BALL, J DYER (REVISED BY E CHALMERS WERNER)

Things Chinese; or, Notes Connected with China

Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh Ltd, 1925. Fifth (revised) edition. Orange hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). iv, 766pp.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Spine faded .

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Book number: d4209ba

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Keywords: Asia Topography Travel

BEATON, CECIL

Chinese Album

London: B T Batsford Ltd, 1946. First Edition. Yellow hardback cloth cover. (More images available on request). 230mm x 180mm (9" x 7"). [viii], 78pp. B/w plates. Compiled whilst Cecil Beaton was sent to the Far East to take photographs for the Ministry of Information.. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. Spine darkened, with chipping to ends. Previous owner inscription to fep. Inner hinge cracking. Sporadic foxing; heavier at prelims .

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Book number: cbe22a

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Keywords: Asia Photography Travel

BRETON, M

China: Its Costume, Arts, Manufactures, &C. 4 Volumes in 2

London: J. J. Stockdale, 1813. Fifth Edition. Contemporary half calf. (More images available on request). 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). 128pp; 125pp; 135pp; 160pp. 80 hand coloured plates.. G: in good condition. Covers rubbed and marked. Edge-wear. Wear to spine, with chipping to ends. Outer hinge of first volume cracked. Inner hinge cracking. Sporadic foxing. Age toning throughout .

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Book number: e8922

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Keywords: Asia Illustrated Books 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Costume

CHAMPION, F W

The Jungle in Sunlight and Shadow

London: Chatto & Windus, [1934]. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. (More images available on request). 260mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). xvi, 270pp + ads. B/w photographic plates.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly marked. Scattered light foxing .

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Book number: k5360

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Keywords: Asia Natural History Wild Animals Reptiles and Snakes

CHAUDHURI, MAITRAYEE [ED.]

Feminism in India

London: Zed Books Ltd, 2005. First edition thus. Decorated hardback board cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xlvi, 359pp. Lightning Source Ltd.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 2697

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CORBETT, JIM

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag

London: Oxford University Press, 1948. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 188pp.. G : in good condition with remnants of dust jacket. Spine and lower edges of cover edge faded .

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Book number: e1990bb

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EARDLEY-WILMOT, SAINTHILL

Forest Life and Sport in India

London: Edward Arnold, 1910. First Edition. Red illustrated hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xi, 321pp, 19pp. Lithographic frontis plate; b/w photographic plates throughout.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover rubbed, corners bumped. Stamp of the Empire Forestry Association to fep. Occasional light foxing .

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Book number: k5353

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ENRIQUEZ, C M

Malaya. An Account of Its People, Flora and Fauna

London: Hurst and Blackett Limited, 1927. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xvi, 303pp. B/W photographic plates.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed, edgeworn and discoloured. Foxing within and at edges. Untrimmed .

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Book number: r7835a

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FORSYTH, J [CAPT.]

The Highlands of Central India. Notes on Their Forests and Wild Tribes, Natural History and Sports

London: Chapman and Hall, 1889. Reprint. Green gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xi, 472pp. 5 chromolithographic plates (including frontis); folding map to front; additional engraved illustrations throughout.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover marked. Inner hinges cracked. Heraldic bookplate to front pastedwon. Stamp of the Empire Forestry Association to recto of frontis plate .

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Book number: k5351

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FRASER, ANDREW

Among Indian Rajahs and Ryots. A CIVIL Servant's Recollections and Impressions of Thrity-Seven Years of Work and Sport in the Central Provinces and Bengal

London: Seeley & Co Ltd, 1911. First Edition. Red illustrated hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xv, 368pp. 33 monograph plates and folding map to rear. From Seeley's Colonial Library.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover darkened. Corners bumped. Fore-edge foxed. Stamps of the Empire Forestry Association to prelims .

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Book number: k5352

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HAWKS, FRANCIS L (PERRY, M C [COMMODORE])

Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan Under the Command of Commodore M C Perry of the United States Navy. Vols. I and II [of Three Volumes]

Washington: A O P Nicholson, 1856. First Edition. Hardback half-leather cover. 300mm x 230mm (12" x 9"). xvii, 537pp; 414pp, xi. Vol. I with 88 [of 89] colour plates including two folding facsimiles of Japanese paintings. Additional folding maps. Vol. II with chromolithographic plates (natural history), and 16 charts, plus two folding maps. This edition of does not include the suppressed 'nude bathing scene'. The two volumes of the American expedition to China and Japan refer to the period which saw the beginnings of international relations between the two major powers. Profusely illustrated with drawings which display all aspects of the Orient from a Western perspective.Volume two contains a facsimile of the original treaty with Japan.. G : in good condition. Covers rubbed with wear to leather spines and fading to lower edges of front cover of vol. II. Both vols. with stamp and bookplate of the Cruising Library Association. Some mild browning to pages and sporadic light foxing .

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Book number: j5024

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THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN

The Japan Year Book 1940-41

London: The Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, [1941]. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). Lx, 1164pp.. G : in good condition with marked and edge-torn dust jacket. Mild damp marking to cover. Inner hinges cracked .

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Book number: k4031

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KURIAN, MINI CHANDRAN

Folk Yatra

Mumbai: Jill and the Beanstalk, 2009. First Edition. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover. 290mm x 290mm (11" x 11"). [140pp]. Colour illustrations.. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket .

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Book number: d4413

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MALLIK, MANMATH C

Orient and Occident. A Comparative Study

London: T Fisher Unwin, 1913. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xx, 315pp + ads.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Untrimmed. Foxing within .

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Book number: j4724

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MCLEOD, N[ICHOLAS]

Illustrations to the Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan. Author

Tokyo: [Nicholas McLeod], 1879. Third Edition. Woven green silk over limp softback cloth cover. (More images available on request). 180mm x 280mm (7" x 11"). [vi], 80pp. 78 [of 80] etched plates. Fep inscribed 'To General Cunliffe with the authors compts Yokohama 24th June 1884'. Collected and arranged by Nicholas McLead. Dedicated to The Right Reverend Bishop Williams of the American Episcopal Mission. Japanese stab binding.. G: in good condition. Cover rubbed and marked; sunning to silk. 1cm area of wear to front cover. Some loss to rear outer hinge. Light browning to pages. Some off-setting. Minor worming (extinct) to rear inner cover. Missing plates 49 & 50 .

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Book number: k5334

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Keywords: Asia Japanese Art 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian Travel