Third Annual Report of the Philippine Commission (1902), Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department (Parts I and II, complete) by War Department Bureau of Insular Affairs - 1903

Tucson AZ, Westernlore Press, 1991, hardcover, xv-170 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Presentation copy--Signed and inscribed by the author to The Honorable George Miller, Mayor of the City of Tucson, Arizona, and gilt-stamped on the front board as such, Very Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner touches. Dustjacket, edge nicks, rubs, small wrinkles, in new Brodart sleeve. A personal account of the author's service in Company D, 10th Engineer Battalion (Combat), 3rd Infantry Division, at the Chosin Reservoir Battle during the Korean conflict. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of black-&-white photographs. Forewords by Frank Kerr, Rick Seward, Gordon Green, and Philip A. Kulbes. Appended; Epilogue, Apology, Acknowledgements, Unit Citations.

Katmandou: Presse Hyporéaliste, 1979. Livre. Très bon. Couverture souple. Ed. originale. In-8. Katmandou, Presse Hyporéaliste (imp. Shahayogi Press), 1979. 22 x 14 cm, in-8, 96 pp. - 12 planches hors texte en noir (dont titre et colophon) imprimées sur papier de riz, broché, couverture illustrée. Edition originale peu commune de la traduction de ces contes. Tirage limité à 1000 exemplaires, celui-ci n°12 portant un envoi de l'auteur au Centre culturel français de Katmandou. Elégante publication, imprimée au Népal. Très bel exemplaire..

London: Thames and Hudson. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0500974519 . Clean yellow cloth with red title on spine. Text tight, clean & intact. Profusely illustrated with 712 photographs, 437 in color. Intact dust jacket. Asia; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 360 pages .

NYH: The Ronald Press Co., 1955. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: The Ronald Press Co., 1955, first printing. 8vo., xii+341pp. Brown cloth with white titles and designs, map endpapers. From the preface: "Ennin, a Japanese Buddhist monk, crossed the sea to China in the year 838 and during the next nine and a half years kept a detailed diary of his travels through the vast T'ang Empire until he finally returned to Japan in 847…It is the first account of life in China by any foreign visitor." Slight rub to publisher's name on spine, else near fine, bright, crisp. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.

Hong Kong: John and Veronica Stericker, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Published Hong Kong: Privately printed, John and Veronica Stericker, 1954. Folio, 9 1/8" x 12 1/8", 52pp., illustrated with b/w photos, map of the Hong Kong city district, 12 tipped in color plates plus 4 loose color prints in rear pocket, as published. All plates and prints are present. Cream leatherette with gilt titles and emblem. Text in English and Chinese. Minor edge fray to rear flyleaf. All very good plus, clean, bright. A very nice copy. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Folio.

Paris: Michel Lévy, 1861. Livre. Très bon. Demi-cuir. Ed. originale. In-12. Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1861. 18 x 11,5 cm, in-12°, 330 pp., reliure de l'époque en demi chagrin bleu, dos lisse estampé et doré. Edition originale, unique et peu commune, de cette bonne synthèse, due au chartiste Alfred Jacobs, des dernières relations de voyage et des connaissances de l'époque sur l'Océanie. Bel exemplaire, plats très lég. frottés, cotes de bibliothèque privée sur les gardes et la page de titre..

Boston: J.B. Millet Company [1910], a numbered copy from a limited edition of 750. (Limp leather) 324pp. Very good. Black pebble-grained leather with gilt emblem on the spine. Top edge gilt, decorated endpapers, decorated title page, color frontispiece, photographs, index, some pages still uncut. L. Beling Tetens is also cited as the publisher on the title page. Edited with annotation by Charles Welsh. Publisher series: Oriental Series Ambassadors' Edition. Locale: Turkey. (History, Description and Travel, History, Politics, Revolution).

Oxford UK, Carcanet Press, 1970, softcover in self-wrappers, 16 pp, first printing of the first edition, limited to 600 copies of which 40 were signed by the author, this being copy number 28, Signed and dated October 1970 on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no other markings, light edge and corner bumps. The first book from the award-winning author, poet, translator and authority on Vietnamese literature.

Chunghwa Post, 2004. Hardcover. Used- Fine condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear. All stamps and postcards are included in the book. The plastic holders for the postcards on pg. 17-23 are coming slightly unglued. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

1970 McGraw Hill first edition. Uncommon as a true first.The author was born in 1930, and tells the story of Japan in World War Two from a child's perspective. The book includes an account of the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, which injured the author, and killed her mother.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The top edge of the text block shows some light soil.Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It is protected in a new mylar cover.Please message me with any questions