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The Country of the Turkomans: An anthology of exploration from the Royal Geographical Society

by D Cumming

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1977
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London: Oguz Press [for] the Society, 1977. 261pp/maps/illus. ncl one large folding in rear. An anthology of exploration from the Royal Geographical Society of travelers tales and essays centered mainly on Central Asia. Incl some overview chapters as well. Covers Vambery, Meazza, Stebnitzky, Napier, Ahmad, Rawlinson, Stewart, Delmar Morgan, Lt Kalitin, O'Donovan, Lessar and more. Crease along middle of spine.… Read more about this item
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Comprehensive Report on Economic and Engineering Development of Burma Prepared for the Government of the Union of Burma, August 1953

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1953
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New York: Knappen Tippetts Abbett Engineering, 1953. Volume 1 - 491pp with numerous fold-out charts and color maps. Including detailed color port facility maps. Sections include: Resources for Burma's Development, The Task Ahead, Economics and Administration,Transportation, Telecommunications, Power, and Industry. Many fold-outs. Heavy book. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 4to… Read more about this item
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Ivory and the Elephant in Art, in Archaeology, and in Science

by KUNZ, GEORGE FREDERICK

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1916
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1916. 527pp w/2 folding plates ans 2 folding maps - profusely illustrated throughout on plates and in the text; original cream buckram with pictorial paste-down on upper cover and pictorial label on spine (a small chip at the top). The scarcest of Kunz's major works along with his treatise on pearls.… Read more about this item
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Capitalism and Confrontation in Sumatra's Plantation Belt, 1870-1979

by Stoler, Ann Laura

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1995
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Ann Arbor, MI: Univ of Michigan Press, 1995. 244pp/illus. a fascinating ethnographic history that analyzes how popular resistance actively molded both the form of colonialism and the social, economic, and political experience of the Javanese laboring communities on Sumatra's plantation borders."A well-crafted and expertly researched history . . . exhibits a brand of intellectual integrity that is rare in… Read more about this item
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Burmese Drama: A Study, with Translations, of Burmese Plays

by Maung Htin Aung

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1947
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London: Oxford, 1947. 257pp. Clean. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Indonesia Crisis and Transformation 1965-1968 (autographed)

by Green, Marshal

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1990
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Washington, D.C: The Compass Press, 1990. 172pp/illus. This is an account of that stormy transition period as seen by an American Foreign Service officer assigned to Indonesia at that time. Includes an analysis of the relationships between events in Indonesia & Vietnam in the 1960s.Clean. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art/d 1500P

by Diamond;Mailey, Jean

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1973
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Middle Village, New York, U.S.A.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973. 353pp. many col. & plain plates, text-ills, sketch-maps in text, bibliogr. Catalogue listing & describing some 236 rugs. Light rubbing to dj. Text Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Why Vietnam Invaded Cambodia: Political Culture & the Causes of War

by Morris, Stephen J

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1999
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Stanford, CA: Stanford Univ Pr, 1999. 315pp/illus/maps. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Polynesians: Explorers of the Pacific

by Weckler, J.E

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1943
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Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1943. Brown/grey boards with cover page pasted on. Includes many black-and-white photographs on 20 plates and a foldout map of the South Pacific Ocean. 77 pages. Organization name stamped on cover. (Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies Number 6). 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket -Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Peoples of the Phillipines

by Krieger, Herbert

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1942
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Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1942. 86pp/illus/fold-out map. Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies Number 4. Organization name stamped on cover. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket -Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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ISLANDS AND PEOPLES OF THE INDIES. [Indonesia]

by KENNEDY, Raymond

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1943
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Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1943. 66pp/illus/folding map, bibliography. Covers the geograhy, climate, disease, animal life, populat- ion, racial stocks, tempermental qualities, history, main divisions of people: Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, Lesser Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. Language, writing, economic organization, settlements and housing, clothing & adornment, weapons, travel, transportation, handicrafts, drama, dancing & music, native warfare, etc, Clean.… Read more about this item
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The Native Peoples of New Guinea

by Stirling, M. W

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1943
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Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 1943. 25pp/illus. Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies Number 9. light foxing. Organization name stamped on cover.. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Selections from the Dutch Records of the Ceylon Government No.5 [:] Memoir of Jan Schreuder, Governor of Ceylon, delivered to his successor Lubbert Jan Baron van Eck, on March, 17, 1762. Translated from the original by E. Reimers, M.B.E

by SCHREUDER, Jan

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1946
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Columbo, Sri Lanka: State Printing Corporation of Sri Lanka, 1946. 202pp. records of 1762 by Schreuder "Delivered to his successor Lubbert Jan Baron van Eck" (here translated from the Dutch into English, but incls. Dutch text; original document held in the Archives at The Hague). A fascinating insight into social conditions of the mid-18th C. Blue cloth boards, gilt… Read more about this item
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Bright Moon, Perching Bird: Poems

by Fu, Tu; Li, Po

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1987
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Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Wesleyan Univ Pr, 1987. 143pp/illus. End-paper illus. The poems are presented with Chinese characters and English text on the same page. Includes notes, chronology, suggested reading. Clean excellent condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Fire Ox and Other Years (First Printing)

by Cutting, Suydam

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1940
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. 393 pp. Three full color illustrations, 3 maps and numerous black & white photos of the author's travels through the Far East. "A" for 1st printing on copyright page. Minimal markings. Text clean. 1st Printing?. Library Binding. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
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The Afghan Campaign

by Pressfield, Steven

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2006
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New York: Doubleday, 2006. 354pp/end-paper maps. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Karnali Under Stress: Livelihood Strategies and Seasonal Rhythms in a Changing Nepal Himalaya

by Bishop, Barry C

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1990
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago , 1990. 460pp/illus/maps. Inscribed by the author on ffep. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Indonesia Crisis and Transformation 1965-1968 (autographed)

by Green, Marshal

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1990
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Washington, D.C: The Compass Press, 1990. 172pp/illus. This is an account of that stormy transition period as seen by an American Foreign Service officer assigned to Indonesia at that time. Includes an analysis of the relationships between events in Indonesia & Vietnam in the 1960s.Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item
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The Huks: Philippine Agrarian Society in Revolt

by Lachica, Eduardo

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1971
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New York: Praeger, 1971. 331pp. Philippine agrarian society in revolt. Subjects: Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan (Philippines). Series: Praeger special studies in international politics and public affairs. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Journal of the American Oriental Society Volume 69 Nos 1-4 (1969)

by Various

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1969
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New Haven, CT: American Oriental Society, 1969. Complete 1969 Volume (89). No 1 - 310pp, No 2 - 311-465pp, No 3 - 466-689pp, No 4 - 691-833pp plus index. Great reference. Clean. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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