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  American National Red Cross Report of Board of Engineers on the Huai River Conservancy Project, in The Provinces of Kiangsu and Anhui, China.
Washington, DC, 1914. Softbound. Fair. Cover off. Paper printed cover. 28 pp. 3 maps at rear, 19 other plates consisting of photos, graphs and maps. Â
   ¶ Certainly uncommon in any condition. Internally, this is VG, but the spine is shot, so covers are off.
USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.75 | £UK 51.25 | JP¥ 7502] Book number: 101872
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  Longing for Our Island, Dokdo.
Seoul, National Museum of Korea, 2006. Hardbound. ISBN: 8991331866. VG/VG. Blue pictorial boards with matching dj; 225 pp. profusely illustrated;. Â
   ¶ text in Korean; with illus. maps, stunning photography of nature and maps; about the island of Dokdo.
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 107343
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BART, SIR GEORGE STAUNTON.,  An Historical Account of the Embassy to the Emperor of China...
London, England, John Stockdale, 1797. Hardcover. VG-, light wear to cover & spine, untrimmed pages, marbled endpages, some light scattered foxing and browning to page edges, this book is in great condition for its age, clean & tight, leather intact-NOT crumbling!. Three-quarter cream leather/marbled green boards. 475 pp. 33 bw plates. Â
   ¶ This book was undertaken by order of the King of Great Britain and includes the manners and customs of the inhabitants, preceded by an account of the causes of the Embassy and voyage to China, abridged principally from the papers of Earl McCartney, as compiled by Sir George Staunton Bart, Secretary of Embassy to the Emperor of China, and Minister Plenipotentiary in the Absence of the Embassador. Includes beautifully done engravings. This is a STUNNING copy-see for yourself- click here for a link to the image http://www.mullenbooks.com/24398.JPG.
USD 1200.00 [Appr.: EURO 800.5 | £UK 721.25 | JP¥ 105909] Book number: 24398
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CHAIT, RALPH M.,  A CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE NAMES OF ALL THE CHINESE EMPERORS.
New York, Privately Published, 1934. second printing. Softbound. VG, slight soiling to covers. Yellow library buckram. 47 [1] pp. Â
   ¶ A very well-organised publication, and most useful to the student of Chinese history or Art.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 23460
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DANFORTH, KENNETH C., ED.,  Journey into China.
Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society, 1976. Hardbound. ISBN: 0870444379. VG/VG. Red cloth with blue illus. dj and white lettering; 518 pp. profusely illustrated. Â
   ¶ Includes separate map of China and pronunciation guide.
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 108817
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DENING, WALTER .,  The Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi .
Tokyo, Yarakusha, 1906. Hardbound. Internally, VG. Front cover off at hinge, with some loss at upper left corner and scraping at extreme corners (would look OK when attached by your bookbinder. A solid copy except for this fault. Stiff boards, paper spine. viii, 417 pp. +6 pp. ads at rear. Â
   ¶ Scarce title, and an affordable copy.
USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 | £UK 90.25 | JP¥ 13239] Book number: 25005
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FAVIER, ALPH.,  Peking Histoire et Description.
Peking, Lazaristes Au Pe-T'Ang, 1897. Hardbound. VG, a very clean if slightly age-toned copy of this classic. Library bookplate, ink stamp at base of title page, solid and well-preserved, a delight to hold and leaf through. Green library cloth. 562 pp. with many plates of many different types, a few in color. Â
   ¶ Text is in French. This is copy No. 626 of an unspecified edition size. "660 gravures anciennes et nouvelles reproduites ou exécutées par des artistes indigènes d'après les plus précieux documents , 124 phototypies et 24 collographies hors texte." For a more detailed description of the contents, see Rare Oriental Book Company website.
USD 1900.00 [Appr.: EURO 1267.5 | £UK 1142 | JP¥ 167689] Book number: 114633
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FIRESTONE, CAROLINE HUDSON.,  Afghanistan Evolving.
Irwindale, California, 1st Global Graphics, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN: 0976236605. VG/VG. Maroon boards with gilt lettering; color illustrated dj with white lettering; unpaginated with approx. 120 pp. profusely illustrated in color. Â
   ¶ Signed by the author; an inspiring photographic journey through Afghanistan, mainly through the eyes of its people; with text material and a chronology of the country's history. A must for anyone interested in the human side of the current conflict in Afghanistan.
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 112034
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DR. KERR.,  The Canton Guide.
Hong Kong, Kelly and Walsh, 1889. Softcover. Fair - lacking front cover and with one tear at a fold but clean and otherwise intact inside. Cream wraps with folding map; 41 pp. Â
   ¶ a guide book to Canton in Cantonese and English; very rare.
USD 475.00 [Appr.: EURO 317 | £UK 285.5 | JP¥ 41922] Book number: 107469
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KOINE, YOSHIO (EDITOR).,  Kenkyusha's New English-Japanese Dictionary.
Tokyo, Kenkyusha, 1980. Fifth. Hardcover. ISBN: 4767410258. VG (Some discoloration to slipcase; Otherwise like new). Brown leather with gilt lettering at spine; Yellow cardboad slipcase; 2477 pp.; Numerous bw figures throughout.
USD 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 | £UK 48.25 | JP¥ 7061] Book number: 113804
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LEONG, SOON H. WITH XIN HUA ADN SHIN CHANG (EDS.).,  The Voice of Han, Volume 1.
Fredericksburg, Virginia, Hai Hang Foundation, 2005. Fall 2005. Softcover. Good, clean and tight. Mint green color-illustrated wraps with black and red lettering; 122 pp. with occasional bw illustrations. Â
   ¶ Text in Chinese and English; an educational journal in Chinese Studies and international relations.
USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 112745
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MASAHIDE, BITO.,  The Edo Period: Early Modern and Modern in Japanese History.
Tokyo, The Toho Gakkai, 2006. Hardbound. ISBN: 4924530085. VG but with two small ex-lib. marks and slight remnant of pocket. Forest green cloth with silver lettering; 262 pp. with no illustrations. Â
   ¶ A scholarly work about the Edo period, from 1603 to 1867. Edo was Japan's political center and later was renamed Tokyo.
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3972] Book number: 112254
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MASUDA, KOH (EDITOR).,  Kenkyusha's New English-Japanese Dictionary.
Tokyo, Kenkyusha, 1974. Fourth. Hardcover. ISBN: 0582120151861. VG- (DJ very worn, but internally very clean and tight). Dark green leather with gilt lettering at spine; Green dj.; 2110 pp.
USD 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 | £UK 48.25 | JP¥ 7061] Book number: 115424
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OSBORN, CAPTAIN SHERARD (C.B.).,  A Cruise in Japanese Waters.
Edinburgh, Scotland, William Blackwood & Sons, 1859. Second Edition. Hardcover. VG-, very light wear to cover edges, light scattered foxing to first several & last several pages, untrimmed pages. Green cloth. vi, 210 pp. No illus, 16 pp. ads at rear. Â
   ¶ This was written by a Captain in the British Royal Navy and was originally published in Blackwood's Magazine. In ten chapters the author tells the tale of his cruise in Japanese waters in the year 1858, including a good deal of the current events of that time, pertaining to the relations between Great Britain and China and Japan. Includes sixteen pages of advertisements of other books published by William Blackwood & Sons.
USD 380.00 [Appr.: EURO 253.5 | £UK 228.5 | JP¥ 33538] Book number: 24400
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RAWSON, PHILIP.,  The Making of the Past: Indian Asia.
Oxford, Elsevier-Phaidon, 1977. Hardbound. ISBN: 072900046X. Good/Good; small split at spine and lower front cover; dj has some wear to edges and slight yellowing in side. Taupe cloth with illus. dj; 152 pp. with 214 illustrations, 148 in color. Â
   ¶ Includes sections on the Buddhist stupa and the Hindu temple as well as the geography, politics and archaeology of the area.
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 108143
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SESOKO, TSUNE (EDITOR).,  The I-Ro-Ha of Japan: An Alphabetical Interpretation of Japanese Concepts.
1979. Softbound. VG, significant inked annotations and corrections in text. Printed stiff wraps. 125 pp. Profusely illustrated mostly in color. Â
   ¶ Printed to accompany the conference in Aspen, Colorado in 1979 entitled "Japan and the Japanese: A Synthesis of Contradictions", which was sponsored by the International Design Conference.
USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.75 | £UK 51.25 | JP¥ 7502] Book number: 101767
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THUBRON, COLIN.,  The Silk Road: Beyond the Celestial Kingdom.
New York, Simon and Schuster, 1989. Hardbound. ISBN: 0671701754. VG/VG - like new. Black cloth with illus. dj; 128 pp. with color photos on every page;. Â
   ¶ Photos by Carlos Navajas; a journey on the Silk Road from the Tamlamakin Desert to Kashgar; a stunning book.
USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 107506
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WAKABAYASHI, BOB TADASHI.,  Anti-Foreignism and Western Learning in Early-Modern Japan: The New Theses of 1825.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University, 1986. Hardbound. ISBN: 0674040252. VG/VG. Grey cloth with silver lettering; green and cream dj with bw illustration and black lettering; 343 pp. with no illustrations. Â
   ¶ From the Council on East Asian Studies at Harvard; analyzes New Theses by Aizawa Seishisai (1781-1863) and its contribution to Japanese political thought and policy.
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 112833
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WENLEY, A.G. AND JOHN A. POPE.,  China.
Washington DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1944. Softbound. Interior VG; front cover held on by tape from library sticker. Grey wraps with navy lettering and insignia; 85 pp.; with 5 fold-out maps and numerous bw photographs. Â
   ¶ Text in English.
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 107476
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WHITE, JOHN.,  History of A Voyage to the China Sea.
Boston, MA, Wells and Lilly, 1823. Hardcover. VG-, untrimmed pages, very light scattered foxing, signed by former owner on inside front cover (Langdon Warner-Oriental Art expert), a nice, tight copy. Red leather spine with five raised bands/marbled boards. 372 pp. 6 bw plates. Â
   ¶ Written by a Lieutenant in the United States Navy, this volume was not originally intended for publication, but written as a Memoir to be deposited in the archives of the "East India Marine Society of Salem". Several of the author's friends, who had read the manuscript, thought it of sufficient general interest to be published. Includes a lovely fold-out map of the river Don-Nai, from Cape St. James to the City of Saigon, as well as several outstanding etchings.
USD 900.00 [Appr.: EURO 600.5 | £UK 541 | JP¥ 79432] Book number: 24404
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WINKLER, ROBIN J. AND BRIAN A. KENNEDY.,  A History of Taiwan in Comics (10 Volumes).
Taipei, Third Nature Publishing Company, 2004. Hardcover. VG-. Yellow boards with color illustrations and black lettering; each vol. approx. 175-200 pp. with color illustrations. Â
   ¶ From Ancient Times to Post-World War II and Reform. In both Taiwanese and English. This is the set you've always wanted!!!.
USD 59.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.5 | £UK 35.5 | JP¥ 5207] Book number: 112839
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