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DAUGHTER OF THE MOUNTAINS
by Rankin, Louis
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NY: Viking, 1948 Book. Illus. by Kurt Wiese. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 191 pgs, cloth. A girl searches for her stolen dog on a journey from Tibet to the steaming coast of India. 1949 Newbery Honor Book, no award medal on dustjacket. Dj age darkened and moderately edge worn. Some fading to the blue cloth of book at edges..… Read more
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The Master Swordsman & the Magic Doorway: Two Legends from Ancient China
by Provensen, Alice
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- 2001
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- Fine
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- First edition, First Printing
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- 9780689832321
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Illustrated by author. Book is in unread condition..
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THE GREEDY ONE
by Martin, Patricia Miles, Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura
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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1964 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. First Edition. 64 pages, reinforced cloth. Near Fine in a Near Fine, clipped dustjacket. Story about Boys' Day in Japan & about Japanese family & community life. In publishers library binding, NOT a library discard..
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WHITE WAVE
by Wolkstein, Diane, Illustrated by Ed Young
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NY: Crowell, 1979 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. First Edition, first printing. Fine in a Near Fine, clipped dustjacket. In publishers library binding, NOT a library discard. Chinese Tale, 32 pages, boards. Magical story from the Taoist tradition about a young Chinese farmer who discovers a goddess living in a snail shell. Beautifully illustrated in black… Read more
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FAVORITE FAIRY TALES TOLD IN JAPAN
by Haviland, Virginia, Illustrated by George Suyeoka
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Boston: Little, Brown, 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. 89 pgs, reinforced cloth. 5 Japanese fairy tales illus in blk/white, green & orange. Dj chipped & creased across vertically across front panel..
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RED THREAD
by Young, Ed
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- 1993
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- Near Fine
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- First edition, First Printing
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- 9780399219696
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£65.26
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NY: Philomel, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed By Author/Illustrator. First edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. SIGNED by Author/Illustrator..
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RIDE THE FAR WIND
by Jones, Adrienne, Illustrated by Robert William Hinds
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Boston: Little Brown, 1964 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine in a Fine Dustjacket. First Edition. Juvenile adventure set in the South Pacific and China in the year 670..
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WHITE WAVE
by Wolkstein, Diane, Illustrated by Ed Young
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NY: Crowell, 1979 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Hard Cover. SIGNED by the illustrator. Near Fine in a Near Fine, clipped dustjacket. Chinese Tale, 32 pages, boards. Magical story from the Taoist tradition about a young Chinese farmer who discovers a goddess living in a snail shell. Beautifully illustrated in black & white..
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THE SEA OF GOLD and Other Tales From Japan
by Uchida, Yoshiko
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- 1965
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- First Edition
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NY: Scribners, 1965. Book. Illus. by Marianne Yamaguchi. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Dj lightly edge worn with one closed edge tear to lower back edge, lower corner of book lightly bumped..
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THE PEACOCK AND THE CROW
by Kirn, Ann
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NY: Four Winds, 1969 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Illustrated by author. Hard Cover. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. 32 pgs, cloth. Story based on a Chinese fable that tells how the peacock got his colored feathers & the crow his glossy black ones..
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EL CHINO
by Say, Allen, Illustrated by Author
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE in a Near Fine dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. 32 pgs, boards. True story of Bong Way "Billy" Wong, the very first Chinese bullfighter. Lovely full color paintings..
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THE SPRING OF BUTTERFLIES
by Liyi, He Translator
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NY: LL&S, (1985) Book. Illus. by Pan Aiquing & Li Zhao. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Edited by Neil Philip, 144 pgs, cloth. 14 folk tales of China's minority peoples with notes on the stories..
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BEYOND THE SUGAR CANE FIELD UNICEF IN ASIA.
by Shotwell, Louisa.
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Cleveland: World, (1964) 2nd Printing. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Illustrated with photographs. 96 pages, reinforced cloth. A firsthand view of the work of UNICEF in the various nations in Asia. VERY GOOD+ in darkened dustjacket..
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SHIZUKO'S DAUGHTER
by Mori, Kyoko
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NY: Henry Holt, 1993 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine in a Fine Dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. 227 pages, boards. Yuki's mother commits suicide when she is twelve and she is sent to live with her distant father & his resentful new wife. She must rely on her own inner strength to cope with the tragedy & reveals the… Read more
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THE TIGER'S WHISKER and Other Tales from Asia and the Pacific
by Courlander, Harold, Illustrated by Enrico Arno
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NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1959 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. 152 pages, cloth. 31 stories from far eastern countries & islands in the Pacific. NEAR FINE in darkened dustjacket..
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THE DRAGON AND THE EAGLE America Looks at China
by Goetz, Delia, Illustrated by Thomas Handforth
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NY: Vanguard, 1944 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. VERY GOOD+ in soiled & chipped dustjacket. 61 pgs, cloth. Account of Chinese-American relations from early times to the war years of the flying Tigers. 2-color vignette illus..
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TUAN
by Boholm-Olsson, Eva
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NY: R&S Books, (1986) Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Illus by Pham van Don. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION 1988. FINE in FINE dustjacket. 25 pgs, boards. Story of the life of a little boy living in a Vietnamese village. Illus painted in color on silk by one of Vietnam's best-known artists who lives in Hanoi..
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RIBBONS
by Yep, Laurence
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NY: GP Putnam's, 1996 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE in a Fine dust jacket. FIRST IMPRESSION. 181 pages, boards. Story of a strong-willed Eurasian girl whose dreams are derailed when her grandmother comes fron China to live with the family & her ballet lessons must be stopped. Yep deals with the generational & cultural gaps between Robin… Read more
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SPICE AND THE DEVIL'S CAVE
by Hewes, Agnes
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NY: Knopf, 1942 Book. Illus. by Lynd Ward. Very Good. Hardcover. 10th Printing. 331 pgs, cloth. Historical fiction about the development of trade that drew the Occident & the Orient together. 1931 Newbery Honor Book. Cover cloth stained & faded..
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THE STAR FISHER
by Yep, Laurence
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New York: Morrow, 1991 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition, First Printing. 150 pgs, boards. Story of a Chinese-American family moving from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920's & their struggle to find acceptance in their new hometown. Signed by Yep w/an original drawing by author..
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