Search Results: Asia from Black Sheep Books

Hong Kong: Urban Council, 1985. Second Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Written in English and Chinese, this is a catalogue for an exhibition held at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, October 21 - December 21, 1980. 5th Festival of Asian Arts, jointly presented by the Min Chiu Society and the Urban Council, Hong Kong. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, illustrated with black and white and colour plates, 203 pages. Tiny spot on upper text block edge; dust jacket has light shelf wear. This is a very handsome book in lovely condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2003. Hardcover. Good/-. Bi-lingual in Chinese and English. Blue paper covered boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, 305 pages, CD included. The book shows edge and shelf wear. This book weighs more than 1 kg and will require additional shipping charges. Depending on your location, further charges might be needed to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Bison Books Ltd.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The long development of arms and armour in the Samurai's seven hundred year history is fully detailed in this book. Black cloth with silver titling on spine, black end papers, colour illustration on title page, illustrated throughout with over three hundred colour and black & white photographs, 192 pages. There is a 4" by 1.5" white sticker on end paper. Dust jacket has light edge wear with some light creases to upper spine end, light shelf wear. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Mith Samlanh/Friends, 2011. Sixth Edition. . Soft Cover in Wraps. Very Good/Very Good. 'Friends' is a restaurant which opened its doors in 2001 as part of a training initiative of the Cambodian non-government organisation Mith Samlanh/Friends. The initiative trains former street kids in the skills of hospitality in an environment that encourages self-confidence and self-expression. Glossy white soft cover with the blue symbol of the organization to front, inspiring full-colour photographs and paintings illustrate the book throughout, 126 pages. Light crease to top free corner of front cover. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Byodoin Temple, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Jocho (chief Buddhist sculptor) and his team created those "outstanding works in the history of Japanese fine art" in the 11th century. A superbly photographed catalogue of Boatsu on Clouds. Illustrated card cover with flaps, titling in Japanese, a few black and white photographs and mostly full colour photographs, 47 pages of photographs followed by 4 pages of text in Japanese and 4 pages of text in English. Light shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

New Delhi: International Academy of Indian Culture, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good+. Fom the Sata-Pitaka Series, Indo-Asian Literatures, Volume 33, reproduced in original scripts and languages. Translated, annotated and critically evaluated by specialists of the East and the West in a Series of Collectanea. Part 1. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, textured green end papers, 186 pages. Page edges slightly darkened, otherwise book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Toronto, Canada: Royal Ontario Museum, University of Toronto, 1963. Soft cover. The Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Finalyson Collection of Chinese Paintings. 1963 - 1964. Glossy card cover illustrated with black and white reproduction, text illustrated with many black and white reproductions, 80 pages. Light age darkening and light shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is a volume of "Blackwell Companions to Anthropology." Book is "an unprecedented collection of original essays by some of the field's most distinguished scholars of Japan which, taken together, offer a comprehensive overview of the field." Colourfully illustrated black and green soft cover with white titling, 518 pages. Book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House. Soft cover. Very Good/-. Bi-lingual Chinese and English. Illustrated soft cover with flaps, cream coloured endpapers, richly illustrated with full-colour photographs, 129 pages. Light shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1990. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Drawing on both Canadian and Japanese sources, this book investigates the life, work, and attitudes of Canadian Protestant missionaries in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. from the arrival of the first Canadian missionary in East Asia in 1872 until 1931." Red cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, 276 pages. There are ink marks on approximately twelve pages, page 146 has crease to upper corner, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has edge wear with some chipping and closed tears. light shelf wear, but is clean and bright and is now protected by a clear Brodart cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Asian Humanities Press/Jain Publishing Co., 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. Foreword by Minoru Kiyota. Though his work is basically textual and historical rather than doctrinal, Morrell has broken new ground in the study of Japanese Buddhism, combining the discipline of literature and Buddhist studies. Illustrated yellow soft cover with black titling, a few black and white illustrations, 187 pages. This is a handsome little volume, in nice condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Victoria, B.C.: Black Rose Writing, 2016. Soft cover. As New/-. The first novel by writer of award winning memoir "Back to Vietnam: Tours of the Heart". Softcover, 229 pages. In as new condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Vancouver, B. C.: UBC Press. Soft cover. Very Good-. Biography of Caroline Macdonald (1874-1931), a Canadian who spent almost her entire working life in Japan, performing a significant role there both in the establishment of the YWCA and in prison reform. Illustrated soft cover with black and off-white titling on front, off-white titling on spine, illustrated with several pages of black and white photographs, 347 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2008. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The first biography of one of the twentieth century's most intriguing cross-cultural personalities, Princess Der Ling. Blue cloth with gilt titling on spine, decorated end papers, signed by author on title page, illustrated with black and white photographs and graphics, 389 pages. Ends of dust jacket spine slightly sunned. This is a very attractive volume - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

