Manners and Customs - Asian
Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 1989. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with black lettering. Glossy color-photographic dust jacket with green lettering. xx, 128 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "Classical dance speaks to us of the past with a vitality unparalleled in any other art-form. The Manipuri tradition of dance is perhaps one of the..... More
Ryokan: A Japanese Tradition
Cologne: Konemann, 2001. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards with green lettering on spine. Glossy color-photographic dust jacket with red and cream lettering. 335 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "Staying at a ryokan is much more than just stopping off at a Japanese hotel. Rather it is a journery in time where the..... More
Tea Cult of Japan: An Aesthetic Pastime
Boston, MA: Bruce Humphries, 1934. Softcover. Grey wraps. 66 pp. Numerous bw photos. Volume I of the Tourist Library series. First edition. More
New Directions in Indian Dance
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2003. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with cream lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket wtith cream lettering. 204 pp. Color illustrations. Contents: Early experiments. Modern dance : the contribution of Uday Shankar and his associates / Kapila Vatsyayan ; Tagore and the modernization of dance / Manjusri Chaki Sircar ;..... More
Sattriya: Classical Dance of Assam
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2013. Hardcover. Color pictorial paper over boards, brown spine with white lettering. Matching dust jacket. 148 pp. Numerous color, few BW illustrations. Volume 64, No. 3, published March 2013. Photographs by Avinash Pasricha. More
Odori (Japanese Dance) (Tourist Library 22)
Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1939. Softcover. Cream paper wraps with color illus. laid on front cover and additional tissue cover; 70 pp., duotone illus. and one color plate as frontispiece. Certainly an interesting pre-WWII war publication. Provides a general survey of Japanese dance; the specifics for the..... More
Beyond the Veil: Indian Women in the Raj
New Delhi: Nevile Books, 2000. Hardcover. Red boards with gilt stamped lettering. BW-illustrated and red dust jacket with gold lettering. 143 pp. Color and BW illustrations. In this well-researched attempt to look 'beyond the veil' of Indian women, the author has delineated the beauty of Indian woman in such a...... More
Japanese Noh Plays: How to See Them
Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, 1938. Third Edition. Softcover. Tan wraps with black lettering; hand-painted color illus. laid on. 67 pp. with color frontis, 2 color plates, and 32 bw illustrations. Text in English. Volume 2 in the Tourist Library publications. Includes a note on old/new spellings, a foreward by..... More
India and Portugal: Cultural Interactions
Mumbai: Marg, 2001. Hardcover. Orange cloth boards with forest green stamped lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with red, terracotta, and black lettering. 156 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Extensive study of the confluence between these two cultures. More
Tea Etiquette for Guests: A Practical Guide for Chanoyu Study
Kyoto, Tokyo: Tankosha, 1993. First Edition. Softcover. White wraps with BW illustration; black dust jacket with BW illustration; white spine with black lettering. x; 117 pp. Numerous BW illustrations. Chapters include Basics of Movement and Manner; Entering and Leaving the Tearoom; Sweets and Refreshments; Thin-Tea Service; Thick-Tea Service; and Glossary..... More
Japanese Food (Tourist Library 14)
Tokyo: Maruzen Company Ltd, 1936. Softcover. Gray paper wraps with color illus. laid on front cover and additional tissue cover; 84 pp., BW illus. Certainly an interesting pre-WWII war publication. The nine illustrated chapters address: The essentials of Japanese food; Common everyday food; Japanese table etiquette; Annual celebrations and ceremonial..... More
India's Jewish Heritage: Ritual, Art, and Life-Cycle
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2002. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with white lettering. Color-photographic dust jacket with white and blue lettering. 124 pp. Color and BW illustrations. "This book documents the vanishing heritage of the relatively unknown Indian Jewish communities: the Bene Israel of Maharashtra, the Cochin Jews of the Malabar coast..... More
Cho Yang: The Voice of Tibetan Religion and Culture No. 3
New Delhi: Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs, n.d. Softcover. Black and color-illustrated wraps, white lettering on spine. 120 pp. Over 128 illustrations, approx 24 in color and rest in BW. Contents include Namgyal Monastery; Thanka Painting; Dependent Arising; Ma-chig Lab-dron; Mandalas for World Peace; The Stages of the Rite..... More
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China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures &c. Edited principally from Originals in the Cabinet of the late M. Bertin: with Observations, explanatory, historical, and literary by M. Berton. Translated from the French
London: Howlett & Brimmer, 1824. Hardbound. 3/4 leather with original marbled paper-covered boards. Vol. 1: vi, 128 pp., 20 color plates. Vol. 2: ii, 124 pp., 21 colored plates; Vol. 3: ii, 135 pp., 19 colored plates; Vol. 4: ii, 160 pp. 20 colored plates. A wonderful and rare title..... More
China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures &c. Edited principally from Originals in the Cabinet of the late M. Bertin: with Observations, explanatory, historical, and literary by M. Berton. Translated from the French
London: Howlett & Brimmer, 1824. Hardbound. 3/4 leather with original marbled paper-covered boards. Vol. 1: vi, 128 pp., 20 color plates. Vol. 2: ii, 124 pp., 21 colored plates; Vol. 3: ii, 135 pp., 19 colored plates; Vol. 4: ii, 160 pp. 20 colored plates. A wonderful and rare title..... More
The Way of Tea
New York: Weatherhill, 1979. Hardbound. Green textured paper over boards with brown cloth spine and gold lettering and decoration; tan paper over-lay with description; protective cover; pictorial slipcase; 329 pp. with bw images throughout. With sections on the history of the tea ceremony, the tea setting, tea utensils, and the..... More
Social Life of the Chinese: With Some Account of their Religious, Governmental, Educational, and Business Customs and Opinions
New York: Harper & Bros. 1865. Hardcover. Maroon cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. Volume I is 459 pages, Volume II is 490 pages. Illustrations, plates. In attached envelope with a handwritten note dated 1944, is a photo found in book and saved, as the elder one in the photo..... More
Japanese Game of "Go"
Tokyo: Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1939. Softcover. Plain card wraps with color image paste down. Brown lettering. 76 pp. with 7 bw photographs following. Bw photos and diagrams throughout text. Color frontis piece. Text in English. No. 27 in the Tourist Library series. Instructions on how to..... More
Japan's Ancient Armour (Tourist Library 31)
Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1940. Softcover. Gray paper wraps with color illus. laid on front cover and additional tissue cover; 82 pp., duotone illus. and one color plate as frontispiece. Certainly an interesting pre-WWII war publication. Provides a brief history of Japanese armour, by historical period; the..... More