The Opium War

Foreign Languages Press, Peking. 1976, 1st Edition. Soft cover, with dust jacket. 131 pages (complete). Published by a state owned publishing house at a time when China was still contained by Maoism. The book is tidy and assured. Its language is unremittingly anti-imperialist and declamatory. The covers have some handling wear and marking. The pages are tight, clean, clear and very certain. fk. Fair/No Jacket.

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The Second Wedgwood International Seminar Minutes : April 12, 13, 1957 - Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, New York

Wedgwood International Seminar. 1957, 1st Edition. Soft cover. 68 pages (complete). Articles, program and minutes from the Second Wedgwood International Seminar in New York. The cover is tight, shabbily genteel with storage fading to the spine areas and marking and wear to the cover faces. Inside, the contents are very firm, very fresh, clean, poised and clear. fk. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: aqwr

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ANTONIUS, GEORGE

The Arab Awakening : The Story of the Arab National Movement

Hamish Hamilton, London. 1938, First Edition. Hardcover. 470 pages (complete). A benign, much owned copy. The boards are worn, marked, stained all about. They are still sure. The spine has been sunned. The page trims are dulled and marked from storage. Within, the initial and later pages have mild foxing. The pages are patient, clear, tidy, competent and comfortable. fk. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: biii

Catalogue: Asian History

BETHELL, LIEUT.-COLONEL L. A.

Blackwood' Tales from the Outposts - III Tales of the Border

William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. 1933, 1st Edition. Hardcover. 313 pages (complete). A small, neat book of tales from Imperial India. The blue cover has wear and scuffing. The contents are sure, tight against the strong binding, clean and clear. fk. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: amdn

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: JPG~

CLEMENTS, JONATHAN; TAMAMURO, MOTOKO

The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Tv Drama Since 1953

Albany, California, U.S.A.: Stone Bridge Pr. 2003. (ISBN: 1880656817). Soft cover. the wraps are shelf rubbed and bit edge worn. Light marks. minor creasing. internally clean and tightly bound. Very Good.

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Book number: 937a

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Keywords: 1880656817

CRISWELL, COLIN & WATSON, MIKE

The Royal Hong Kong Police (1841 - 1945)

Macmillan, Hong Kong. 1982, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. The general condition of this book is good. The dustjacket has some wear, particularly to the corners and the back cover. There are general shelving and user scuff marks to the front and back of the dj. The front of the dj has a small wound at the top left. The dj spine has shelf pull marks. The blue cloth cover is good. It has shelving wear to the corners, the bottom edge run and at the head and foot of the spine. A small open wound is at the top of the front cover. The back cover has shelving/ storage crush creases to both corners. The frontispage has a small storage blemish residue: the impression of which travels faintly through the first pages of the book. The contents are in very good condition. They are flexible, firmly affixed, clear, clean and comfortable. fk. Good/Good.

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Book number: aidv

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SHEH CH'ENG

Blue-and-White Porcelain of the Ming and Ch'Ing Dynasties

China Airlines, Taipei. 1988, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 88 pages (complete). In Mandarin and English. In good to very good condition. Slipcased (fair, mildly worn condition but otherwise strong and sure). The dustjacket is smart. It has some light wear to the top edges. The board cover is elegant and attractive. The gilt print is bright and fresh. There are shallow shelf depressions to the top corners. The spine and binding are very healthy and flexible. The papertrims are gold edged which is very fresh and as new. Inside the front and end pages are of handmade card. These are classically good-looking. Inside, there is some evidence of usage but otherwise the condition is excellent throughout: clear, clean, assured, polished. fk. Good/Fair.

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Book number: oebz

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: JPG~

FISCHER, YONA (EDITORIAL CONSULTANT)

Treasures of the Israel Museum Jerusalem

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 1985, First Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. The dust jacket is shelf rubbed with a tear at the back. It will still look very good in cellophane. The linen covered boards are in an excellent condition. Internally clean, except for two minor marks on the early pages. This tall book is tightly bound and complete with 100 pages. [B.N.]. Good/Fair.

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Book number: oqcr

Catalogue: Asian History

FREETH, ZAHRA : WINSTONE, VICTOR

Kuwait : Prospect and Reality

George Allen & Unwin. 1972, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0049530070). Hardcover, with dust jacket. jacket is shelf rubbed and lightly edge worn. light marks. clean. well bound. very good copy.[S.K]. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: asmr

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: JPG~ 0049530070

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

Hong Kong: Report for the Year 1970

Hong Kong Government Press. 1971. Hardcover, with dust jacket. The boards are strong and square but a touch edge worn along the bottom edges. The dust jacket is quite rubbed and worn, with some heavy creasing and light chipping along the top edge. Despite this, the jacket remains whole and bright. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are clean, crisp and complete. The binding is tight, and it is presented handsomely in cellophane. JV.K. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: orwi

Catalogue: Asian History

HARROW, LEONARD

From the Lands of Sultan and Shah

Scorpion Publishing Limited. 1987, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0905906608). Hardcover, with dust jacket. jacket is shelf rubbed. light tanning and marks. 64 pages. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Good/Good.

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Book number: ohty

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: JPG~ 0905906608

HENDRICKX, BEN ; SEZER, SEZIM ; ASIL, MEHMED

The Missak[Ian] Ottoman Archives

Missak Collection, Johannesburg. 2003, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0869705806). Soft cover. 302 pages (complete). In excellent condition. Papers relating to the Ottoman-Armenian Missak dynasty. The covers are tidy, clean and neat. Within, the contents are immaculate. They are bright, fresh, clean, smart and assured. fk. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: barr

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HO, PING-TI

The Cradle of the East: An Enquiry Into the Indigenous Origins of Techniques and Ideas of Neolithic and Early Historic China, 5000-1000 B.C.

Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1975. (ISBN: 0226345246). Hardcover, with dust jacket. jacket is rubbed, edge worn and chipped. tanning. light marks. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Good/Good.

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Book number: apgu

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: JPG~ 0226345246

HUNT, ROLAND;HARRISON, JOHN

The District Officer in India, 1930-1947

Scolar Press. 1980, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0859675602). Hardcover, with dust jacket. The jacket is slightly shelf rubbed.Internally clean and tightly bound.EK. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: kx49

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Keywords: 0859675602

HUTCHEON, ROBIN

Scmp: The First Eighty Years

South China Morning Post. 1983. Hardcover, with dust jacket. The dust jacket is slightly shelf rubbed with two short tears. The boards are still in a very good condition with de luxe gold gilded lettering. A minor knock can be found on the top corner. There is a previous ownership plate on the front end page. Internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 167 pages. [B.K.]. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: berg

Catalogue: Asian History

ISRAELI, RAPHAELI (EDITOR)

Plo in Lebanon: Selected Documents

Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1983, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0297782592). Hardcover, with dust jacket. jacket is shelf rubbed and lightly edge worn. mild tanning and marks. well bound. good copy.[S.N]. Good/Good.

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Book number: apmb

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: JPG~ 0297782592

KOLLWITZ, KATHE

Kathe Kollwitz - Exhibition Catalogue

Rembrandt van Rijn Art Foundation. 1997. (ISBN: 0620205482). Paperback. bilingual, English and Afrikaans text. wraps are shelf rubbed. light marks. no inscriptions. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Good.

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Book number: bqhs

Catalogue: Asian History

Keywords: 0620205482

KUIJK, OTTO; VEEN, BART VAN

Soekarno Tabeh

J. J. W. Becht's Uitgeversmaatschappij N.V. Amsterdam/ Van Dishoeck, Van Holkema & Warendorf N.V. Bussum. 1967, 1st Edition. Soft cover. 192 pages (complete). In Dutch throughout. Published in collaboration with 'De Telegraaf' and 'De Courant Nieuws van de Dag'. A biography of Indonesia's authoritarian first president before his fall. In fair condition. It is whole and tight. The cover is worn and has been sunned. The back cover has a large corner crease. The paper trims are handling marked. The book bears much evidence of usage. The pages are firmly affixed, the text is clear despite some pages being marked by storage, they are confident, assured and resolute. fk. Fair/No Jacket.

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KWANG, HAN FOOK ; FERNANDEZ, WARREN; TAN, SUMIKO

Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas

Times Editions Pte Ltd. Singapore and Straights Times Press, Singapore. 1998, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9812040498). Hardcover, with dust jacket. 456 pages (complete). Lee Kuan Yew, who has been described as 'The Father of Modern Singapore, died in 2015. His legacy is certainly one of the most consistently successful and stable nations in South East Asia. He was also controversial for his disciplined patrician authoritarianism. This book is a celebration of his views, philosophies and political life. A gifted copy to a person leaving a company - there are a considerable number of parting messages on the frontispage. The dustjacket is whole, tidy with very basic wear about the shelving edges. The back of the dj has the remains of a previous retailer sticker. The cover is very confident and serene. There is a small rub mark to the right hand top corner. The contents are in excellent condition. They are neat, fresh, bright, tight, clear, sure, clean, serene and confident. fk. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 42gh

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LANKFORD, DENNIS

I Defy!

Allan Wingate (Publishers) Ltd. 1954, 2nd Edition. Hardcover. The boards are shelf rubbed and bit worn. faded on the spine. It has a previous owner's inscription on the front end page. A bit marked. The pages are tanned and shows slight signs of foxing on the first few pages. It is internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 160 pages. [B.K.]. Good/No Jacket.

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LING, PAN

Old Shanghai: Gangsters in Paradise

: Heinemann. 1984, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9622251641). Soft cover. The wraps are rubbed and marked.A few inscriptions.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Good.

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Book number: lw95

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Keywords: 9622251641

MALIKIAN, JOSEPH E.

The Armenians in the Ottoman Empire: An Anthology and a Photo History

Armenian Catholicosate Cilicia, Lebanon. 2011, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 9953021481). Hardcover, with dust jacket. 344 pages (complete). A devoted book. Diligently and earnestly researched and produced. The dustjacket has a clear cellophane protective cover. The dj is neat and smart. The boards have mild surface marks but are otherwise handsome and secure. Within, some pages have light handling marks. Nonetheless, the contents are fresh, bright, sure, generously illustrated. Altogether most agreeable. fk. Good/Good.

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Book number: barv

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PIERIS, ANOMA

Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes: A Penal History of Singapore's Plural Society (Writing Past Colonialism)

University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. 2009, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0824833546). Soft cover. The condition of this book is near fine. The cover has very minimal wear at the corners. Otherwise, from cover to cover the condition is fine, fresh and clean. fk. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: ahjq

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REYNOLDS, DINAH

Worcester Porcelain: Marshall Collection (Ashmolean-Christie's Handbooks)

Phaidon, Christies and Ashmolean Museum. 1989, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 090784975X). Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s)80 pages. Inscribed by the author on the title page (dated: Oxford, February 1990). This small book is in very good condition throughout. The cover is fresh and neat. Inside, the pages are clear, clean, fine, fresh, sure, bright. fk. Near Fine/No Jacket. signed.

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RIAD, MAHMOUD

The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East

Quartet Books. 1983, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 0704322978). Hardcover, with dust jacket. The jacket is slightly shelf rubbed.Internally clean and tightly bound.EN. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: kf17

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