1952. Full-Leather. Very Good/-. Text in Japanese. Provided by the Imperial Family Agency: In Commemoration of the Crown Prince. 10 November 1952, 27th Year of Showa. The event was the Coming of Age Ceremony of the Crown Prince Akihito when he was officially announced to be the next in line for the throne. About 300 ambassadors from all over the world were present and more than 200,000 people showed up outside the ceremony. A photoalbum with full size black and white photographs of the Crown Prince, his growing-up, his family, his various activities, his graduation etc. Each photograph is protected by a tissue paper with some Japanese text. Dark aubergine leather covered boards with blindstamped stylized flower and embossed gilt characters to front, boards and textblock are bound together by several strands of silk string through grommets, unpaginated. Some edge wear, about a one inch piece of leather missing to front. A very special historical document from 1952 the year Japan regained sovereignty.… Read More

Bombay: Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, 1964. Second Edition. . Card Cover. Examples of sculpture, painting, carving, weapons, metalware, ivory, Kashmir shawls, brocades, tie-dyeing, printing, from the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India. Grey textured card cover with black titling and two-colour illustration on front, illustrated with black and white and a few colour plates. Edges sunned, title written in ink on spine, textblock edges slightly darkened, a few tiny spots on front and back, spine has some wear, otherwise this handsome little book is in great shape. 55 pages of text, 78 plates. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Australia: Peter Neely. Soft cover. Very Good-. The original surfer's guidbook to Indonesian surf spots & language, first published 1992; this printing 26th Revised Edition. Learn Indonesian surfing words, greetings, pronunciation, numbers, money, etc; learn about surf spots in Bali, Java, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumatra, Sumba, Timor, Roti; etc., travel tips include information on bargaining, what to bring, restaurants, malaria & black magic, health care, the right surfboards, etc. Colourful soft cover, colour illustrations throughout, 88+ pages. Book comes with over $70 worth of vouchers for free drinks, gifts & discounts. Cover has light shelf wear, otherwise this attractive book is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to -… Read More

New York: Weatherhill/tankosha, 1970. First Edition. . A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Performing Arts of Japan: II.This book invites the reader into the world of Kabuti for an intimate look at its history, techniques, repertoire, and actors. Translated by Don Kenny. Tan woven cloth with gilt titling on spine and decorative blind stamp on front. A most handsomely illustrated book with beautiful colour and black and white photographs throughout. The appendix has a detailed commentary on the illustrations. Dust jacket has sunned spine and light edge wear, corners clipped (but not price-clipped) otherwise book is in excellent condition. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seattle, WA: Kagedo Gallery, 2001. Unbound. Very Good. A catalogue of Japanese art, including ceramics, paintings, textiles, lacquers, wood carvings, baskets, cloisonne and bronzes, including price list. Catalogue is in the form of a grey folder with silver titling on spine and front, which contains thirty-seven unbound glossy colour photographs on heavy stock, with descriptions on reverse side of cards. Folder has some fading at edges, particularly spine, otherwise this publication is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Stuttgart: Verlag Von Ernst Klett, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Kleine Geschichten von Grossen Volkern, Band 8:: Kleine Geschichten aus Asien. In German language. Collection of anecdotes painting a picture of Asia. Cream coloured cloth, gilt emblem hotstamped to front, gilt faux label with titling to spine, 176 pages. Dust jacket shows some edge wear, age darkening. A lovely little history book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall