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The Pulse of Asia: A Journey in Central Asia Illustrating the Geographic Basis of History.

By: Huntington, Ellsworth.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1919). New Edition.:

Seller ID: vas5246

Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), [xxii], 415 pp. Map illustrated endpapers. The Pulse of Asia explores the author's theories of the oscilaltions of climate on the development of civlization in Central Asia. Near-Fine, former-owner signature.
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Nikomiya Sontoku: His Life and Evening Talks. Edited by Tadaatsu Ishiguro.

By: Ishiguro, Tadaatsu; Editor.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Tokyo: Kenkyusha, (1955). First Edition.:

Seller ID: 2418qls

Octavo, brown boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xii + 246 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owner inscription; in a Very Good dust jacket with light edgewear. From Preface: The current year being the 100th anniversary of the demise of Sontoku Ninomiya, in order to honour his memory various functions have been held or are going to be held in Japan. Moreover, among many foreigners visiting this country in recent years there are not a few persons who are interested in the study of the development of our villages and agricultural industry. It is in consideration of these facts that it was arranged t...
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The Footprints of the Pheasant in the Snow.

By: Johnston, Alnah James.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Portland, Maine: Anthoensen Press, [1977].:

Seller ID: 50026s

Signed by Author. Octavo, softbound, x, 257 pp. Near-Fine, with slight edgewear. Illus. with b & w photos., prints.
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Quaint Customs and Manners of Japan.

By: Joya, Mock.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Tokyo, Japan: The Tokyo News Service, Ltd., 1951-1955. All first editions.:

Seller ID: 2417qls

Set of four volumes. Octavo, boards, vi + 260 pp; ix + 223 pp; viii + 231 pp; x + 232 pp. Very Good, with lightly rubbed edges, former-owner signature; all but Volume I (which lacks a dust jacket) are in Very Good dust jackets with edgewear. ...A collection of articles on the various aspects of Japanese life today, which naturally has its roots deep in the past extending over centuries. The classification of these articles is arbitrary, made primarily for the sake of the reader's convenience.
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Gleams from Japan.

By: Katsumata, S.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Tokyo: Kenkyusha, (1937). First Edition.:

Seller ID: els2844

Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 400 pp. Near-Fine, in a Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes chipping.
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Kimono. [Tourist Library Vol. 3].

By: Ken-Ichi Kawakatsu.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, (1954).:

Seller ID: els2846

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, plates, 137 pp. Fine, in a Very Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges.
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An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul: Being the Substance of Observations Made During a Mission to that Country in the Year 1793.

By: Kikpatrick, Colonel William.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New Delhi: Manjusri Publishing House, [1969].:

Seller ID: 4560s

No. 179 of a Limited Edition of 1000. Quarto, blue cloth, gilt letters, 386 pp. Near-Fine, with very slight edgewear. List of Plates (including fold-out map): The Sceptre of India, Vignette in the Title Page; The Map; the Dhoka and Hammock; Natives of Nepaul; Implements of Husbandry; The Khookeri and Khoraaa; Head of the Kustoora or Musk Deer; The Khalidge; View of Sumbhoo-nath; Panoramic View of the Valley of Nepaul; View of Khatmanndu; Nepal House; A Male of Nepaul; A Female of ditto; Nepaul Bow, Arrow, and Quiver; Purbutti, and Other Alphabets. Large Print.
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An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul; Being the Substance of Observations Made Durnig a Mission to That Country in the Year 1793.

By: Kirkpatrick, Colonel.

Price: $90.00

Publisher: New Delhi, India: Manjusri Publishing House, [1969].:

Seller ID: 70261s

Reprint of the 1811 Edition. Bibliotheca Himalayica, Series 1, Volume 3. Of an Edition of 1,000, This is No. 179. Quarto, cloth (hardcover), xix, 386 pp. Fold-out map, plates. Near-Fine.
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Japanese Architecture. [Tourist Library Vol. 6].

By: Kishida, Prof. Hideto.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, (1953).:

Seller ID: els2849

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, plates, 140 pp. Fine, in a Very Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges.
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The Coming Decline of the Chinese Empire. With a Dissenting Introduction by Harrison E. Salisbury.

By: Louis, Victor.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: Times Books, [1979]. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 70263s

Octavo, cloth (hardcover), xxii, 198 pp. Map. Fine, in a slightly chipped dust jacket.
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The People of the Leaves.

