Asian History

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt the height of the Vietnam War, celebrated German playwright and author Peter Weiss travelled to North Vietnam and returned with a...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerAt the dawn of Britain's most audacious imperial undertaking, a handful of ambitious, conflicted, and often brilliant men...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn the shadow of the fallen fortress of Singapore, The Emperor's Guest 1942-45 presents a harrowing and deeply personal account of John...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedIn the great waves of migration that shaped the modern world, few stories are as vivid and compelling as that of the Chinese diaspora — and...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedOne of the most revered epics in all of human literature, The Ramayan of Valmiki chronicles the divine journey of Prince Rama...

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedIn Far East, the legendary British aesthete, photographer, and wartime chronicler Cecil Beaton turns his singular eye...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerLong before the age of satellites and supersonic travel, a handful of extraordinary men dared to venture into the vast, mysterious lands...

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Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Long before the Cold...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. From the twilight of the Mughal Empire to the birth of an...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. In one of the most catastrophic military defeats in British...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed, price clipped. Markings: none. Binding condition: Good. What does it mean to fail magnificently? Ivan Morris's The Nobility of...