The arts of the Sikh kingdoms
London: V & A Publications, 1999. Paperback. Illustrated wraps. 256 pages : illustrations (some color). Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and indexGeneral American Art Topics. More
London: V & A Publications, 1999. Paperback. Illustrated wraps. 256 pages : illustrations (some color). Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and indexGeneral American Art Topics. More
Mumbai, India: Marg Publications, 2008. Hardcover. Illustrated cloth plates. Illustrated dustjacket matching bookplates. 168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color). "The maritime profile of the Indian subcontinent has emerged in recent years as an important area of historical investigation and has revived interest in port cities, which are..... More
Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1961. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards. xxvii, 421 pages. Added t.p.: Liu bu cheng yu zhu jie./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-381). More
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1950. Hardcover. grey cloth w/ red illustration. book xiii, 482 pgs w/ approx 80 illustrated pages of Chinese text. From a college library. Light tanning to pages. Pages appear clean, but, may have notations, marginalia, etc. More
Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1938. Third. Paperback. Tan wraps with grey lettering and mounted illustration; illustrated frontispiece; 111 pp.; richly illustrated. This is the third edition of the "Japanese Gardens" series, produced by the Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways. More
Tokyo, Japan: Japan Travel Bureau, 1949. Fifth printing. Hardcover. blue cloth boards w/ gilt printing & mounted colori illustration. 70 pgs w/ bw plates, figures, illustrations & color frontispiece. 1949 Fifth printing. Illustrated throughout. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. Hardbound. Black cloth with illus. dj; 128 pp. with color photos on every page;. Photos by Carlos Navajas; a journey on the Silk Road from the Tamlamakin Desert to Kashgar; a stunning book. More
Tokyo, Japan: 2014. Hardcover. blue cloth boards w/ gilt japanese spine printing. w/ white illustrated dj. 246, 55 pages : illustrations (some color). In Japanese & English. An edition of bright, glossy pages detailing the medieval documents in The Tokyo National Museum w/ list of plates in both Japanese and..... More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1990. Paperback. Tan/white/red pictorial wraps, white spine with tan and red lettering; French flaps. 78 pp. 51 BW figures. "Published in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Department of Asiatic Art." More
London / New York: KPI Limited, 1986. Hardcover. red boards. book viii, 136 pgs. grey & maroon pictorial dustjacket w/ white printing; protective plastic. From a college library. A nice, clean and bright copy. "Professor Tsurumi argues that, just as the period of isolation up to the middle of the..... More
Rome, Italy: Isituto Poliografico Dello Stato / Libreria Dello Stato, 1956. Softcover. color pictorial & white wraps w/ slim, plastic red printed jacket. 195 pgs w/ bw illustrations, plates, color frontispiece, fold-out map. Text in English. More
Beijing: Cultural Relics Publishing Company, 1959. Softcover. Lime green wraps with black Chinese characters; 96 pp. with various bw illustrations;. ISSN: 05114772 05114772; text completely in Chinese but for table of contents in rear, in English. Subjects include excavation of a tomb of the Qin Dynasty, Han bamboo strips, Potala..... More
New York: Universe Books, 1970. Hardcover. gree cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 160 pgs w/ bw & color plates. orange dustjacket w/ cover illustration & white printing. Ex-libris plate to cover flyleaf. Pages have occasional smudges, but otherwise, clean and bright. Also includes a 1988 National Geographic Magazine Map..... More
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2008. Softcover. Red and color illus. wraps, 400 pp., color illus. "This unique guide explains how to find your animal zodiac sign and provides the characteristics and qualities associated with each; reveals ideal partners for each sign; and offers predictions for the coming years..... More
New York: Abrams, 1981. Hardcover. Cream colored boards. Illustrated dj. 633 pages : illustrations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 613-620) and index. More
London: John Murray, 1896. Hardbound. Bound in very faded greenish blue cloth with red & gilt Tomoe-ko mark on the front board. 346 pp. with two folding maps at rear, as well as. This particular copy is exlibrary. There is a blind stamp on the title-page and there are perforation..... More
Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1995. Hardcover. brown cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 336 pgs w/ bw illustrations, charts & tables. no dustjacket. content as follows: Contending that Japan's industrial and imperial revolutions were also geographical revolutions, Karen Wigen's interdisciplinary study analyzes the changing spatial order of the..... More
New York: Russell & Russell, 1967. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; 490 pp; bw illustrations. Reprint of the 1943 edition. Part 2 (p. [253]-472) conists of excerpts from Chinese texts with translations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-481). Contents: List of Rulers During the Former Han Dynasty --..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Navy boards with gilt lettering and design and 10 stripes at top Volume 1 includes gatefold illustration in color, "Imperial Worship of Shangti on the Altar of Heaven at Peking: Volume II has BW gatefold,"Signing of the Treaty of Peking by..... More
Cincinnati: J.A. Brainerd, 1856. Hardcover. Black textured boards, gilt lettering on spine. vii; 304 pp. 92 BW illustrations (engravings). "The author visited India and traveled extensively there, for the express purpose of collecting the information contained in this volume. Twenty-eighth thousand." Despite its physical flaws, this book is still a...... More
Nara, Japan: Foreign Language Press, China & hihi News Agency, 1986. Softcover. Brown wraps, gray & photographic dust jacket, in white paper slipcase, 110 pp., profusely illus. in color. Text is in English, though the title also appears in Chinese. "Xian is acclaimed as a natural 'Museum of History.' The..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. Hardcover. black boards. 253 pgs w/ black illustrations. light green, illustrated dustjacket w/ protective plastic. From a college. A nice, still tightly bound copy. "This is the definitive account, available for the first time in English, of sexual slavery in the Japanese military during..... More
Daejeon, Republic of Korea: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Korea / NULWA, 2007. Hardcover. oblong, stone grey boards w/ silver printing. 283 pgs w/ color illustrations. white, pictorial dustjacket. Text in English. A beautifully illustrated photographic journey through royal burial tombs of the Republic of Korea. More
Washington, DC: American National Red Cross, 1914. Softbound. Paper printed cover. 28 pp. 3 maps at rear, 19 other plates consisting of photos, graphs and color and bw maps. Certainly uncommon in any condition. The Huai River and Conservancy Project's history; Yellow River and Huai Drainage Area; projects previously proposed..... More