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Singa: The Lion Of Malaya

Singa: The Lion Of Malaya

$40.00 AUD
Author: Gurchan SinghBinding: HardbackPublished: Eastview Productions, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear and discolouration to white DJ. Chipping and rips...
800,000,000: The Real China

800,000,000: The Real China

$20.00 AUD
Author: Ross TerrillBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis insightful non-fiction work presents a comprehensive look at China during a pivotal period, offering...
India Britannica

India Britannica

$15.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey MoorhouseBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, London, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIndia Britannica by Geoffrey Moorhouse chronicles the complex and often tumultuous relationship between Britain and...
My Thirty-Three Years' Dream: The Autobiography Of Miyazaki Tōten

My Thirty-Three Years' Dream: The Autobiography Of Miyazaki Tōten

$50.00 AUD
Author: Miyazaki TōtenBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ discoloured with some markings. Light denting to spine of board (cloth). Pages yellowing...
Sail & Sweep In China

Sail & Sweep In China

$50.00 AUD
Author: G. R. G. WorcesterBinding: HardbackPublished: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-fading to DJ, minor foxing to top-edge.Sail &...
Life Of Lord Lawrence (Two-Volume)

Life Of Lord Lawrence (Two-Volume)

$150.00 AUD
Author: R. Bosworth Smith, M.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1883Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dried, faded...
The New Delhi Report

The New Delhi Report

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Author: W. A. VISSER TÕHOOFTBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press - , 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe New Delhi Report chronicles the intricate web of...
Jardine, Matheson & Company: An Historical Sketch

Jardine, Matheson & Company: An Historical Sketch

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Author: Matheson JardineBinding: HardbackPublished: Jardin, Matheson & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some minor buymps and...
Treasures Of The World: The Emperors Of China

Treasures Of The World: The Emperors Of China

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Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Select Books, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsTreasures Of The World: The Emperors Of China presents a magnificent historical...
The Death Of Woman Wang

The Death Of Woman Wang

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan D. SpenceBinding: HardbackPublished: The Viking Press, 1978Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe historical narrative The Death Of Woman Wang presents a vivid reconstruction...
Khyber: The Story Of The North West Frontier

Khyber: The Story Of The North West Frontier

$40.00 AUD
Author: Charles MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald and Jane's., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCharles Miller's Khyber: The Story Of The North West Frontier chronicles the tumultuous history of...
Cultural Nationalism In Colonial Korea, 1920-1925

Cultural Nationalism In Colonial Korea, 1920-1925

$20.00 AUD
Author: Michael Edson RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Washington Press., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCultural Nationalism In Colonial Korea, 1920-1925 presents a meticulous historical analysis of the intellectual...
Queer Things About Japan

Queer Things About Japan

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Author: Douglas SladenBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Treherne & Co, Ltd., 1904Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor writing and...
Two Plays About Malaya: Strangers in the Land - For Our Mother Malaya!

Two Plays About Malaya: Strangers in the Land - For Our Mother Malaya!

$60.00 AUD
Author: Mine Brand; Lesley RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lawrence and Wishart Ltd, 1954Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection presents two dramatic works...
中国民间剪纸: 十二生肖 / Paper Cut In China: Twelve Zodiac Animals

中国民间剪纸: 十二生肖 / Paper Cut In China: Twelve Zodiac Animals

$25.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating volume presents the intricate artistry of Chinese paper cutting, a revered folk...
Conspiracy At Matsukawa

Conspiracy At Matsukawa

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Author: Chalmers JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsConspiracy At Matsukawa presents a meticulous historical analysis of a pivotal and controversial event in post-war Japan....
Ancient And Oriental Music

Ancient And Oriental Music

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Author: Egon WelleszBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1957Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe New Oxford History Of Music:...
History Of Tasmania (Two-Volume Set)

History Of Tasmania (Two-Volume Set)

$80.00 AUD
Author: John WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Libraries Board Of South Australia,, Adelaide, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account,...
Exotic Japanese Stories: The Beautiful And The Grotesque: 16 Unusual Tales And Unforgettable Images

