
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Gandharan Art of North India and the Graeco-Buddhist Tradition in India, Persia, and Central Asia
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Harry N. Abrams. Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. xvi, 266pp + 2 unnumbered pages. Bibliography, glossary, index, photographs. Book has cream cloth hardcover with gold text on spine. Dust jacket is cream with illustration and white text on front cover. Book plates on front pastedown and front flyleaf. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 11.50 X 10 X 1.50 inches; 284 pages .
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The Gods of Northern Buddhism -- 2nd Revised Edition Their History, Iconography and Progressive Evolution Through the Northern Buddhist Countries : Translated from the French by J. Deniker
by Getty, Alice
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Oxford: Clarendon Press. Good. 1928. Second Edition. Hardcover. 2nd editionlii, 220 pp. Index. Color plate at frontis, LXVII plates of which I, V, XXXVI, XLII, XLV, LV, LXI and frontis are in colours. Green cloth with gilt of the Buddhist Wheel with the six syllables of the Mantra of Avalokitesvara. Illustrations from the collection of Henry H. Getty. Ex-lib with white spine numbers at bottom spine, interior has normal library marks, pocket. Bottom front board bumped at corner, some rubbing at edges, back board is slightly bowed in, blanks a little grubby and title page has some thumbing, but otherwise clean and attractive. A beautiful book. Indispensable reference for art historians, scholars of Eastern philosophy and religion. Wealth of detailed scholarly information on names, attributes, symbolism, pictorial representations of virtually every major and minor divinity in Mahayana pantheon, as worshipped in Nepal, Tibet, China, Korea, Mongolia, and Japan.; Ex-Library; 4to…
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The Harari Collection of Japanese Paintings and Drawings
by Harari, Michael
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London: Lund Humphries Publishers LTD. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 853313202 . vi, 207pp. Index, photographs. Book has brown cloth hardover with silver text on spine and front cover. Book sleeve included. Text is clear and unmarked. ; Vol. 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages .
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Heat in the Rig Veda and Atharva Veda: A General Survey with Particular Attention to Some Aspects and Problems
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New Haven: American Oriental Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. American Oriental Series Volume 45. xvi + 190 pps. Bibliography of works cited at front. Index at rear. Green cloth boards. Ex Library with stamps on front fly page and title page. Pocket on inside rear cover. Green cloth boards. Book in very good condition, very clean with no tears or bent pages. No marks save a red pen number on title page. Exterior in good shape, clean with no tears. Very faint wear at top and bottom of spine. No scratches.; Ex-Library; 8vo .
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The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans. Nationalism and Communism in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
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Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0253338549 . Xiii, 1172 pp. Notes, index. Large heavy octavo. Glossy red and black dust jacket with hellow and white has minor shelf wear, flaps intact. Book itself is clean and tight, appears unread. A good copy. Heavy for international shipping. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1172 pages .
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Japan at Century's End Changes, Challenges and Choices
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing and Saint Mary's University. Very Good. 1997. Softcover. 1895686911 . Viii + 260 pp. Index at rear. Edited volume with 21 articles by different contributors. English text. Light green/blue softcover. Book is in very good condition, very clean with no marks or wear. ; 8.90 X 5.90 X 0.60 inches; 268 pages .
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing and Saint Mary's University. Very Good. 1997. Softcover. 1895686911 . Viii + 260 pp. Index at rear. Edited volume with 21 articles by different contributors. English text. Light green/blue softcover. Book is in very good condition, very clean with no marks or wear. ; 8.90 X 5.90 X 0.60 inches; 268 pages .
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing and Saint Mary's University. Very Good. 1997. Softcover. 1895686911 . Viii + 260 pp. Index at rear. Edited volume with 21 articles by different contributors. English text. Light green/blue softcover. Book is in very good condition, very clean with no marks or wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages .
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The Koman Riddles and Turkic Folklore
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Berkeley; Los Angeles: University of California Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1966. Softcover. KB42...xiv, folding plate, 160 pages. Table of translations, works cited, index of Koman words, index of riddle answers. Octavo. Original olive green card covers with black are sun faded at the spine, bit of corner curl, interior has a signature (unknown) on the title page, otherwise clean and unmarked. In English, riddles are in Turkic and translated where possible. ; Near Eastern Studies; Vol. 8; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages .
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Local Voices, National Issues: The Impact of Local Initiative in Japanese Policy-Making
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Ann Arbor, Michigan: Univ of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0939512041 . xi + 136 pp. IndexMichigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies umber 31. Glossy white dust jacket with black is clean, minimal shelf wear, book itself has small pencil erasure on first blank, otherwise clean and tight. Very nice copy. The book represents a new wave of scholarly interest in local politics and center-local relations in Japan. Issues include NGOs and local internationalization; the US military bases in Okinawa; calls for reform due to corruption; urban redevelopment politics and policy-making in Omuta, a history of scholarship on local poitics; and the groundwork is prepared for future research by exploring the various relationships between kan and min...; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .
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Market Towns and Spatial Development in India
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New Dehli: National Council of Applied Economic Research. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. xi, 162pp + 1 unnumbered page. Book has brown cloth hardcover with black text on spine. Dust jacket is cream with black text on spine and covers, design on front cover. Dust jacket is significantly worn with large tears and sticker on spine. Yellowing on fore-edge textblock. Text is clear and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174 pages .
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Masterpieces of Japanese Buddhist Art. Nara National Museum 100th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition. April 22nd-June 4th, 1995
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Nara, Japan: Nara National Museum. Good. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 370 pp. Printed back to front. Primarily in Japanese but English list of exhibits as well as a short English essay on the history of the art. Magnificent plates. Glossy red paper covers with gilt and black are clean, bit of edge curling, interior bottom edges have a little curl as well, otherwise clean and unmarked. 2 leaf folio flyer tucked in. Lovely, scarce copy. ; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall .
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Meiji Japan. Political, Economic and Social History 1868-1912. 4 Volume Set, Complete
by Kornicki, Peter, editor
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London & New York: Routledge. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0415156181 . Xxxiii,296; v, 304; vi, 322; vi, 362 pp. Each article has notes at the end of the article. Illustrated with graphs and charts. Octavo. Four volumes bound in handsome dark navy blue ribbed cloth with silver gilt, minimal signs of wear. Interiors have a small pencil erasure on first blank, otherwise nearly as new, a very nice complete set of this important collection. "Meiji Japan represents a reassessment of the political, economic and social history of Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1911). The Meiji Restoration of 1868 was a pivotal event in Japanese history. Often seen as marking the break between 'pre-modern' and 'modern' Japan, the Restoration has dominated perceptions of Japan's history. This major new collection includes both earlier work written along more traditional lines and later challenges to accepted arguments. Together with a major new…
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