Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Travel Service, Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps late 1950s. Distributed by the Chinese News Service in New York. Text in English and Chinese. 14 by 10 inches. Black and white printing. A map of Taiwan, promoting its various sites and cities for the tourist, and touting it..... More
New York: Chinese News Service, Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1950s/60s. Single sheet, 19 ½ by 14 inches. A poster subtly promoting Taiwan, calling itself "Free China." Issued by the Chinese News Service in New York, also perhaps a promoter of pro Tawain propaganda. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present..... More
San Francisco: Tara Sin, Publisher. Wraps. no date, circa 1999. Illustrated wraps. 8 ½ by 7 inches. 32 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Presumed first issue of this zine by zinester Tara Sin (also the mastermind behind We Like Poo). This issue introduces the zine..... More
No Place: CTC Books. Trade Paperback. 296 pp. With black and white illustrations throughout. A reprint of the 1881 edition, providing a historical account of Siam (Thailand) as it was in the late 1800's. This includes a look at the country, its rulers and then modern culture, the tribes of..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983. Cloth. Beige cloth. No jacket. Housed in a pictorial paper covered board slipcase. Folio. 191 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. A detailed catalog of paintings from China from the Sung and Yuan dynasties. This includes histories, critical examinations and..... More
Macao: Information and Tourism Department, Macao, Publisher, 1963. Wraps. Wraps. 64 pp. Black and white photos throughout, as well as one fold out map. A guide to the government, geography, political and social aspects of Macao. This includes a history, as well as a look at its commerce and industry..... More
Taipei: Ch'eng-Wen Publishing Company, 1966. Cloth. Blue cloth in glassine wrapper. 151 pp., plus 24 plates. A descriptive and historical survey of the Chinese periodical press in the 1800s, examining indigenous newspaper and gazettes and the introduction of Western journalism and its reception and effects on indigenous papers. GOOD condition..... More
Taipei: Mei Ya Publications, 1972. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 237 pp. A collection of anecdotes of the lives and court life in ancient China, recalling the rulers' personal lives and the influence of the personal on the Chinese empire. GOOD condition. Moderate toning, some foxing, soiling and minor staining to the..... More
Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International, 2005. Hard Cover. A pictorial history of Siam (Thailand) as depicted in old postcards. With historical and descriptive text accompanying the cards. NEAR FINE condition. Jacket in mylar fastened to the book, perhaps as issued by the publisher. Minor fading and rubbing. Price sticker on the..... More
China: Chinese Materials Center, 1981. Cloth. Orange cloth in yellow dust jacket. 458 pp. With a few photos/illustrated plates. A memoir of the author's experiences growing up and living in China during the early 20th century, documenting Chinese culture through the eyes of a foreigner, as well as chronicling the..... More
Kobiki-Cho, Tokyo: Kabukiza Theatre, presumed Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1903. Printed wraps. 9 pages. Page 8 blank, with Japanese characters on the last page. Otherwise all text in English. A summary of scenes and acts, with a little printed dialogue of several plays performed at the Kabuki-za Theatre in..... More
Seoul: Kyung-In Publishing Co., 1975. Hard Cover. 256 pages plus an introduction. A reprint reproduced from the original 1898 text. While the text reproduced well, the illustrations are rather dark and not of good quality. A collection of essays by Gale, a Canadian missionary, giving his impressions of Korea. VERY..... More
Bangkok: White Orchid Press, 1981. Trade Paperback. Red wraps. 128 pp. With a few woodcut illustrations. Text in English and French. A reprint of the 1704 London and 1732 Paris edition of this work by Hendrik Hamel, reproducing the text from the original. A account of the shipwreck and subsequent..... More
Bankock, Thailand: White Lotus Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. 302 pages including index. With a few photos and a fold out map in a rear pocket. A detailed travel account of inland China, written in 1890, and describing the landscape, manufacturing processes, artisans, the tea and opium poppy trade and other..... More
Osaka: 1974. Cloth. No publisher, place or date. Presumed: Hoikusha, Publisher, Osaka, 1974. Brownish, olive cloth in red cloth clamshell case, housed in a brown cardboard box. Four loose photos, with a map, included in an envelope. 287, iv pp. Most text in Japanese, with an introduction and short captions..... More
Japan: Heibonsha, 1987. Cloth. 260 pp. With a few illustrations. All text in Japanese. Hardcover edition, despite isbn matching paperback. A work examining the history of women in Buddhism in Japan. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Uneven fading, minor soiling and scuffing to the jacket. Minor creasing along..... More
U.S.A. Heibonsha, 1989. Cloth. 251 pp. All text in Japanese. Volume 2 ONLY of this influential series of works providing a history and analysis of women in Buddhism, providing examples, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition. Minor browning to the jacket. Light edgewear. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966. Cloth. Stated first edition. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. In cardboard slipcase. Folio. 311 pp. Black and white photos throughout, with a few in color. Flexi disc record laid in at the rear. SIGNED by the author, with a brief inscription. A comprehensive account of the..... More
Seoul: The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch, 2008. Trade Paperback. 249 pages. Six essays on Korea and its relations with the United States and Japan between 1882 and 1905-from the signing of the first treaty with the U.S. to its becoming a protectorate of Japan, growing from the author's research..... More
Tokyo: Shogakkan Showa Publisher, 1973. Cloth. Red cloth in glassine jacket in beige paper covered board slipcase. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations throughout, with a few fold out color plates. All text in Japanese. An edition of Japanese short stories from the post late Heian period. VERY GOOD condition. Minor..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1904. Cloth. Green cloth with gilt decorations on the spine. 353 pages. With a few photos throughout. A collection of historical anecdotes relating to Japan and China, including the first of the Mikados, Jingu, the Amazon of Japan, the Tartar invasion of Japan, the founder of..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1869. Cloth. Purple cloth. 456 pp. With a fold out map and black and white illustrations throughout. A study of life in China, with many chapters devoted to a look at the practice of Buddhism, Confucianism, and other religions, as well as superstitions and the..... More
No Place: Geo. F. Cram, publisher. Unbound. No date, perhaps pre-1918. 14 ½ by 10 3/4 inches (for whole page). A two sided color map, disbound from a larger work, with one side depicting Japan and the other the island of Java. With a little extra piece jutting out from..... More
Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 1975. Wraps. White/Black printed wraps. Unpaginated, approximately 100 or so pages. Black and white and few color illustrations throughout. Text in English and Japanese. A primarily visual record of this 1975 exhibition of paintings from China on Buddhist and Taoist people, dating from the Yuan Dynasty..... More
Osaka: Press of Sanyuka, 1925. Wraps. Illustrated side sewn wraps. 75 pp. Black and white photos throughout, as well as a map of Nara. An historical and traveler guide to Nara, Japan, with emphasis on the art associated with the many Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning..... More