Miksic, John

Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas.

Singapore: Periplus Books, 1990. Pp. 157; 120 fine color photographs by Marcello and Anita Tranchini. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, oblong 4to. A superbly illustrated volume on the Buddhist monument of Borodudur in central Java by a leading specialist in the art and archaeology of island Southeast Asia. The detailed photos present close-up views of the bas-relief on the walls of the many levels of Borobudur. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Corner of rear outer wrapper with tiny crease; a tight and clean copy in fine condition..

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Book number: 5790

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Miksic, John N.

Traditional Sumatran Trade

Paris: L'Ecole Francais D'Extreme Orient, 1985. First edition. Pp. 423-467; 5 maps at the end. Original printed tan wrappers, lettered in black on the front wrapper, sm 4to. Offprint from the Bulletin de L'Ecole Francais D'Extreme Orient, volume 74. Discusses traditional trade among and within local communities living in Sumatra. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 9574

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Mongait, Alexander

Archaeology in the U.S.S.R.

Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1959. First edition. Pp. 429; numerous black-and-white photo-plates, some color plates, 2 large folding maps. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, highly decorated in black on the spine, decorated dust jacket, sm 4to. Translated into English from the Russian by David Skvirsky. Small name stamp on the front endpaper. Slight foxing to endpapers only; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition in an edge-worn but very good dust jacket..

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Book number: 6129

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Murrill, Rupert Ivan

Cranial and Postcranial Skeletal Remains from Easter Island.

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1968. First edition. Pp. (6), 105; 8 black-and-white photo-plates of skulls, 5 text-figures (line-drawings and maps). Publisher's original purple cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. This volume describes the human skulls excavated on Easter Island during the 1955-1956 expedition organized by Thor Heyerdahl. After a careful analysis the author concludes that these human skulls were Polynesian in origin and likely came from Marquesas islands. This contrasts with the view of Thor Heyerdahl who thought the Easter islanders came from western South America. A fine copy in a complete very good dust jacket that shows rubbing and sunning to the spine..

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Book number: 6332

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Myrdal, Jan and Kessle, Gun

Angkor: An Essay on Art and Imperialism

New York: Pantheon Books, 1970. First American edition. Pp. 167, numerous black and white photographs. Publisher’s black cloth, embossed building on cover, lettered in gilt on spine, black pictorial dustjacket lettered in white on cover and spine, sm 8vo. This volume describes the history of Angkor Vat. No ownership marks. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9349

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Nguyen, Tuan

Hoian | Old Town (Hôian Dô Thi Co)

Danang, Vietnam: Da Nang Publishing House, 1986. First edition. Pp. 95; numerous black-and-white photos, 1 color map, color illustrations from watercolor paintings. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), tan dust jacket lettered in gold, sm 4to. Hoian is a city on Vietnam's central coast known for its well-preserved ancient town, cross-cut with canals. Old Town Hoian, the city's historic district, is recognized as an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century, its buildings and street plan reflecting a blend of indigenous and foreign influences. This former port city was a melting-pot reflected in its architecture, a mix of eras and styles from wooden Chinese shop-houses and temples to colorful French colonial buildings, ornate Vietnamese tube houses and the iconic Japanese-covered bridge with its pagoda (modified after Wiki). The text is in Vietnamese, Russian, and in English. No ownership marks. A tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8303

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

No Editor listed

Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Newsletter Volume 1: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 (1963-1964); Volume 2: Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 (1965-1969) + Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Bibliography, Series A: Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 (1963-1965).

Canberra: Australian National University, 1963-1969. First edition. Pp. 325 (approx.). Publisher's original printed wrappers, sm 4to. The contents include: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Newsletter Volume 1: Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 (1963-1964); Volume 2: Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 (1965-1969) + Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Bibliography, Series A: Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 (1963-1965). From the library of Professor Douglas Osborne with his signature on some parts. Light edge wear; a very good set..

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Book number: 7940

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Pappu, Raghunath Subrao

Pleistocene Studies in the Upper Krishna Basin.

Poona: Deccan College, 1974. First edition. Pp. xii, 159; 8 black-and-white photo-plates, 23 text-figures (line drawings of artifacts and maps). Publisher's original one-quarter brown cloth, lettered in black on the spine, (original printed stiff wrappers bound in place), sm 4to. Describes the Pleistocene geology and stone artifacts of the Upper Krishna Basin in northwestern India. Small name stamp of J. Brady on the front endpaper. A tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 6331

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Parmentier, Henri

L'Art Architectural Hindou dans l'Inde et en Extrême-Orient.

