.History - Asia from Turtle Creek Books

USA: Monarch Books, 1962. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. Light edgewear and spine crease, otherwise a good solid reading copy.

Canada: Canadian Institute of International Affairs, 1972. Book. As New. Soft cover. Appears NEW AND UNREAD! See scan for partial list of contributors. This issue focuses on East India, Pakistan and Bangla Desh.

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1977. Stated first edition. A story of the war during the resistance against Japan, telling of a militia leader who pretended to be a bride to lure the enemy out and "finish them off". Minor edgewear and one rubbed spot of cover, interior fine. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Ku Tseng-ping .… Read more about this item

UK: Penguin Classics, 1971. Some edgewear and creasing of covers and spine, some age toning of pages otherwise still a good solid reading copy. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

Yokohama, Japan: Kelly and Walsh, 1910. ORIGINAL first edition, softcover bound in Japanese style with an open spine and external sewing. Printed in Yokohama. Front and back boards have the start of a crease, but otherwise this is a superb copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Shushu Saito ; Genjiro Kataoka ; Lafcadio Hearn .… Read more about this item

USA: Knopf, 1990. APPEARS UNREAD! Hardcover 1st edition stated. Only a hint of rubbing of back of dust jacket, otherwise GIFT QUALITY. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Hardcover 1st edition. A clean bright and sturdy copy with only a touch of shelfwear. Dust jacket is a little more worn, but still present and protecting the book. The definitive biography of a brilliant and exotic genius. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair to Good.

Japan: Tokyo News Service, 1955. Hardcover, but frankly the boards are somewhat flexible - something of a cross between hardcover and softcover. No stated date, likely 1950s? Illustrated with photographs. Some edgewear, shelfwear and rubbing of covers, some discoloured areas on back cover, interior (aside from EMbassy stamp) is fine. . Hard Cover. Good.

Kunmin, China: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies , 1990. 424 pages. clean and bright copy with only very minor edgewear. A very detailed collection of essays and a scholarly work. Soft Cover. Very Good.

UK: Penguin Books Ltd, 1973. Light edgewear and minor age toning of pages otherwise a fine solid copy. Soft Cover. Very Good.

China: Hai Feng, 1991. Softcover collection of 24 colour postcards, each depicting various one of 25 nationalities. We believe there should have been 25 cards, but only 24 are present. Each card has the name of the culture it represents.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

USA: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1965. Some edgewear and creasing of spine, interior clean.. Soft Cover. Good.

Australia: Pacific Publications, 1965. Hardcover 1st edition. Contains many vintage photographs. Book presents some general wear, and also a lightened area at the base of the covers. Dust jacket is price clipped and generally rather worn, but still present and protecting the book. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.

China: Guo ji wen hua chu ban gong Si, 1990. Text in English and Chinese. Light edgewear otherwise fine. VERY HARD TO FIND. Soft Cover. Very Good.

USA: St Martins Pr, 1992. Former owner's name inside cover and some edgewear otherwise a good solid copy. Soft Cover. Good.

U.S.A.: Knopf, 2001. Hardcover, 1st American edition. Very slight edgewear and minor bowing of covers, all else fine. Dust jacket has seen better days but still present. From the Back Cover: "This book is a record of intense soul-searching, of a reevaluation of the self's role in the family, and of the impossibility of understanding and mastering one's… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Constable & Co, 1998. Minor edgewear otherwise a fine clean solid copy. Richly illustrated with 56 colour images and 87 in b&w. A fascinating look into Moghul India. Soft Cover. Very Good.

USA: Signet, 1954. The story of a woman's struggle in a changing India. Date given as 1954, likely printed int he 1960s. Some edgewear and creasing of covers, pages a little yellowed, otherwise still a good reading copy. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

USA: Little Brown and Company, 2010. Hardcover 1st edition. From the publisher:"In October 1934, the Chinese Communist Army found itself facing annihilation, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Nationalist soldiers. Rather than surrender, 86,000 Communists embarked on an epic flight to safety. Only thirty were women. Their trek would eventually cover 4,000 miles over 370 days. Under enemy fire… Read more about this item

London: JM Dent, 1928. Hardcover - attractively bound in dark blue with gilt titles on spine. Maps on both endpapers. Nicely illustrated by Goodchild. One of a series of books from the Outward bound library.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Goodchild, John .