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Faces Of Japan: A Photographic Study
$120.00 AUD
Author: George Alexander LensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Sophia University-Tokyo in cooperation with The Diplomatic Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: plastic dust jacket worn...
Bushido: The Soul Of Japan
$25.00 AUD
Author: Inazo NitobeBinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: marks, tanning and scratches to dust jacket; tanning of inside page edges; previous...
The Book Of The Sword: 10 Monographs On Japanese Swords
$200.00 AUD
Author: Randolph B. CaldwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Nihonto Kemma Ltd.; Thomas B. Buttweiler, Denton, TX, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some rubbing to...
In The Forbidden Land: An Account Of A Journey In Tibet Capture By The Tibetan Authorities Imprisonment, Torture, And Ultimate Release
$30.00 AUD
Author: A. Henry Savage LandorBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn The Forbidden Land, a compelling account of an intrepid journey into a mysterious and secluded region...
A Year Amongst The Persians: Impressions As To The Life, Character, And Thought Of The People Of Persia, Received During Twelve Months' Residence In That Country In The Years 1887-8
$30.00 AUD
Author: Edward G. BrowneBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Classics of Exploration leaflet laid-in.This classic travelogue, A Year Amongst The Persians, chronicles the author's extensive...
American Shogun: General Macarthur, Emperor Hirohito and the Drama of
$20.00 AUD
Traces the post-World War II partnership of General Douglas MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito, profiling the statuses of both nations before and after the war while offering insight into how the...
The Dark Defile: Britain's Catastrophic Invasion of Afghanistan,
$20.00 AUD
Convinced in 1838 that Britain's invaluable empire in India was threatened by Russia, Persia, and Afghan tribes, the British government ordered its Army of the Indus into Afghanistan to oust...
They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America October
Here is the epic story of Vietnam and thesixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. David Maraniss takes the reader on an unforgettable journey...
Demokrasi: Indonesia in the 21st Century
$15.00 AUD
Indonesia, a nation of thousands of islands and almost 250 million people, straddles the junction of the Pacific and Indian oceans. Current President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has presided over 6...
Korean War
On 25 June 1950, the invation of South Korea by the communist north launched one of the bloodiest and most devastating conflicts of this century. The seemingly limitless power of...
Storm from the East: From Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan
While Europe was still divided into a patchwork of feudal states, there emerged from the East a vast empire that eventually spanned the breadth of Asia. It had been forged...
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated...
Light In The East: Ad 1000-1100
$15.00 AUD
Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLight In The East: China's Enlightened Empire; The Advent...
China Born: Adventures Of A Maverick Bookman
$12.00 AUD
Author: Henry NoyesBinding: HardbackPublished: CHINA BOOKS & Periodicals Inc., 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir, China Born: Adventures Of A Maverick Bookman,...
Japan: Masterpieces From The Idemitsu Collection
$20.00 AUD
Author: International Cultural Corporation of Australia LimitedBinding: HardbackPublished: International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsJapan: Masterpieces...
The Iran-Iraq War: The Greatest Land War Of The Late Twentieth Century
$70.00 AUD
Author: E. R. Hooton, Tom Cooper And Farzin Nadimi With Bob MackenzieBinding: PaperbackPublished: Helion & Company, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image....
A Book Of Five Rings
$20.00 AUD
Author: Miyamoto MusashiBinding: HardbackPublished: Alison and Busby Limited, London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: dust cover foxed and tanned; pages...
Indian Mythology: According To The Mahabharata, In Outline
$45.00 AUD
Author: V. FausbollBinding: HardbackPublished: Luzac & Co., 1902Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, Indian Mythology: According To The Mahābhārata,...
Qin Shihuang: Terracotta Warriors And Horses
$10.00 AUD
Author: Edmund CaponBinding: PaperbackPublished: Art Gallery of New South WalesCondition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive account of...
Việt Nam: A Long History
$40.00 AUD
Author: Nguyễn Khắc ViệnBinding: HardbackPublished: THẾ GIỚI PUBLISHERS, 2012Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. This authoritative work presents a comprehensive historical account of Vietnam, chronicling the...
The Travels Of Marco Polo
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Author: Marco PoloBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Travels Of Marco Polo presents a foundational historical travelogue, chronicling the extraordinary journey of a...
Cabool: Being A Personal Narrative Of A Journey To, And Residence In That City, In The Years 1836, 7, And 8.
$40.00 AUD
Author: Lieut.-Col. Sir Alexander Burnes, C.B., &C.Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Classics of Exploration leaflet laid-inCabool: Being A Personal Narrative Of A Journey To,...
Three Years' Wanderings In The Northern Provinces Of China: Including A Visit To The Tea, Silk, And Cotton Countries: With An Account Of The Agriculture And Horticulture Of The Chinese, New Plants, Etc.
$50.00 AUD
Author: Robert FortuneBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Classics of Exploration leaflet laid-inRobert Fortune's Three Years' Wanderings In The Northern Provinces Of China: Including A...
