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Department of East Asia Studies. Fine. 1993. Softcover. Trade Paperback in fine condition. University of Toronto. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 119 pages .

London, England: John Murray. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Trade Paperback. 0719552915 . Trade paperback, this copy is in very good condition with a solid binding and a very few pages with underlining on them. Covers show creasing along the spine hinge, light edgewear. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 244 pages .

Edison, NJ: Castle Books. Fine+. 1996. Hardcover. 0785807217 . A Fine+ grey/black Hardcover, with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped and in Fine condition. "Wonderfully lucid, presented here are many classic writings which are the core of Zen. Includes a lively history of Zen and its practice." ; 8.4 X 5.7 X 0.9 inches; 174 pages .

Mountaineers Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0916890902 . Blue hardcovers / gilt titles to the spine. Very Good++ with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. The DJ is unclipped with moderate cover wear. "The classic, gripping mountaineering saga of the first ascent of Everest's West Ridge. "; Color Photographs; 9.10 X 6.20 X 1 inches; 181 pages; Box 64 .

Periplus Editions. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 9625932070 . Smooth blue hardcovers, white titles to the cover and spine. Moderate spine end wear, a solid binding with bright, unmarked pages. The DJ is unclipped, with some cover edgewear, light rubbing, a tear to the top of the flap corner.. Over 150 photographs. "Existing Singapore captures the energy of this bustling and dynamic city-state in beautiful photographs, bringing you images of its major attractions and highlights - places such as the historic districts of Chinatown and Little India, the towering skyscrapers by the Singapore River, the Botanical Garden, the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, and the famous Singapore Zoo." ; 11.90 X 8.90 X 0.40 inches; 64 pages .

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Trade Paperback. Trade Paperback in good + condition. Scuffing and light soiling to the covers, a crease along the front spine hinge area. Two dog-eared pages with some markings and highlighting through the book. ; ASEAN Economic Research Unit; Tables; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 142 pages .

New York: Bantam Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 0553057421 . Red hard boards with black cloth spine covering and gilt lettering on spine. This is an ex-library book with library stamps on text blocks and some pocket residue on dedication page. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page. DJ is unclipped with some overall rubbing and some edgewear. "An unflinching portrayal of perhaps the most brutal conflict of modern times seen through the yes of a Cambodian family ripped apart by ten years of deadly struggle and the American adviser whose fate becomes intertwined with theirs." ; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 790 pages .

Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1991. Trade Paperback. 9813016167 . Trade Paperback in very good++ condition. Very light scuffing to the covers, one dog ear page with a nice clean interior. ; Iseas Current Economic Affairs Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 39 pages .

Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good+. 1989. 0340430427 . Pictorial hardcovers, tightly bound, an unmarked interior. Ex-libray with light area where the pocket was, no library stamps, small sticker to the spine end. Light tanning to the page edges. "This is a compilation of letters between Jawaharial Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi, from the time she was seven until 1940. The editor of this volume is the wife of Rajiv Gandhi, the present prime minister of India, and was the daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi. They begin with his postcards to his baby daughter and her first attempts to write back at the age of six. The letters also cover her travels to Europe and time at Oxford university, while his include advice on politics, and descriptions of his time in prison." ; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.4 Inches; 483 pages .

London : Chatto & Windus. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Goo. Hardcover. 0701125055 . Blue Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. A Very Good++ book with bright, unmarked pages and a sound binding. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good condition. "Bogarde's debut novel, set in 1945, concerns the period after the war as the British Army attempts to carry out a caretaking operation on an island seething with revolt following the Japanese occupation." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 360 pages .

Riverhead Books. Very Good+. 2011. Paperback. 1594485151 . A Very Good+ Trade Paperback. The binding is tight, all the pages are bright & unmarked. Light spine hinge wear. "A fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice makes a dazzling fiction debut ("Marie Claire") with this novel--a national bestseller--about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two cultures." ; 7.9 X 5.2 X 1.1 inches; 320 pages .

Random House Canada. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679308504 . First Edition. Green Hardcovers, silver titles to the spine. In Near Fine condition, tight, bright, unmarked with a light spine end bottom bumping. The DJ is unclipped and in Very Good condition. "The story of an Indian family during the 1969 Communist disturbances in Kerala province. It is told through the eyes of a boy and his sister who are the children of a rich rubber planter. Politics, family drama, illicit love. A debut in fiction." ; 8.3 X 5.8 X 1.2 inches; 321 pages .

Pocket Books. Near Fine. 1999. Paperback. 0671500864 . A Near Fine Trade Paperback. The spine is uncreased, bright & unmarked pages, a sound binding. Light edgewear. "This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall." ; Good Earth Trilogy; Vol. 1; 6.6 X 4.1 X 0.6 inches; 260 pages; Box 5 .

Triangle Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1941. Hardcover. A Very Good+ green Hardcover, a silver illustration to the cover, silver titles to the spine. A sound binding, other than a name to the front end paper, the pages are unmarked with age tanning. The DJ is Good with a piece missing of off the front cover top edge and spine end bottom, back cover. "Although many years have passed since Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. This indelible portrait of China in the 1920s, when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings, tells the moving story of honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 318 pages .

New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1993. Trade Paperback. 0449908585 . Very Good / No Jacket, Trade Paperback, 528 pgs. Glossy trade with crease on bottom front corner. Very clean, tight copy. The best-selling author of My Secret History and Riding the Iron Rooster spent 18 months in a one-man collapsible kayak exploring such exotic Pacific islands as New Zealand, Australia, the Soloman and Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Easter Island, and Hawaii. Never a kind-hearted chronicler of place, he sets out on this voyage in an especially dour mood, leaving behind a failed marriage and expecting to be diagnosed with cancer at any moment.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 528 pages .

Harper Perennial. Very Good+. 2001. Paperback. 0060931302 . An thick Trade Paperback in Very Good++ condition with a solid binding and a bright & clean text. Light cover edgewear an rubbing. "+ Add to Wishlist Browse related Subjects History > Asia > JapanBiography & Autobiography > RoyaltyBiography & Autobiography > HistoricalJapaneseJapanHistoryIn this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Bix offers the first complete look at the enigmatic leader whose 63-year reign ushered Japan though war into the modern world. 16 page photo insert. "; B&W Photographs; 8 X 5.40 X 1.60 inches; 832 pages .

Le Caire : Al - Ahram. Very Good+. 1976. Hardcover. 2857400098 . French language. A pictorial Hardcover in Very Good condition. The pages are tightly bound, bright & unmarked pages. Light spine end bumping. Fully illustrated with a plethora of full page color and black & white illustrations. ; L' ABC Du Collectionneur; 10" - 11"; 85 pages .

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Ltd.. Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. Trade Paperback. 0870114913 . A Fine Trade Paperback copy , a very clean, tight copy with a solid binding. "In the first volume, the author traces the development of Japanese literature from the 7th to the mid-16th century, emphasizing the historical and social context of the literary works discussed, and the relationship between Japanese works and Western and Chinese literature. "; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 319 pages .

Palgrave Macmillan. Very Good. 2001. Paperback. 0312233701 . Trade Paperback. Very Good+ with a solid binding and a bright unmarked interior. Wear to the spine hinges and cover edges. "In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japanese history in its entirety to identify the factors underlying the nation's progression to superpower. Japan's achievement is explained not merely in economic terms, but at a more fundamental level, as a product of historical patterns of response to circumstance. Japan is shown to be a nation historically impelled by a pragmatic determination to succeed. The book also highlights unresolved questions and little-known facts." ; 8.50 X 5.43 X 0.68 inches; 260 pages .

Vintage Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Paperback. 0394718437 . Mass Market Paperback in very good condition. Tightly bound, an unmarked interior with tanning to the interior page edges. "This is a first-hand account from the author, who lived in the People's Republic of China, from 1966 to 1968, as a teacher and as a participant in the Cultural Revolution." ; 0.87 x 7.17 x 4.33 Inches; 336 pages .