Exotic Japanese Stories: The Beautiful And The Grotesque: 16 Unusual Tales And Unforgettable Images

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Author: Ryunosüké Akutagawa; Translated by Takashi Kojima and John McVittee; Introduction by John McVittee.Binding: HardbackPublished: LIVERIGHT PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous...
Plain Tales From The Raj: Images Of British India In The Twentieth Century

Plain Tales From The Raj: Images Of British India In The Twentieth Century

$20.00 AUD
Author: Charles AllenBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: One minor rip to top edge of DJ.This compelling...
Borodin: Stalin's Man In China

Borodin: Stalin's Man In China

$20.00 AUD
Author: Dan N. JacobsBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Spine is sun-faded and discoloured with minor...
Singapore Tragedy

Singapore Tragedy

$80.00 AUD
Author: S. E. FieldBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON LTD, 1943Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards with bumping on corners and spine. Fep missing. Clean text. This...
Capitalism And Class In Colonial India: The Case Of Ahmedabad

Capitalism And Class In Colonial India: The Case Of Ahmedabad

$15.00 AUD
Author: Salim LakhaBinding: HardbackPublished: Sterling Publishers., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work meticulously chronicles the intricate development of capitalism and its profound...
The Flower Of Buddha: Silk And Metal Carpets From The Forbidden City / tappeti di seta e di metallo della Città Proibita

The Flower Of Buddha: Silk And Metal Carpets From The Forbidden City / tappeti di seta e di metallo della Città Proibita

$170.00 AUD
Author: Enzo Danon, Roberto DanonBinding: HardbackPublished: Doris Leslie Blau / Danon Gallery, New York, NY, 2006Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: English and Italian text. The authoritative...
Irrawaddy Flotilla

Irrawaddy Flotilla

$25.00 AUD
Author: Alister Mccrae And Alan PrenticeBinding: HardbackPublished: James Paton Ltd, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIrrawaddy Flotilla chronicles the fascinating history...
Operations Most Secret: Soe: The Malayan Theatre

Operations Most Secret: Soe: The Malayan Theatre

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Author: Ian TrenowdenBinding: HardbackPublished: WILLIAM KIMBER, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some silverfish damage on boards, otherwise internally sound....
Negotiation And Social Space: A Gendered Analysis Of Changing Kin And Security Networks In South Asia And Sub-Saharan Africa

Negotiation And Social Space: A Gendered Analysis Of Changing Kin And Security Networks In South Asia And Sub-Saharan Africa

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Author: Carla Risseeuw, Kamala GaneshBinding: HardbackPublished: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to board.The...
The Art Of India

The Art Of India

$50.00 AUD
Author: Calambur SivaramamurtiBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams inc, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor sun-fading to spine, yellowed pages.The Art Of India presents a comprehensive survey...
Hong Kong: Heritage, Art & Dreams

Hong Kong: Heritage, Art & Dreams

$150.00 AUD
Author: Sonia Cheng (intro); Robyn Lea (photography); Catherine Shaw (text)Binding: HardbackPublished: ASSOULINE, 2018Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHong Kong: Heritage, Art, & Dreams presents a visually arresting tribute...
Out Of The Blue: A Pilot With The Chindits

Out Of The Blue: A Pilot With The Chindits

$20.00 AUD
Author: Terence O'BrienBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins London, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling military memoir, Out Of The Blue: A Pilot With The Chindits, chronicles the extraordinary experiences of...
Lion Of The China Sea: A History Of The E & A Line

Lion Of The China Sea: A History Of The E & A Line

$20.00 AUD
Author: William OlsonBinding: HardbackPublished: P & O Australia Ltd, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the rise and operations of the influential E & A...
Coming Alive: China After Mao

Coming Alive: China After Mao

$15.00 AUD
Author: Roger GarsideBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill, 1981Condition:Book: Good, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the dramatic societal and political shifts that reshaped...
A China Passage

A China Passage

$15.00 AUD
Author: John Kenneth GalbraithBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA seminal work in economic history, A Journey...
Light In The Far East: Archbishop Harold Henry's Forty-Two Years In Korea

