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JAPAN Being a Sketch of the History, Government and Officers of the Empire
by Dickson, Walter
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1869
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$190.71
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Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1869. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo. pp. vi, [ii], 489. Colour frontispiece. A complimentary copy -"With the Publisher's Compliments" written in autograph to the top of the title page, original black end-papers. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine, gilt vignette of lotus to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HISTORY OF SHANGHAI
by Lanning, G.; Couling, S.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1921
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$883.62
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Shanghai: Printed for Shanghai Municipal Council By Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1921. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to (17 x 25cm). pp. ii, [4], 504, v, + corrigenda; folding panoramic view, b/w illustrations + five folding maps. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering, expertly and inconspicuously rejointed, retaining the original spine, a little rubbing to extremities, cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CHINESE DRAMA
by Stanton, William
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1899
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$991.69
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Queen's Road and Duddell Street, HongKong: Printed by Kelly & Walsh, Ltd.,, 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (13 x 20. 5 cm). pp. [viii], 130, [2]; original endpapers, half title, title page. Published patterned cloth with red lettering to the front board, very good and strong, cloth a little marked. Contents clean and tight, original endpapers,… Read more about this item Item Price
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ORIGINAL JAPANESE COLOURED WOODBLOCK BOOK - Ukiyo-e Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki
by Unknown
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1880
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- Paperback
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$419.56
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Japan, 1880. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 11cm x 17cm. Considered to be from the Edo/Meiji period. Original woodblock printed book of warriors. Complete with 34 vibrant illustrations and text. Paper covers alittle warn and creased. Contents clean and tight. A very good copy with bright colours.. Item Price
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ORIGINAL JAPANESE COLOURED WOODBLOCK BOOK - FOLKLORE KAIDAN
by Unknown
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1870
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- Paperback
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$419.56
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Japan, 1870. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 11cm x 17cm. Considered to be from the Edo/Meiji period around 1870. Original woodblock printed book of supernatural tales. Complete with 16 double page illustrations and text, two colours to most blocks. Each set within a black border. Spine a little worn and frayed, paper covers good, some creasing. Contents clean… Read more about this item Item Price
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JING JU JI JIN THE WORLD OF PEKING OPERA (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Fukuoka Septembber 1- October 2 1979.
by Peking Opera Theatre of China
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1979
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- Paperback
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$22.89
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Peking: Peking Opera Theatre of China, 1979. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 4to. Original lavishly produced bound programme of 80 pages with text in English and Japanese; colour photography throughout. Dust jacket over card covers. Very good with slight wear only; contents unmarked. A very good copy.. Item Price
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HIZAKURIGE (Tokaido Circuit) Limited Edition
by Jippensha, Ikku
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- Used - Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$152.57
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Kobe: Chronicle Press, 1929. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Numbered edition 344, published by subscription. 411 pages; colour plates and b/w illustrations. Original red cloth binding, good with some general wear, rubbing to extremities, spine rubbed, slightly faded, careful repairs to cloth joints. Contents clean and tight, small stamp to the front endpaper from the Chilean… Read more about this item Item Price
$152.57
LIVING IN A THAI HOUSE
by Sciacca, Joseph T. And Mayuree (Translators)
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- Used - Fine
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789742891480
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- 1
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$53.40
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Bangkok: Amarin Printing and Publishing, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to. 179 pages, colour illustrations. Original laminated boards fine with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine tight copy.. Item Price
$53.40
SOUTH AMERICA Inc. Falkland Islands (ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP)
by RUSSELL, J. C.
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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Map. Very Good. Map. No date but circa 1840. A fine original copper engraved map entitled SOUTH AMERICA; the Falklands islands are also depicted. Plate mark measuing 22 x 27.5cm. Originally from an atlas - this is map 26. J. C. Russell del. et sculpt. Very good condition with slight dust marking.. Item Price
$22.89
THE ISLAND OF SUMATRA (ORIGINAL COLOUR MAP)
by No Author
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$10.17
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London: Edward Stanford Map. Very Good. Map. No date but circa 1910. A fine coloured map of the island of Sumatra measuing 19. x 32.5cm. Originally from an atlas with 3 fold lines. Very good condition.. Item Price
$10.17
THE PINE TREE (Matsu) A Drama, Adapted from the Japanese
by Marcus, M. C.
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1916
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- Paperback
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$12.71
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London: The Iris Publishing Company, 1916. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition Thus. 8vo. 126 pages, b/w illustrations. Original claret coloured card covers with silver-gilt lettering and decoration good with some general wear and rubbing, chipped at the edges, torn to the head/tail of the front joint. Contents clean and tight, end paper slightly spotted, pencil signature, a few… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SHAH-NAMAH OF FIRDAUSI. With 24 illustrations from a Fifteenth-Century Manuscript formerly in the Imperial Library, Delhi, and now in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society.
by Wilkinson, J. V. S. & L. Binyon:
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- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$17.80
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London Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to. pp. xx, 92, colour and b/w illustrations. Original oatmeal cloth binding with printed paper covered boards, good with some general wear and rubbing to extremities, boards a little age marked, neat stamped shelf no. to the base of the spine. Originally from the library of the Royal Empire Society with their bookplate… Read more about this item Item Price
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DAI NIHON
by Martyr, Graham
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1925
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- Hardcover
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$22.89
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London: Martin Hopkinson, 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated from drawings by the author. Original cloth backed boards, with original paper title labels (spare labels tipped into the back of the book), binding good with a little general wear and rubbing, boards somewhat marked. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Contents good and tight,… Read more about this item Item Price
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COMMON CHINESE JAPANESE CHARACTERS
by Strong, Geo V. (Lieut., 6th U. S. Cav.)
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- Used - Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1911
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$31.79
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Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore: Kelly and Walsh Ltd, 1911. Book. Good. Half Leather. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xvi,188. Contemporary half leather binding with brown cloth covered boards, gilt lettering to the spine, good with some general wear and rubbing to extremities, leather chipped to the head of the spine, cloth a little marked, but binding remains strong.… Read more about this item Item Price
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FLOOD TIDE IN CHINA
by Fitzgerald, C. P.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$10.17
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London: The Cresset Press, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. pp. ix, 286. End papers illustrated with b/w map of China, no other illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, with a little general wear and a little rubbing to edges, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding also good but a… Read more about this item Item Price
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BEHIND THE SHOJI
by Adam, Evelyn
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1910
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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$31.79
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London: Methuen & Co., 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xiii, 306 + 31 pages publisher's adverts. Original maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering and vignette of a Geisha Girl to the spine, very good with a little general wear and slight rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, contemporary pencil inscrription to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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