Search Results: Asia from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. Book. Illus. by A 2 Page Map of China. Fine. Cloth. Stated First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thubron is a great travel writer, and this is a long trek through China before it became so relatively easy , and so many joined the China travel horde. Pages 307 with index. As always with Thubron, a fun and rewarding read, this time to help recall what China was 25 years ago. Very clean and tight, no prior owner marks. Appears to be an unread copy. .

New York: Columbia Univ Press, 1974. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Photos. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The interplay of Indian nationalism and Bengali regionalism, including East Bengal which is now independent Bangladesh. Thoroughly covers Bengali antagonism to Mahatma Gandhi. Subhas Bose was important in the 1930s, before he mistakenly latched onto the Japanese hoping to effect Bengal's independence. Pages xiv, 407 with index, thorough chapter notes and 18 page bibliography..

Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Publishing Book. Fine. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original black cloth with no edge wear, clean and tight, with bright gilt titles on all 3 volumes on red spine labels. Very nice inside and out. A renowned reference work on China, this said to be a limited facsimile edition. Text in French..

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1868. Book. Illus. by folding map of Japan, 8 full page plates, 74 text sketches (complete) . Good. Hardcover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "A Narrative of a Three Years' Residence in Japan" (1860 to 1863). Japan was terra incognita, isolated for centuries from the outside world, when the author was appointed the first British Ambassador, arriving in Nagasaki. Culture, language, opposition to foreigners, politics and geography all covered in this first volume. Sir Alcock had had much diplomatic experience previously in China. Brown cloth with gilt title on the spine. Some wear at the spine ends and corners. Inside, hinges tight, no foxing or browning but a few minor spots. Nicely illustrated. .

Oxford, England: Oxford Univ Press, 2005. Book. Illus. by 14 Photos. Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. There are lots of excellent books on the complexities of current China, and this one is sourght after. Well written, by an excellent British journalist. Pages x, 372 with index, chronology 1949 to 2004, chapter notes and a 5 page select bibliography. Recommended..

New York: Abbeville Press, 2009. Book. Illus. by superb Ming Tan color photos. New. Hardcover. Limited Edition. As new in its as new dustjacket and slipcase, the finest collection of China photos that I have seen, free of ideology and pollution. Oblong elephant folio, measuring 32 cm by 47 cm. 238 very large, stunning landscapes and Chinese architecture in color. A laid in print is number 105 of 300 copies..

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy , as new inside, with only a hint of wear to the dustjacket edges. No prior owner marks. An Australian strategic thinker lays out the best way for the U.S. and China to avoid war in the coming years. Would that American politicians were so wise as to follow his suggested path. .

Oxford and New York: Oxford Univ Press, 2013. Book. Fine. Cloth. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. China's influence is broader than deep, says the author. And that is especially true in "soft power" where few are tempted to emulate the Chinese government. A superb work and a fine read. Pages xvi, 409. A fine copy with no wear, dustjacket NOT price clipped..

Berkeley & L.A.: Univ California Press, 1998. Book. Illus. by 2 Page Map, Photos in the Text. Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Focusing on the robust revival of Catholicism since the Mao years, the author is hopeful. Pages 183 with index. As new copy, no stains or prior owner marks, and the dj is unclipped with no wear..

New York: The Free Press, 2000. Book. Illus. by Map and 16 Pages Photos. Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A decade old, but this description of China and its people is equally valid as the day it was printed. The author is a superb journalist resident in China, and he is not gentle in his descriptions of the Party. No edgewear on the binding, clean and tight with no prior owner marks. Dustjacket fine, and NOT price-clipped..

New York : The Free Press, 2000. Book. Illus. by 2 maps, 16 pages of photos. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy in a dust jacket that is not price-clipped and is also fine. Becker is one of those journalists, who lived in China for two decades and found ways to report where few dared to tread. Intrepid, and still sought after for his insights into Chinese Communist rule. A great read..

New Haven and London: Yale Univ Press, 1987. Book. Illus. by Two Double-page Maps. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Early modern history and a period of great glory for China. Pages xviii, 270. A very good read. Recommended..

New York: Paragon Book Reprint, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Revised and enlarged by the addition of some six hundred proverbs by the Rev. C. Wilfrid Allan, of Union Theological School, Changsha". The first edition was published in Shanghai in 1926 by the Presbyterian Mission Press. Pages 383 plus index. The proverbs are in both Chinese characters and in English. Red cloth with only a hint of edgewear; very clean and tight inside with no prior owner marks. Black title on the unfaded spine..

Chelsea, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing , 1986. Book. Illus. by Hubbard Fine Photography. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very clean inside and out. No prior owner marks inside. Dustjacket is blue, with spine green. But no tears or rubs. American peripatetic photographer Hubbard celebrates the far corners , the most remote places he can find !.

London: Cresset Press, 1952. Book. Illus. by endpaper maps. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A nice copy in original black cloth with bright gilt title on the spine and only a hint of edge wear at the corners. Inside, clean and tight with no stains or prior owner marks. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped and is protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. An excellent early study of Mao's Communist takeover, the author was an Anustralian academic..

Cambridge, Mass: Da Capo Press, 2008. Book. Illus. by 6 maps, and 36 pages of color photos. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "The Extraordinary Story of China's Wonder of the World", A fine copy of a very readable book. No wear and no prior owner marks. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped. .

London: Sotheby, 1974. Book. Illus. by Profuse, some folding and some in color. Volume 4 all in color. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Title continued, "from the Henri Vever Collection". All four volumes from auctions in 1974, 1974, 1977 and 1997. Grey cloth with no edge wear, no prior owner marks, no stains or foxing. Dustjackets with the slightest hint of edgewear, protected in mylar sleeves. Henri Vever was an esteemed and wealthy jeweler in Paris who became one of the earliest collectors of Japanese prints in the late 19th century. He sold a part of his collection (assumed to be all of it at the time) and that is now the major part of the Tokyo National Museum. But the larger portion of his collection was hidden in his home from the Germans in WW Two, and did not reappear until the first Sotheby auction in 1974. Part 4, the auction of 1997 was a group of nearly 200 prints held back by the owners as the best part of the collection. Four… Read More

Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, 1938. Book. Illus. by 15 color sketches by Friedrich Schiff, photos by author, 2 maps . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original pictorial binding with sailors flag signaling on a ship, only a hint of edgewear, title in white on the spine. Hinges perfect. No prior owner marks or signatures. Inside, as new. The dust jacket has lots of edge wear but only one small tear along the top edge, and one at the hinge at the bottom of the spine. A celebration of the colony just before the start of World War Two. SCARCE, especially with the dust jacket. .

Boston: Bradley, Dayton, 1860. Book. Good. Cloth. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the first reprint after the 1855 first edition. It was a popular book in its day, and is thus relatively common now. The 1860 issue had no illustrations, but is said on the title page to be revised from the first. It has its original pressed, brown cloth with some fraying at the spine ends, but clean and tight inside. Pages 586 with an index. Protected in a mylar dustjacket..

Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1997. Book. Illus. by profuse photos by Shen Yantai and Wang Changqing. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black paper over hard boards with a Hutong photo on the front cover. Title on the spine and front cover in grey. No edge wear. Clean and tight inside and out. No prior owner marks. No dust jacket asw published. These alleyways are disappearing under the pressure of the developers. so this is a valuable record from 20 years ago. Slight bump to one upper corner. Chinese and English text, and captions to the profuse photos..