Paris: Vanoest, Les Editions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1948. First edition. Pp. 255; 94 full-page photographic plates with 271 individual figures. Later black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, green marbled endpapers, 4to. In 1900 Parmentier was appointed by the École Française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) to study and restore monuments of the Cham in Vietnam. Later, he participated in archaeological excavations at M? S?n in 1903-1904, and at Duong Dong and Chanh Lo in 1905 In 1908 he began preparing a program for the conservation of Angkor Wat. He later worked in Hanoi and in Laos. Parmentier is considered the honorary head of the archaeological services of the École Française d'Extrême-Orient. This volume documents his career and discoveries. Small Vietnamese name sticker on the title page, no other ownership marks. A bright and clean copy in an attractive binding in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5319

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Phelan, Peter R.

Traditional Stone and Wood Monuments of Sabah

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: Centre for Borneo Studies, 1997. First edition. Pp. xi, (1), 153; 2 photo-plates and maps (many in color). Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial light blue dust jacket, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, sm 4to. This work documents the megaliths and wooden monuments of Sabah on the island of Borneo. This volume describes the ""menhirs"" found in wet rice fields, the guardian stones, and stones used for oath-making, commemoration and burial purposes and the special class of wooden monuments called the ""sininggazanak"". This monograph also considers the origins of these monuments and megaliths. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 7435

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Roveda, Vittorio

Khmer Mythology

Bangkok: River Books, 1997. First edition. Pp. 181; 263 color photographs. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, sm 4to. The author has devoted himself to studying the extraordinary stories in the bas-relief of Angkor. He gives clear explanations of the legends that lie behind each scene, identifying the main features of each narrative and locating all of the major reliefs in Cambodia which may be easily visited. It was not only the gods, the Buddha or the epics of the Hindus that were glorified at sites such as Angkor Wat and the Bayon, but also the wars and battles of kings, giving a unique insight into the lives of the Khmer people (from the rear cover). No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 8488

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

SEAMEO Project in Archaeology and Fine Arts

SPAFA Final Report: Seminar in Prehistory of Southeast Asia (T-W11), Bangkok, Surat Thani, Phangnga, Phuket, and Krabi, Thailand, January 12-25, 1987

Bangkok, Thailand: SPAFA Co-ordination Unit, 1987. First edition. Pp. (vi), 363; numerous black-and-white photos, maps, illustrations of stone tools and diagrams. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in gold and in blue, 4to. Contains papers by noted archaeologists and prehistorians on the ancient cultures of Southeast Asia based on a series of symposia held in Bangkok, Surat Thani, Phangnga, Phuket, and Krabi. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine copy..

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Book number: 9106

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Snow, Bryan E. and Shutler, Jr., Richard

The Archaeology of Fuga Moro Island: New approaches for the isolation and explanation of diagnostic ceramic assemblages in Northern Luzon, Philippines

Cebu City: University of San Carlos, 1985. First edition. Pp. 177; numerous black-and-white plates, maps, ceramic line-drawings. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, 4to. This monograph provides the most comprehensive study of earthenware yet recovered through archaeological excavation and survey from northern Luzon, Philippines. Although the focus is regional, the research addresses a problem which is common to much of Southeast Asia; namely the difficulty of differentiation among undecorated earthenware in order to isolate cultural diagnostic assemblages. No ownership marks. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8847

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Soekmono. D., de Casparis, J. G. and Dumarcay, J.

Borobudor: Prayer in Stone.

Paris: Editions Didier Millet, 1990. Pp. 175, (1); 150+ fine color and black-and-white photos (many are full-page or double-page). Publisher's original pictorial dark brown cloth, lettered in silver on the spine and front cover and with image in silver on the front cover, dark Buddha-patterned endpapers, black pictorial dust jacket, folio (14.25 x 10.25 inches; 363 x 262 mm). Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument consists of six square platforms topped by three circular platforms and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues each of which is seated inside a perforated stupa. It is the world's largest Buddhist temple, as well as one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world (from Wiki). This large volume presents this important monument in superb photos and text. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5590

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology

Solheim, Wilhelm G. II, Legaspi, Avelino M., Neri, Jaime S. S.J.

Archaeological Survey in Southeastern Mindanao

Manila: National Museum of the Philippines, 1979. First edition. Pp. 161, 29 black and white photograph plates, 37 text-figures. Publisher’s white pictorial stiff wrappers, lettered in dark blue on cover and spine, lg 8vo. From the series: National Museum of the Philippines and the University of Hawaii Monograph No. 8. This book discusses the results of an archaeological exploration in southeastern Mindanao and Talaud Islands, Indonesia. No ownership marks. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9383

Catalogue: Asian Archaeology