By: Meik, Vivian.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1931. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 51198bd

Octavo, green blind-stamped cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, uncut, 194 pp. Near-Fine+, with former-owner bookplate and light foxing to page edges; in a Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. From dust jacket: In the jungles of Bengal, to the south of Rairakhol, Vivian Meik discovered an aboriginal race hitherto unknown to man. Knowing nothing of fire, cooking or clothing and finding their only shelter in the roots of trees, these small people are the most primitive race known to sicence. Mr. Meik, the first white man they had ever seen, was able to...
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Ethno-Sociological Reports of Three Korean Villages.

By: Mills, Dr. John E.; Community Development Division.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: San Francisco, CA: United Nations Command, Office of the Economic Coordinator for Korea, 1958.:

Seller ID: 2557qms

Quarto, paperbound (stiff, stapled, illus. wrappers), 43 pp + 25 pp + 19 pp. Very Good+, with light wear to spine and light foxing (age darkened spotting). Village Surveys: Nopunto (Nam, Kyu Back); Hasin (Park, Joon); Naejonja (Yoon, Eul Byong). rom Introduction: The data on the three surveyed villages were collected in 1957 by Korean staff members of the Community Development Division, Office of the Economic Coordinator for Korea. The surveys were directed by Mrs. Lucy Adams, Chief, Community Development Division, OEC, and suprevised by Mr. Preziosi, Resettlement Officer seconded from U...
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Twentieth Century India.

By: Mitchell, Kate and Kumar Goshal. [Maxwell S. Stewart; Editor]/

Price: $20.00

Publisher: St. Louis: A Cooperative Project between American Council, Institute of Pacific Relations and Webster Publishing Company, [1944].:

Seller ID: 17280scs

Octavo, paperbound (stapled illus. grey wrappers), 94 pp. Illus. with b&w photos, maps. Very Good+, with former owner info. Contents: Inida Old and New; The Peoples of India; Village Life in India; Wealth and Poverty; How India is Governed; Growth of Indian Nationalism; India and the War.
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Ceramic Art of Japan. [Tourist Library Vol. 8].

By: Mitsuoka, Tadanari.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, (1954).:

Seller ID: els2850

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, plates, 190 pp. Near-Fine, in a Near-Fine dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges, in original glassine wrapper.
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China Misperceived: American Illusions and Chinese Reality.

By: Mosher, Steven W.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: New Republic/Basic Books, [1990]. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 70266s

Octavo, cloth & boards (hardcover), 260 pp. Fine in dust jacket.
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Korean Folk Songs.

By: n.l.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: n.l.:

Seller ID: 2855qs

Octavo, paperbound (stiff, stapled, illus. wrappers), 47 pp. Near-Fine.
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A Panorama of 5000 Years: Korean History.

By: Nahm, Andrew C.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Elizabeth, New Jersey: Hollym International Corporation, [1983].:

Seller ID: 90192sc

Royal octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 125 pp. Very Good+, with light foxing (age darkening) to endpapers, in Very Good+ dust jacket with slight edgewear. Contents: Preface; Introduction: The Beautiful Land Korea; Early Korea; The Koryo Period; The Yi Period: The Rise of a Confucianized Society; Challenges of Modernization: Reform and Independence Movements; The Japanese Seizure of Korea and the Fight for Freedom; The Birth of the Republic of Korea; The Deveopmental Aspects of the Republic of Korea; Korea Today; Epilogue; Index.
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Ohara's Guide to the Game of Shogi. With a Preface by Lindesay Parrott.

By: Ohara. [Parrott, Lindesay; Preface].

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, Ltd., 1954. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 2515qms

Octavo, boards (hardcover), 182 pp. Very Good, with inked notes to rear endpapers and darkening to spine and edges.
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Japanese Architecture. [Tourist Library Vol. 21].

By: Okada, Yuzuru.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau, (1956).:

Seller ID: els2855

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, plates, 220 pp. Fine, in a Very Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges.
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Beijing: Glipses of History.

By: Pin, Liao; Editor.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Beijing: Foreign Language Press, [1993].:

Seller ID: 17528scs

Large, square octavo, softbound (full-color photo illus. wrappers), 115 pp. Fine. Translated in English and Chinese characters. A pictorial guide to the historical sites in and around Beijing.
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Category: Asian History