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New York: Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, 1967. From back: "The countries of Southeast Asia are situated between two great civilizations - the Indian and Chinese. From earliest times, they have, in their art, blended indigenous forms with those of their powerful neighbors, creating styles that are uniquely their own." Contents include: Indochina; Early Angkor; The Classical Age of Angkor; Champa; Siam (Thailand) and Laos; Burma (Myanmar); Java and Bali. 288 pages profusley illustrated with black and white and color plates. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; cello tape used to reinforce spine has been removed and dry adhesive residue remains on spine extending onto both covers; deeply creased spine.. Soft Cover. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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The Art of Southeast Asia: Cambodia Vietnam Thailand Laos Burma Java Bali
by Rawson, Philip
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Away with All Pests: An English Surgeon in People's China: 1954-1969
by Horn, Dr. Joshua S.
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New York: Modern Reader, 1973. From back: "Dr. Horn's repor tis based on the longest continuous observation of the Chinese revolution by a Western writer." 192 pages with center section of glossy black and white photographs. Darkened spine, sunned band to photo illustrated front cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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China's Intellectuals Advise and Dissent
by Goldman, Merle
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981. 276 bright, white pages. Edgewear to jacket along with a half inch closed tear to top back. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Chinese and Japanese Art with Sections on Korea and Vietnam
by Buhot, Jean
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New York: Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, 1967. Translated from the French by Remy Inglis Hall; Edited by Charles McCurdy; Maps by Henri Jacquinet and Pierre Simont; Drawings by Claude Abeille. 428 pages plus section of black and white illustrations. From jacket: "In this comprehensive and detailed survey of the history of Oriental art...traces the development of Chinese and Japanese art from prehistory to the present era. Its vast scope covers five millennia, beginning with the neolithic period of each civilization - describing the marble statues and inscribed bones of the Anyang excavations in China and the anthropomorphic funerary figures of the primative Jomon culture in Japan." Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar; tape transfer marks on endpapers. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and…
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Demokrasi: Indonesia in the 21st Century
by McDonald, Hamish
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Australia: Black Inc., 2015. 312 bright, white pages. From back: "Indonesia, a nation of thousands of island and almost 250 million people, straddles the junction of the Pacific and Indian oceans. The world's biggest Muslim nation has long been one of Australia's important strategic trading partners... Now rapidly modernising, Indonesia is, like China before it, become a major player on the global stage... (This book) is an accessible and authoritative introduction to this fascinating young nation." Worn bottom corner and thin band of light shelf soil at bottom fore edge. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Deng Xiaoping: My Father
by Deng, MaoMao
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Basic Books, 1995. First American Edition, a translation of the Chinese First Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 498 pages plus a section of black and white photographs on glossy stock From jacket: "A revealing biography by Deng Maomao, the ruler's youngest daughter and personal assistant...Deng Maomao saw a side of her famous father that she felt compelled to share with the world. Deng Maomao writes with flair and insight about people and events long shrouded in mystery. With a great respect for China's history and the achievements of his leaders, she focusses on the first half of Deng's remarkable 60 year career, from his birth in a village in Sichuan province and his reduction in France to his underground revolutionary work and his rise as a military commander, an important government official, and a key leader of the Communist Party." Edgewear and bump to top right side of jacket spine. No additional shipping charges if sent via US Media Mail. . First…
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The Enchantment of Hand Painted Porcelain
by Lima, Paul & Candy
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1971. 8vo size spiral bound softcover; unpaginated about 20 pages. Heavy cardstock (heavy like postal card) shows maker's marks and photographs of more than 300 examples of Nippon or Japanese porcelain. Edgewear and some rubbing or transfer from photo pages to page before. Moderate wear to covers; tanned border to first page. PLUS: Universal Price Guide to Hand Painted Nippon Porcelain by John F. Hotchkiss including prices for each illustration in "The Enchantment of Hand Painted Nippon Porcelain" by Paul J. and Candace A. Lima Private Press; 1971 8vo size staple-bound pamphlet; 8 pages with some black and white photographs In very good condition with only a small, slight crease on front cover. . Spiral Comb. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.
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Fukuzawa Yukichi: From Samuri to Capitalist
by Hopper, Helen M
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New York: Pearson Longman, 2005. One of the Library of World Biography Series. Peter N. Stearns, Series Edition. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size trade paperback; 158 pages including index with a few black and white photographs From back cover: "Trace the career of Fukuzawa Yukichi, who began life as lower-level samurai during the Tokugawa era and went on to become one of the leading figures in Japan during the late 19th century." Edgewear, light wear to covers with some rubbing to black title block on front cover and creased tip of top front corner. . First. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Girl in Translation
by Kwok, Jean
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New York: Penguin Books, 2010. 293 pages. From back: "Kimberly Chang has her world turned upside down when she moves to New York with her mother from their home in Hong Kong. But their new life doesn't quite live up to their expectations." Edgewear and wear to page tips. Name and notation written on fep and title page; some light soil on bottom of book. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Historical Development of Religion in China
by Clennell, W.J.