The Book Of The Samurai: The Warrior Class Of Japan
$15.00 AUD
Author: Stephen R TurnbullBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear to dust cover and rubbing of cloth cover edges; inside pages in good...
The Russian Shores Of The Black Sea In The Autumn Of 1852: With A Voyage Down The Volga, And A Tour Through The Country Of The Don Cossacks
$120.00 AUD
Author: Laurence OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1853Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Boards...
The Chan's Great Continent: China In Western Minds
$15.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan SpenceBinding: HardbackPublished: ALLEN LANE, THE PENGUIN PRESS, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJonathan Spence's The Chan's Great Continent: China In Western Minds chronicles the evolving and...
The Vietnam War Experience
$60.00 AUD
Author: Gerry & Janet SouterBinding: HardbackPublished: Five Mile Press Melbourne, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: good. CD and facsimile document included.This historical account, The Vietnam War Experience,...
China: All Provinces And Autonomous Regions
$25.00 AUD
Author: Zheng Shifeng, Chu Shastang, Lin Shuren, Huang Jiemin, Li Tieren, Lu Xinxian, Zhang Tianlie, Chen YuwenBinding: HardbackPublished: Bracken Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerA comprehensive geographical...
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality
$20.00 AUD
Author: Wayne Crothers, Tonia Eckfeld & Zhang WeixingBinding: PaperbackPublished: NGV, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEdward Burman's Terracotta Warriors: Guardians Of Immortality...
Iran: The Lord's Art Gallery
$40.00 AUD
Author: Davood Vakilzadeh, Seyed Abdolraf Al-Quraishi ZadehBinding: HardbackPublished: -, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase: Good. This insightful non-fiction work presents a comprehensive overview of Iran,...
Focus on Southeast Asia
'To understand the present and anticipate the future, one must know enough of the past - enough to have a sense of history of a people.' Lee Kuan Yew While...
Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies
When Peter Drucker wrote Concept of the Corporation in 1946, he revealed what made the large American corporation tick. Similarly, THE ART OF JAPANESE MANAGEMENT by Richard Pascale in 1981...
In The Time Of Madness
A brilliant eyewitness account of the violence that erupted in Indonesia at the end of the nineties. ** Richard Lloyd Parry is the winner of the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize...
The Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China
The Greater Game offers a fresh look at India, showing it to be a dramatically changing democracy after decades of domination by the Nehru-Gandhi family dynasty and a newly emerging...
Six Prisons And Two Revolutions: Adventures In Trans-Caucasia And Anatolia, 1920-1921
$65.00 AUD
Author: Oliver BaldwinBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed and dulled boards. Binding...
Vietnam: A History: The First Complete Account Of Vietnam At War
$15.00 AUD
Author: Stanley KarnowBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: minor wear and foxing of cover; mildew spotting...
Mao: A Biography
$20.00 AUD
Author: Ross TerrillBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row Publishers, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Glue stains on endpapers, otherwise internally sound. Ross Terrill's Mao: A...
Aung San Suu Kyi: A Portrait In Words And Pictures
$15.00 AUD
Author: Christophe LoupyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hintermann & Buehler in association with TG BucherCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA compelling biographical account, Aung San Suu Kyi: A Portrait In Words...
Japan's Cultural Codewords: 233 Key Japanese Terms and Expressions to Help You Navigate the Culture Successfully
Author: Boye Lafayette De Mente Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Understanding Japanese cultural norms can be challenging for those unfamiliar with them. Interactions may seem open and friendly at...
The Spirit of Shinto: Finding Nature and Harmony on Japan's Sacred Path
Author: Hector Garcia Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 An immersive look at Japan's indigenous religion and how it can impact our daily lives. In The Spirit of Shinto, longtime...
The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps: The Bloody Battles and Intrigues of the Shinsengumi
Author: Romulus Hillsborough Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Power to them meant everything. It was founded on courage, which begot honour. And by this courage and for this honour...
The Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin: Japan's Great Poet and Landscape Artist
Author: Andreas Marks Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 344 The most comprehensive publication of Kodojin beautiful and mysterious a collection of more than 100 paintings with the English translations of...
From The Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey
The astonishing story of a young man's upbringing in a remote tribal village in Burma and his journey from his strife-torn country to the tranquil quads of Cambridge. In lyrical...
Dragon's Pearl: Growing up Among Mao's Reclusive Circle
Sirin Phathanothai was born into one of Thailand's most privileged and politically prominent families. But at the age of 8, her life changed dramatically. She and her brother were sent...
Gone Away: A John Murray Journey
Introduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis. At the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded...
Things That Must Not Be Forgotten
Like Angela's Ashes meets Bhowani Junction meets Empire of the Sun, a never less than engrossing, beautifully written memoir that reads like a novel. Kwan is an awkward, clumsy half-caste...
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of
The Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk, gold and ivory, as well as...
Japan's Manga Revolution From Painted Scrolls to Comic Books 1680-1920
Author: Andreas Marks Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Journey through Japan's illustrated history and discover the roots of manga before it took the world by storm. In this compelling...