Light In The Far East: Archbishop Harold Henry's Forty-Two Years In Korea

$15.00 AUD
Author: Edward FischerBinding: HardbackPublished: Seabury Press, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the remarkable life and enduring legacy of...
A Book Of Five Rings

A Book Of Five Rings

$25.00 AUD
Author: Miyamoto MusashiBinding: HardbackPublished: The Overlook Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA foundational text in strategic thought, A Book Of Five Rings presents the timeless principles of legendary...
Chinese Paintings Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties: 14Th-20Th Centuries

Chinese Paintings Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties: 14Th-20Th Centuries

$25.00 AUD
Author: Edmund Capon, Mae Anna PangBinding: HardbackPublished: Art Exhibitions Australia, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJames Cahill's Chinese Paintings Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties: 14Th-20Th Centuries presents a comprehensive...
Philby Of Arabia

Philby Of Arabia

$40.00 AUD
Author: Elizabeth MonroeBinding: HardbackPublished: FABER AND FABER LIMITED, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Philby Of Arabia, chronicles the extraordinary life of H. St. John Philby, a...
Tales From The South China Seas: Images Of The Nation In Southeast Asia In The Twentieth Century

Tales From The South China Seas: Images Of The Nation In Southeast Asia In The Twentieth Century

$20.00 AUD
Author: Charles A. CoppelBinding: HardbackPublished: Singapore University Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Tales From The South China Seas: Images Of The British In South-East Asia...
The China Navigation Company Limited: A Pictorial History, 1872-1992

The China Navigation Company Limited: A Pictorial History, 1872-1992

$75.00 AUD
Author: Miles SmeetonBinding: HardbackPublished: Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The China Navigation Company Limited: A Pictorial History, 1872-1992, chronicles the...
The Golden Age Of Indian Art: Vth-Xiiith Century

The Golden Age Of Indian Art: Vth-Xiiith Century

$30.00 AUD
Author: P. Rambach V. De GolishBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames And Hudson, 1955Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThe academic work The Golden Age Of Indian...
Rethinking Working-Class History: Bengal 1890-1940

Rethinking Working-Class History: Bengal 1890-1940

$65.00 AUD
Author: Dipesh ChakrabartyBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Good, clean copy. Tight spine.This scholarly work re-evaluates the foundational narratives of labor history...
The Positive Sciences Of The Ancient Hindus

The Positive Sciences Of The Ancient Hindus

$50.00 AUD
Author: Brajendranath SealBinding: HardbackPublished: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the profound scientific achievements of ancient Indian...
The Long Revolution

The Long Revolution

$15.00 AUD
Author: Edgar SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Half-title page & Title page missing. This seminal work of non-fiction...
Caste, Feudalism And Peasantry: The Social Formation Of Shekhawati

Caste, Feudalism And Peasantry: The Social Formation Of Shekhawati

$25.00 AUD
Author: K.L. SharmaBinding: HardbackPublished: Manohar Publishers & Distributors., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to DJ.This scholarly work meticulously chronicles the intricate social structures of a...
Asia-Pacific Between Conflict and Reconciliation

Asia-Pacific Between Conflict and Reconciliation

$40.00 AUD
This third volume in the RIPAR series seeks to translate the Western concept of reconciliation into a universal and thus non-Western idiom. It unmasks some of the long-held and unresolved...
Islam in Pakistan: A History

Islam in Pakistan: A History

$69.99 AUD$30.00 AUD
The first book to explore the modern history of Islam in South AsiaThe first modern state to be founded in the name of Islam, Pakistan was the largest Muslim country...
Asian Theatre Puppets: Creativity, Culture and Craftsmanship: From the

Asian Theatre Puppets: Creativity, Culture and Craftsmanship: From the

$70.99 AUD$35.00 AUD
Asian puppet theatre is a treasure house of Asian grassroots religion, culture, history, ethics and entertainment. But with the rise of mass entertainment, puppet theatre has been banished to the...
The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the

The Sister: North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the

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This first book on Kim Jong Un's increasingly powerful sister, tapped to be his successor, offers jaw-dropping insights into the latest generation of North Korea's secretive and murderous dynasty. The...