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London: The Theosophical Publishing Housing Ltd., 1926. Blue cloth cover has wear to tip and one bumped corner. 262 lightly toned pages. Small spot on inside front cover and several very small marks on outside pages. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. 2nd. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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In Search of the Ancient Tea Caravan Route
by Yanyun, Xian
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong China Tourism Press, 1995. With photographs by Alfred Ko, Yang Kelin, Xu Jinyan, Ou Yansheng, Li Yaobo, Chan Chiu Pan, Peng Zhen Ge and Chen Jin. Hong Kong China Tourism Press; Hong Kong; 1995 4to size color photo illustrated pictorial cover. 90 glossy pages illustrated profusely with color photographs. Very brief biographies of the author and photographers appear on the last page. Table of contents includes: The Story of Border Tea Border Tea and the Tea Caravan Route Fine Tea Trees in the South The Upper Route to Kunming Rear Road to Kunming Rear Road in Wuliang Mountain The Ancient Route from Dali Lijiang - the Ancient Commercial City The Renowned Tea-Growing Mount Menghan Border Tear and Horses Meet in Kangding The Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet Snow Triangle, more. Penciled price on fep; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, rubbing to covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First.…
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Japan: Crossroads of East and West
by Kirk, Ruth
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Camden, New Jersey: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1966. Blue cloth hardcover with white tiles on spine, professionally rebound for library use. 223 pages including index. Copiously illustrated with black and white photographs by Bob and Ira Spring. From page 7: "With a Japanese companion, I could see the country through the eyes of its own people as well as through my eyes... Together we talked with seatmates on buses and trains, went to flower-arranging and tea-ceremony classes, stayed overnight at youth hostels and Buddhist temples, discussed ritual with a Shinto priest, spent a day on a fishing boast, hand-winnowed rice with a farmer's wife, toured a silk mill, shopped in the Ginza, rode subways, watched kabucki..." Ex-library with typical treatments; we also noted some pencilled checkmarks on the Contents page, some spotting from page 214 to end of book, and one word underlined in ink in the Index.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Spring, Bob & Ira. 8vo - over 7¾" -…
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Kagawa
by Axling, William
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946. Revised edition of 1932 volume. 195 pages. Revised biography of the Japanese Christian evangelist and social reformer Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa (1888-1960) Contents include: A Header into the Slums In the Role of an Emancipator A Fighting Pacifist A Crusade and Its Crusader A Modern Mystic From foreword: "Here is a figure who on the stage of our modern world not only speaks with the voice of a prophet, but translates into heroic living those principles and practices which through all ages have been dynamic with redemptive and creative influences..." Toned or tanned pages and tanning to inside covers. Light soil to tan buckram covers with black titles on spine and logo on cover. Bumped corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Revised. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Korea Unmasked: In Search of the Country, the Society and the People
by Rhie, Won-bok
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Seoul: Gimm Young International, 2005. Translated by Jung Un and Louis Choi Revised edition 4to size softcover; 234 pages to this graphic color illustrated volume. Double blue endpapers with a subtle silver print design. From jacket: "(This book) presents a hilarious and often unflattering look at Korean society and its people. Through skillfully chosen subjects - e.g., spicy food, education fever, conglomerates, the tension between North and South Korea - (the author/artist) explores the unique manifestation of Korean attitudes that are often misunderstood by foreigners... The insightful discussions on Korea's place between China and Japan, its more well-known neighbors, also clear the fog always as to who the Korean people are." Slight wear to covers, tiny abrasion at top of spine, inscription on half title page. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Rhie,…
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Mao Tse-tung and Lin Piao
by Fan, K.
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Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1972. 12mo size mass market paperback; 536 pages. From back cover: "This volume contains some of the most important writings of Mao Tse-tung and Lin Piao, all written since 1949, which paved the way for China's ...re-emergence into international politics." Ex-library with typical treatments, some blacked out. Covers have been laminated, pocket inside front cover removed. In great condition appears to have never circulated. Quotes are for illustrative purposes and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin April 1953 Volume XI Number 8
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Japanese painting; art; artists; artwork; : Metropolitan Museum of Art Small 4to size staple bound booklet; about 30 glossy pages with black and white prints and color cover. Contains one article: A Note on Japanese Painting by Alan Priest with numerous black and white illustrations. Edgewear, light soil and moderate handling wear to covers. . Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press.
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Monkey Subdues the White-Bone Demon
by Wang Hsing-pei
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Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1976. 110 pages illustrated with black and white line drawings. Color illustrated cover. This is a "picture story book based on an episode from the novel a Pilgrimage in the West." Blue illustrated covers are lightly rubbed. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Chao Hung-pen & Chien Hsiao-tai. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Mountains Remain
by Tasaki, Hanama
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1952. Black cloth spine over red cloth boards. 408 toned pages. Bumped top back corner, bumped head and heel of spine, sunned border on top of back of book and dulled gilt titles on spine. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oriental Antiques
by Ridley, Michael
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New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1977. One of the Arco Color Series 12mo size trade paperback with color photographs on both front and back covers; 256 bright, white pages with black and white photographs plus glossy center section of color photographs Contents include: Chinese Pottery and Porcelain Japanese Pottery and Porcelain Chinese Laquer Japanese Laquer Indian Bronzes Sacred Art of Nepal and Tibet Chinese Bronzes Japanese Metal Work Indian Miniature Paintings Tibetan and Nepalese Thangkas Chinese Scroll Paintings Chinese Furniture Japanese Netsuke and Inro Chinese Jade Chinese Snuff Bottles Chinese Soapstone, more Lamination film on covers is lifting in spine area, edgewear, creased spine; several pages have wrinkles. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Peiling and the Chicken-Fried Christmas
by Chen, Pauline
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New York: Bloomsbury, 2007. Stated First U.S. Edition with full numberline 8vo sized hardcover with dust jacket; 133 bright, white pages. From jacket: "Peiling Wang...feels completely left out! Her family is from Taiwan, and even through they've lived in America since she was small, they have never once celebrated the old-fashioned, stockings-over-the-fireplace, all-American Christmas... What follows is a full-scale battle between cranberry sauce and soy sauce, carols and karaoke, roast turkey and Peking duck." Brand new with minor edgewear to bottom of jacket. . First American. Hard Cover. New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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